User`s guide

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10 Analyzin
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Waveforms in Probe
Runnin
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Probe
Startin
g
Probe
If you are using Schematics, you can automatically start Probe
after a simulation is run, or you can start Probe separately from
Windows 95 or NT.
When you start Probe, you can use the default
.prb file or you
can use a custom
.prb file.
To automaticall
y
start Probe after simulation
1
In Schematics, from the Analysis menu, select Probe Setup.
2
In the Probe Setup Options dialog box, select the Probe
Startup tab.
3
In the Auto-Run Option frame, select Automatically Run
Probe After Simulation.
4
Select any other options that you want to use.
5
Click OK.
To start Probe and monitor results durin
g
a
simulation
1
In Schematics, from the Analysis menu, select Probe Setup.
2
In the Probe Setup Options dialog box, select the Probe
Startup tab.
3
In the Auto-Run Option frame, select Monitor Waveforms
(Auto-Update). If this option is unavailable, do the
following:
a
Select the Data Collection tab.
b
Clear the Text Data File Format (CSDF) check box. The
Monitor Waveforms (Auto-Update) option should now
be available from the Probe Startup tab.
4
Click OK.
You do not need to quit Probe if
you are finished examinin
g
the
simulation results for one circuit
and want to be
g
in a new
simulation. However, when you
set up Probe to run automatically
after simulation, Probe unloads
the old data file for a circuit each
time that you run a new
simulation of the circuit. After the
simulation is complete, the new
or updated Probe data file is
loaded for viewin
g
.
If you open a new Probe window
(from the Window menu, select
New Window) while monitorin
g
the data, the new window also
starts in monitor mode because it
is associated with the same
Probe data file.