User`s guide

Usin
g
Parts That You Can Simulate 3
-9
Notice the following:
• There is a generic OP-27 symbol provided by MicroSim, the
OP-27/AD from Analog Devices, Inc., and the OP-27/LT
from Linear Technology Corporation.
• The Model column for all of these parts contains an asterisk.
This indicates that this part is modeled and that you can
simulate it.
Findin
g
the part that
y
ou want
If you are having trouble finding a part, you can search the
libraries for parts with similar names by using either:
• the parts browser in Schematics and restricting the parts list
to those names that match a specified wildcard text string, or
• the online Library List and searching for the generic part
name using capabilities of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
To find parts usin
g
the parts browser
1
In Schematics, from the Draw menu, select Get New Part.
2
In the Part Name text box, type a text string with wildcards
that approximates the part name that you want to find. Use
this syntax:
< wildcard >< part_name_fragment >< wildcard >
where <wildcard> is one of the following:
The parts browser displays only the matching part names.
* to match zero or more characters
? to match exactly one character
Note
This method finds any
part contained in the current
symbol libraries confi
g
uration,
includin
g
symbols for user-
defined parts.
If you want to find out more about
a part supplied in the MicroSim
libraries, such as manufacturer
or whether you can simulate it,
then search the online
Library
L
ist (see pa
g
e 3-10).