User`s guide
3
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10 Preparin
g
a Schematic for Simulation
To find parts usin
g
the online Librar
y
List
1
From the Help menu in Schematics, PSpice A/D, or the
Parts utility, select Library List.
2
From the Library List Help topic, click the button for the
analog, digital, or mixed-signal device types that you want
to search.
3
From the Tools menu, select Find.
4
In the Find What text box, type the generic part name.
5
Enter any other search criteria, and then click Find.
The Acrobat Reader displays the first page where it finds a
match. Each page maps the generic part name to the
symbols (and corresponding vendor and symbol library
name) in the MicroSim libraries.
6
If you want to repeat the search, from the Tools menu, select
Find Again.
Note
If you are unsure of the device type, you can scan
all of the device type lists usin
g
the Acrobat search
capability. The first time you do this, you need to
set up the across-list index. To find out more, refer
to the online
Library List
help topics and the online
Adobe Acrobat manuals.
Note
This method finds only parts
that MicroSim supplies.
If you want to include userdefined parts
in the search, use the parts browser in
Schematics (see pa
g
e 3-9).
or press C+F
Instead of the
g
eneric part name,
you can enter other kinds of
search information such as
device type or manufacturer.
press C+G