This document describes the process of transferring a circuit design created in NI Multisim to NI Ultiboard for printed circuit board layout. It involves drawing a schematic of an amplifier circuit in Multisim, transferring the netlist file to Ultiboard, resizing the default board outline, placing components inside the board outline, and routing connections between components on the top and bottom copper layers. Key steps include preparing the design for transfer by replacing power/ground with connectors, setting up layers and filters in Ultiboard, and using routing tools to connect pins between placed parts on the board.
This document describes the process of transferring a circuit design created in NI Multisim to NI Ultiboard for printed circuit board layout. It involves drawing a schematic of an amplifier circuit in Multisim, transferring the netlist file to Ultiboard, resizing the default board outline, placing components inside the board outline, and routing connections between components on the top and bottom copper layers. Key steps include preparing the design for transfer by replacing power/ground with connectors, setting up layers and filters in Ultiboard, and using routing tools to connect pins between placed parts on the board.
This document describes the process of transferring a circuit design created in NI Multisim to NI Ultiboard for printed circuit board layout. It involves drawing a schematic of an amplifier circuit in Multisim, transferring the netlist file to Ultiboard, resizing the default board outline, placing components inside the board outline, and routing connections between components on the top and bottom copper layers. Key steps include preparing the design for transfer by replacing power/ground with connectors, setting up layers and filters in Ultiboard, and using routing tools to connect pins between placed parts on the board.
This document describes the process of transferring a circuit design created in NI Multisim to NI Ultiboard for printed circuit board layout. It involves drawing a schematic of an amplifier circuit in Multisim, transferring the netlist file to Ultiboard, resizing the default board outline, placing components inside the board outline, and routing connections between components on the top and bottom copper layers. Key steps include preparing the design for transfer by replacing power/ground with connectors, setting up layers and filters in Ultiboard, and using routing tools to connect pins between placed parts on the board.
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Method
1) Experiment Overview NI Multisim is a powerful schematic capture and simulation environment that engineers, students, and professors can use to simulate electronic circuits and prototype Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). This article shows you how to capture, simulate, and layout your first design in Multisim. The example circuit in the article is an amplifier circuit. This non-inverting operational amplifier configuration consists of one active component (the operational amplifier) and two passive resistor components that will be used to complete the feedback network to provide gain in this circuit. In preparation for this we need to take into consideration that sources (power, signal) and ground are virtual components, therefore, they cannot be transferred to Ultiboard 2) Equipment Circuit Design Suite 13.0Multisim 11.0 3) Procedures Part A: Transferring to PCB Layout Now ready to transfer the Multisim design to Ultiboard for PCB layout. In preparation for this we need to take into consideration that sources (power, signal) and ground are virtual components, therefore, they cannot be transferred to Ultiboard. Also, all components must include footprint information. It is a good practice to replace power sources and ground with connectors 1. Draw the schematic circuit as shown in the next figure:
Figure 1. Schematic
2. After draw the schematic select TransferTransfer to UltiboardTransfer to
Ultiboard 11.0 and save the netlist file. Ultiboard will open automatically.
3. Click OK to accept all the actions listed in the Import Netlist window. Ultiboard will create a default board outline. Note that all the parts are placed outside of the board outline and the yellow lines (ratsnests) identifying the connections between pins
Figure 2. Default board outline and parts transferred from Multisim.
For this exercise we will use a 2x2 inch board. Follow these steps to resize the board outline. 4. Locate the Design Toolbox on the left side of the screen. 5. Select the Layers tab and double-click Board Outline to enable this layer, as shown below.
Figure 3. Design Toolbox.
The Layers tab of the Design Toolbox is where you move between layers of your design and control the appearance of layers. 6. Go to the toolbar area and locate the Select toolbar, refer to the following figure.
Figure 4. Select toolbar.
The Select toolbar contains the functions used to control selection filters. In other words, these filters control what can be selected by the mouse pointer. 7. Disable all the filters except Enable selecting other objects. 8. Double-click the board outline on the workspace area to open the Rectangle Properties window. 9. Select the Rectangle tab, change Units to inch and enter 2 for Width and 2 for Height. 10. Click OK.
Part B: Routing the Board
Place components inside the board.
1. Go to the Select toolbar and disable all the filters except Enable selecting parts. 2. Drag part S1 and drop it inside the Board Outline. You can rotate parts by using the <Ctrl+R> shortcut. 3. Place the rest of the parts inside the Board Outline. For this exercise you will place traces on both, the Copper Top and Copper Bottom layers.
4. Double-click the Copper Top layer in the Design Toolbox.
5. Select PlaceLine. 6. Locate part U1 until U4 (the opamp). Note that pin 1 needs to be connected to R1, as indicated by the ratsnest. 7. Click pin 1 of part U1, draw a line to R1, x1 and click its pin to finish the trace. Press Esc to exit the routing mode. 8. Double-click the the Copper Bottom layer in the Design Toolbox. 9. Select PlaceLine. 10. Click pin 2 of part U1, draw a line to R1 and click its pin to finish the trace. Press Esc to exit the routing mode. Note that the color of the trace is red, which is the color configure for the Copper Bottom layer. 11. Finish placing traces for the rest of the connections. Your board should look like Figure 5.
Figure 5. Routed board.
Figure 6. Single layer.
Figure 7. Paper layer
12. Select View3D Preview to open a 3D view of your design, as show below.
Figure 8. 3D Preview.
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Result
5) Discussion a) Ultiboard Electronic Printed Circuit Board Layout program which is part of a suite of circuit design programs, along with NI Multisim. Interface enables efficient layout and routing of PCB design. Reference https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NI_Ultiboard
