Board Architect - Mentor Graphics - #1

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System Design D A T A S H E E T www.mentor.com/pcb Major product benefits: • Synchronize changes to schematics while concurrently developing the PCB layout • Support design reuse and variant design methodologies • Reuse portions of PCB designs with physical hierarchy to preserve intellectual property and enable team design • Fully compatible with current Library Management System (LMS) • Automatically assign part numbers and reference designators while developing the design • Create schematic documentation including signal cross-reference, parts location index, connector tables, spare sheets and power/ground tables • Generate bill-of-materials, components, or net files directly from the schematic to drive a variety of analysis tools Board Architect Maximum Impact When Developing Designs Maintain the highest degree of flexibility in design development while using Board Architect to locate every geometry that is required to move from the schematic directly into the Board Station® PCB layout tool. Easily Evaluate Hierarchical Designs Use Board Architect's Schematic Release Package (SRP) to evaluate designs and create schematic documents that make even the most complex, hierarchical designs easy to understand. Quickly traverse signals across multiple sheets and numerous levels of hierarchy, as SRP completely cross-references all signals found in the design. While maintaining the simplicity and readability of a flat schematic, Board Architect provides maximum The Mentor Graphics® Board Architect™ tool is the robust and innovative design capture system that allows engineers and PCB designers to develop products faster and substantially reduce product cost. Unique Design Interpretation Board Architect's unique design interpreter, the PCB-Gen™ tool, evaluates every sheet of the schematic design, including complex hierarchy, and dynamically builds a PCB design database as the schematic is developed. PCB-Gen evaluates designs using either standard PCB catalogs or the catalog files from the Mentor Graphics LMS. As new symbol instances are added to the schematic, PCB-Gen assigns part numbers, gate associations, reference designators and pin numbers. With the PCB-Gen Catalog Manager, complete control over which libraries to load is gained, and the evaluation order is established. Board Architect defines and manages design variants.