Allegro X Pulse & EDM - Recent Threads

Pulse Live AMA Session is Coming!

Renu Vibha — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:07:37 GMT

Explore the latest capabilities in System Capture and engage directly with Cadence experts on:

🔹 Team Design
🔹 LiveBOM
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Whether you're looking to improve collaboration, streamline BOM management, or find information faster, this session is for you.

Join the conversation, here on Wednesday, Aug 5^th at 7:30-8:30PM IST

Bring your questions. Leave with answers.

Display project pulse version in SYSCAP title block and in pcb editor.

RJ202412171240 — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:09:32 GMT

Hi,

I am using Allegro X 24.1; System Capture, PCB Editor and are saving both schematic project and layout in Pulse.

I want to display which pulse commit I am looking at on my schematic title block - I have been doing this in other software that has revision handling and it is very practical both during actual design work and when sharing and discussing projects to know which version are currently shown.

It seems like it should be a simple enough variable to fetch from the system with something like $PulseVersion or similar.

I have done my own workaround by creating my own custom variable called PulseVersion and then run this TCL "script":

modifyCustomVar -name "PULSEVERSION" -type "Project Defined" -value "[dict get [dict get [pulse::getVersionDetails] Attributes] displayRevision]"

It will return current pulse version like "1.0" or "4.2" or "1.33.7" depending on your current commit version.

But its a manual step that in my opinion should be automatically updated when commiting. Has anyone found a better way?

I would love to have a similar solution in pcb editor also, but have not even managed to do a manual workaround in there yet :/

Best Regards

General stability and usability of Orcad EDM

Cantstandya — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:15:38 GMT

Hi all,

My company just started exploring Orcad EDM. Just wondering if any of you have experience with the tool and could say something about what is working well and what is not working well? Knowing that Capture is somewhat sloppy on the file handling in general I am a bit afraid that EDM will just add a new level of confusion. My fear is that in corner cases we need to go into both the local workspace and the vaults and do manual changes and then the tool will give no benefits in total.

We are using the filesystem vault. SVN seems a bit old fashioned so a bit reluctant of introducing that.

However, my first impression is good. It seems to work fine. I have only tested basic check in/out of DSNs so far though.

How to share my PCB Designs and Libraries such as schematic symbols, schematic design, PCB footprint libraries and PCB layout from one location to another location without using the workspace

RohitRohan — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:31:59 GMT

Hai Community,

Let’s say I am an engineer working in a company named ABC, with my team located at Site A. There is another team situated at Site B, approximately 1000 km away, and the two locations are not on the same network. I am exploring efficient methods to share design data between these two teams.

Specifically, we need a solution for sharing and accessing the following:

PCB Designs
Schematic Symbols
Schematic Design Files
PCB Footprint Libraries
PCB Layouts

The goal is to enable the team at Site B to access the design files and libraries seamlessly while ensuring data integrity and minimizing manual effort.

I came across the Cadence Allegro X Pulse Server in the Cadence portfolio, and I am curious if this product could address our requirements.

Could anyone please confirm if the Allegro X Pulse Server is suitable for this purpose, or suggest an alternative Cadence product that would be ideal for cross-location collaboration?

Regards,

Rohit Rohan

How to lock a schematic design to a particular user in the OrCAD EDM

RohitRohan — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:27:55 GMT

Hai Community,

In the OrCAD EDM, I want to lock a schematic design to particular user until he / she checks out the design. How can we do that.

Regards,

Rohit Rohan

Updating Modules in Layout with Pulse Module Manager

DesignTech — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 08:59:35 GMT

The Pulse environment enables the creation and management of modules for individual blocks in a design. These managed modules can be directly consumed in the main PCB.

If a Pulse-managed module undergoes changes at the module level, the changes can be synchronized with the main PCB where this module is consumed through the Pulse Module Manager.

You can launch the Pulse Module Manager in Pulse-enabled PCB Editor using Place > Pulse Module Manager.

The Pulse Module Manager displays a list of all version-managed modules related to the active board design and the count of how many times each module is instantiated in the layout. It also displays the status of each module with respect to its schematic and Pulse version. If the module is in sync with its schematic or Pulse version, the status will appear in green.

If any change to the module has been made and committed to the server, the Update Available column shows a Y with the updated module version number.

Select the module and click on Import Latest to update the module in the board.

Read the article here to know more about Pulse Module Manager.

Team DesignTech
Cadence Design Systems

Status icons associated with Pulse-managed layouts

DesignTech — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:29:04 GMT

System Capture users in a multi-user Pulse environment can stay updated with the latest changes in layouts. The Pulse-managed layouts associated with a schematic are displayed in the System Capture Project Explorer, provided you have read or edit permissions for the layouts. The progress of a layout can be monitored with the help of different icons which get updated with every unique activity.

Cloud shaped icon:

A cloud icon next to a board indicates that the board file is on the Pulse server. When you create a new project from a template along with a template layout, a new design is created with its layout on Pulse. This is indicated by the cloud icon.

Green tick icon:

When you open a board, it is downloaded from the Pulse server to your local machine. This is indicated by a green tick. The green tick also indicates that the schematic and PCB are in sync.

PCB ready for schematic icon:

When a layout engineer updates a layout and commits the changes to the Pulse server, the changes are indicated by a "PCB ready for schematic" status icon. This icon lets the schematic designer know that a new version of the board is available on the Pulse server and the changes can be backannotated to the schematic.

Click here to know about more such status icons.

Team DesignTech
Cadence Design Systems

Design Search and Reuse in multi-user Pulse environment

DesignTech — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:17:30 GMT

Starting SPB 23.1, Unified Search provides a Design tab that lists the designs committed to the Pulse server. You can search and reuse the entire design, selective blocks, or pages in your current System Capture design.

Search the relevant keyword in the Design tab of Unified Search to look for designs to be reused. Search is performed on the System Capture designs committed to the Pulse server and results are filtered as per the entered keyword.

You have options to preview and open the design and import pages or blocks. Right-click on the design name in Unified Search and select the required option.

Click here to know more about the design search and reuse feature.

Create and Manage Layout Modules in Pulse

DesignTech — Mon, 06 May 2024 06:06:53 GMT

In the Pulse environment, System Capture users can now create and manage layouts for individual blocks in the design. Pulse-managed layouts include boards, packages, and modules, and are displayed in Project Explorer, if you have read or edit permissions for the layout files.

Export the netlist for the desired block.

Select the block-level netlist while committing the top design.

Create a module and import the block netlist from Pulse.

Place the components and commit the module.

The committed module can now be used in the main PCB layout.

Click here for details.

What is check-in and check-out exactly in OrCAD EDM

RohitRohan — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 16:59:56 GMT

Hai, Community,

I am using the EDM recently, i have a confusion between the check-in and check-out, what exactly is check-in and check-out in OrCAD EDM.

As per my knowledge, check-out is when i checked-out the design which i want to edit and checked-in is when i completed the editing of the design before releasing the design i have to check-in.

Correct me if i am wrong.

Unable to completely check-in design in OrCAD EDM, BRD file not checked in

RohitRohan — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 16:53:22 GMT

Hai Community,

Currently i am working on OrCAD EDM, when i am trying to check in the design, i can still see the BRD files are still not checked in even though i selected the BRD file also during the check in option. (Below image for reference)

Documents on OrCAD EDM

RohitRohan — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 16:48:00 GMT

Hai Community,

Can anyone share me the details document on OrCAD EDM, it will be very useful as i am working on OrCAD EDM. Any document apart from the user guide.

Unable to open the BRD file using the OrCAD EDM

RohitRohan — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 16:45:13 GMT

Hai Community,

I had uploaded the DSN file and BRD file to the EDM vault and created a project (Below image for reference), i am able to open the DSN file, but not able to open the BRD file, i am able to the BRD file when i open the DSN file and select the "Update layout option" but not directly from the EDM window.

Unable to select the option "Package Release" in OrCAD EDM

RohitRohan — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 16:41:20 GMT

Hai Community,

I was working with the OrCAD EDM, i had checked out my project design, but i am unable the select the option "Package Release". (Below image for reference) The option is grayed out.

Unable to switch from SVN option to File System under Respiratory Server Type in OrCAD EDM

RohitRohan — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:09:20 GMT

Dear community,

I was trying to share a design file using the OrCAD EDM, but in the Vault Setup option >> Respiratory Server Type, i am not able to change the option from SVN to File System, not sure why. I have reinstalled the EDM server and client multiple times but the same problem, i had done my SQL server configuration and server management studio. Does anyone know why i am not able to change from the option from SVN to File System in the OrCAD EDM window.

Below in the image of SVN option in the OrCAD EMD which i am not able to change to File System

Creating New Project from Template with Managed Layout

DesignTech — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:26:56 GMT

In the Pulse environment, you can use an existing System Capture project as a template to create new projects. Now, a layout widget is also added to the Create New Project form, which helps you select one or more Pulse-managed layouts and include them in the new project.

In the Create New Project form, select the required layouts associated with the template project and enter a name for the board/package as appropriate under the Name column.

Click here for details on the new project creation from a template.

Team DesignTech
Cadence Design Systems

Allegro X Pulse: SPB 23.1 release —Your freedom to design boldly!

DesignTech — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:08:37 GMT

We are super excited to announce SPB 23.1 release —Your freedom to design boldly!

We have been hard at work to bring you this release and believe that it will help you take control of the PCB design process with the powerful new features like:

New Project from Template with Managed Layout
Pulse Managed Layout Module Flow
Pulse Design Search and Reuse
Enhanced Projects Dashboard
Design Version Comparison

Watch out this space to know all about What’s New in SPB 23.1.

Team DesignTech
Cadence Design System