What's Good About Capture’s NetGroup Update? 16.6 Has a Few New Enhancements!

The 16.6 release of OrCAD Capture provides a few enhancements in the area of NetGroups.

NetGroup membership is visible in the schematic and the schematic printout:

 


You can assign NetGroups through the Alias dialog:

 

Read on for more details…


Here is an example showing how to make a simple block diagram and using the NetGroup enhancements.

1. Open a design file. Here’s an example of what can be used:

 

2. Place net aliases:

 


3. Place hierarchical pins:

 

 


4. Select Hierarchical Block Amplifier1 and use RMB > Edit Part.

5.  Edit the hierarchical block and place a triangle of lines:

 
6. Exit the Part mode and select Yes to update. The design should now look like this:

 

7. Open the TCL Command Window (Use View > Command Window).

8. Select the Amplifier1 Hierarchical Blocks and execute the following command in the TCL command window:
 

As always, I look forward to your feedback!

Jerry “GenPart” Grzenia