CircuitMaker® 2000
the virtual electronics lab™

CircuitMaker User Manual

advanced schematic capture
mixed analog/digital simulation

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Welcome to CircuitMakerIntroduction………………………………………………………………………………..1-1
Required User Background……………………………………………………..1-1
Required Hardware/Software…………………………………………………..1-1
Installing CircuitMaker …………………………………………………………………1-2
Updating from a PreviousVersion…………………………………………….1-2
Multi-User (Project) Installations ……………………………………………….1-6
Technical Support……………………………………………………………………….1-8
About the Documentation …………………………………………………………….1-8Manual Conventions ………………………………………………………………1-9
Using On-line Help …………………………………………………………………1-9
Where to Go from Here…………………………………………………………1-10

Chapter 2: Getting StartedCircuitMaker Basics……………………………………………………………………2-1
Starting CircuitMaker ……………………………………………………………..2-1
CircuitMaker Workspace ………………………………………………………..2-1
Connectivity………………………………………………………………………….2-2
About the CircuitMaker Windows ……………………………………………..2-2
Anatomy of a Schematic Drawing …………………………………………….2-3
CircuitMakerConventions……………………………………………………….2-3
CircuitMaker Files …………………………………………………………………2-3
Accessing Tools and Features ……………………………………………………..2-4
Task Overview ………………………………………………………………………2-4
Using the Toolbar…