Analog Design and Simulation using OrCAD Capture and PSpice

Chapter 20. Creating Hierarchical Designs

Chapter Outline

20.1. Hierarchical Ports and Off-page Connectors254

20.2. Hierarchical Blocks and Symbols254

20.2.1. Hierarchical Blocks257

20.2.2. Hierarchical Symbols258

20.3. Passing Parameters259

20.4. Hierarchical Netlist260

20.5. Exercises260

Exercise 1261

Exercise 2264

Creating a Hierarchical Symbol which can be Saved to a Library264

Exercise 3269

Testing the Oscillator in a Hierarchy269

Exercise 4271

Exercise 5274

Capture designs can either be flat, in which signals are connected across pages in the design, or hierarchical, in which the design is partitioned into blocks and signals transverse up and down the hierarchy. Flat designs are represented in the Project Manager as having a single schematic folder ...