Altium Designer
PCB设计是工程与艺术的结合。它将科学知识与自然设计直观地结合起来,创造出单一的统一视觉化产品。虽然您的设计可能并不引人注目,但它在我们的生活中举足轻重,代表了未来技术的发展方向。Altium Designer 帮助您协调PCB设计潜能,创造当今最先进最新颖的PCB设计产品。
Altium Designer 16 全新发布
Altium Designer 16 的强大体现在提升您的设计效率。您可能经常面对着大量需要在段时间内完成的工作,我们的新功能和技术为您节省宝贵的时间。
网络颜色同步
通过原理图设计和PCB布线之间的网络颜色同步,确保文档的准确性和可视性。通过可控的ECO指令,即时同步网络颜色到PCB布线中。(可在视频进度条下方设置添加字幕和高清效果)
Technology- Aware xSignals 向导利用先进的xSignals向导,轻松准确地设计高速电路板。为DDR3自动创建xSignals分类并匹配长度规则。
元件布局系统
应用新的元件布局系统,高效应对板卡设计。在板卡设计时,可以动态放置和拖拽元件,并进行推挤、避让或与其它元件对齐。(
可视化间距边界
通过可视化间距边界功能,可以实时清晰地查看布线策略的影响。在走线时可以看到走线和元件之间的距离间隙,轻松应对高密板
3D STEP模型生成向导
使用3D STEP模型生成向导轻松生成最真实、准确和数据丰富的3D模型。将您的实体电路板精确体现在实时原生3D PCB上。
增强的引脚长度定义
使用在元器件引脚属性中增强的引脚长度定义来精准高效地进行高速设计布线。增强的引脚长度计算功能包括了芯片内部连接导线的长度,无需进行耗时的手动计算。
PADS® LOGIC 导出器
应用 PADS® Logic导出器,将设计数据从Altium Designer导出到PADS®,节约您的设计时间。应用Altium Designer进行高级版图设计,之后即时将原理图和PCB版图导入到PADS® 中。
孔公差定义
为焊盘和过孔定义特定的公差值,确保PCB制造的可靠性。指定精确的孔公差,并将其作为生产数据的一部分,确保每次生产时一次通过。
高级元件搜索
在Vault浏览器中应用高级查找选项,轻松准确地找到您设计中所需的元件。根据您的特定需求来定制搜索选项,并且可以将搜索项收藏,以备后用。
离线设计系统
您通过离线设计系统向外界分享的网络数据可以尽在您的掌控中。轻松使用Altium Designer 为指定应用设定连接,包括您的偏好分享、许可证服务器、元器件供应商连接等。
集成的TASKING Pin Mapper
利用集成的TASKING Pin Mapper,随时分享PCB与嵌入式软件项目间的设计数据。 节省Altium Designer与TASKING工具之间引脚分配、处理器芯片标识符和符号名称的转换时间。
新型设计规则编辑器
应用新的设计规则编辑器,可以轻松创建和管理高级设计规则。通过合理的查询验证接口,准确理解查询语句之间的关系,避免设计规则冲突。
许可证类型
单机版许可证单机版许可证是为单一工作站和独立设计者而定的,它不需要本地网络连接。在激活后,该许可证可以保存、复制,并按需要备份。 企业服务器许可证通过Altium 企业版许可证服务器,可以在个人网络范围内轻松分享许可证。企业版服务器许可证允许在多台机器之间灵活分配许可证,而不必连接Altium的按需许可服务器。 |
按需许可证通过Altium按需许可证服务器来管理许可证,它允许用户在本地网络的所有机器上最大限度地灵活分配许可证。
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Altium Designer provides a streamlined licensing system, enabling you to get licensed and up-and-running with your Altium Designer Software in a timely and efficient manner. The system offers various licensing types to meet, and suit, your licensing needs. This includes web-based, on-demand licensing. Tightly integrated with customer accounts through the Altium portal, web-based on-demand license management allows a license to be used on any computer without the need to move license files or activate on each machine. This provides a global floating license capability – within the geographic scope of your license and the conditions set out in the EULA – without needing to implement your own server.
License Types
Main articles: Using an On-Demand License, Using a Standalone License, Using a Private Server License
The Altium Designer licensing system features three distinct license types:
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On-Demand – client-side license acquisition is administered by an Altium managed server. There are two \\\'modes\\\' when using a seat of an On-Demand license:
- On-Demand – a seat of an On-Demand license acquired by any client computer, only while you are signed in to your account. When you sign out, the seat is released so that another user can acquire it.
- Roaming – a seat of an On-Demand license acquired for a specified time. In this mode, you can sign out and work offline, in essence roaming freely with your acquired seat
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Standalone – client-side license acquisition is managed by the user themself through use of a licensing file (
*.alf
). This file can be saved, copied and backed-up as required. The.alf
file is reusable on a home computer (in accordance with the EULA) simply by copying the file to a specific folder on that computer and then adding the file as part of Standalone License Configuration. - Private Server – client-side license acquisition is administered by a user-managed server. Your administrator sets up a Private License Server to access and use Private Server licenses. Once the license is in use on the server, that server will then serve the license to local computers. Users on the local network do not need to sign in to their Altium accounts to acquire the seats from the Private License Server.
License Availability, Selection and Configuration
License configuration and selection is performed from Altium Designer\\\'s Home - Admin page (DXP » My Account). To perform On-Demand license-related activities you must be signed in, sign-in to your Altium account to view and select On-Demand licenses available to you. Note that you do not need to be signed in to add a Standalone license file or connect to your Private License Server and use a seat from any of the associated Private Server licenses made available to you by your network administrator.
Whether using an On-Demand license, Standalone license, or Private Server license, the Available Licenses region of the page will automatically present the specific licenses available to you. Choose the license that you want to use and then click on the applicable command (eg, Use, Roam, Reconnect to private license server), depending on the type of license and how you want to use it.
License Management is performed in the Home - Admin page. Once you have signed in, available On-Demand licenses will be available.License Attributes
Your Altium Designer license defines the conditions under which your right to use the software can be exercised and has the following key attributes:
- Start and End dates or duration
- The Permission set of a given license defines which features of the software the license owner can use. Permission sets are associated with software major versions.
- The License usage contractually defines the environment in which, and the purpose for which, the license can be used.
- The License type defines the relationship between the license and the hardware on which the right to use the software can be exercised.
- The User count determines the number of seats on the license that may be in use at any one time.
Browser-Based License Management
Main article: AltiumLive - Dashboard
The AltiumLive Dashboard is a dedicated area that allows administrators of an Organization\\\'s Altium account to manage the users, licenses and other assets associated to that account, as well as defining the Organization\\\'s profile – which can be made public, for viewing by other Organizations and their users, within the AltiumLive community.
Account management of any type should never feel burdensome. With the AltiumLive Dashboard, being able to manage all aspects of an Organization\\\'s account is both intuitive and expedient, and all from the one convenient location. The Dashboard will even notify of pending items requiring action, such as renewing that subscription that is about to expire – and enable renewal to be conducted right there-and-then, online and hassle free, allowing the Organization to remain licensed with continuous subscription and access to all the benefits that that entails.
To access the Dashboard, first ensure you are signed in to the AltiumLive community using your AltiumLive Account credentials. Once there, click on the Dashboard link at the top of the page.
Use the Dashboard to manage your account with Altium.
Why am I getting a Subscription Expired message in Altium Designer 10?
If your subscription is up to date but you see the \\\"subscription expired\\\" message in Altium Designer 10, please follow the instructions below to reactivate your license.
Standalone License
A Standalone license is local to the machine and although the license is updated for subscription in Altium\\\'s system, the .alf file on the local machine does not contain this updated subscription information. The license must therefore be reactivated to obtain a new .alf file containing this new subscription information.
From within Altium Designer:
- Go to DXP » My Account.
- Sign-in to your account using your AltiumLive account credentials.
- select the Standalone license in the list of licenses, then click the Reactivate button beneath the listing.
From the AltiumLive Dashboard (Group Administrators only):
- On the Licenses page, simply browse to the required license and access its detailed management page.
- Click the Activate button.
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The Activate License section will appear, from where you can select which version of Altium Designer the license is to be activated for. Once you have made your selection, simply click the OK button, the
*.alf
file will be saved to the default \\\'downloads\\\' location specified for your browser. - Install the license onto the target computer that is running Altium Designer, as required and in accordance with the EULA. For a Standalone license, this is performed from the My Account page within Altium Designer (DXP » My Account) – see Adding a Standalone License File.
When activating a Standalone License, you can activate for any of the supported releases of Altium Designer, but only one at a time.
Private License Server
Again, Private Server license(s) are local to the machine and although the license is updated for subscription in Altium\\\'s system, the .alf file(s) on the local machine do not contain this updated subscription information. The license(s) must therefore be reactivated to obtain new .alf file(s) containing this new subscription information.
From within the Private License Server:
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From within the Licensing dialog, click the Account Preferences button. In the dialog that appears, ensure that all entries for the Altium Account Management Servers are changed to \\\'portal2\\\' (e.g.
portal2.altium.com
). - Click the Activate button and sign-in to your account using your AltiumLive account credentials.
- In the Activate Licenses dialog that appears, select the relevant Private Server License entry and click the Activate License button.
From the AltiumLive Dashboard (Group Administrators only):
- On the Licenses page, browse to the required license and click to access its detailed management page.
- Click the Activate button.
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The Activate License section will appear, from where you can select which version of Altium Designer the license is to be activated for. Remember, for a Private Server license, you can also nominate whether activation is for a Primary or Secondary Private License Server. Once you have made your selection, simply click the OK button, the
*.alf
files will be saved to the default \\\'downloads\\\' location specified for your browser. Note: When activating a Private Server license, you must repeat the activation process for each supported release of Altium Designer that you wish the license to serve. - Once you have saved the required license file(s) you can then install the license(s) onto the target computer that is running the Private License Server, as required and in accordance with the EULA. For a Private Server license, this is performed from within the Licensing dialog – see Manually Adding Licenses to a Private License Server.
- On the client machine running Altium Designer 10, click the Refresh button on the My Account page (DXP » My Account).
作为设计团队主管,夹在工程师和管理层中间进行斡旋,既要让双方满意又必须告知双方的工作变动。同时,您要确保这些变动对团队项目不会产生不良影响,还要确保项目日常的细节变动不会对管理人员造成困扰。团队成员和管理人员都希望获得适量的信息,不多也不少,而且双方都期望从设计团队主管这里获得这些信息。
与管理人员沟通
管理人员首要关心的是项目的预算和完成期限。他们将项目细节交由您来掌控。为了使管理人员确信技术团队正在有条不紊地进行项目开发,您需要快速了解项目的进展,前瞻项目可能出现的意外,并在这些意外发展成为严重风险前将之解除。同样在成本方面,您需要在不影响功能的前提下,严格控制项目的预算。
元器件和成本控制
选用经过审核的元器件,确保预算可控
- 设定目标BOM成本,跟踪团队在设计过程中的进展。
- 直接连接到现有的ERP数据库,工程师可以十分方便地调用元器件的价格和可用性等信息。
- 管理元器件的生命周期和审批状态。