Course Description In this course, you learn how to use the Allegro® PCB Router to perform automatic and interactive routing. You run autorouting, modify design rules, run interactive routing, analyze router log files, fan out a design, and improve manufacturability. You also restrict routing to specific areas of the board and keep signals away from other areas.
Some of the introductory material assumes that you are using the router in conjunction with the Allegro PCB Editor tool for board layout.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
Understand some of the underlying data and processes involved when you route an Allegro PCB Editor design using the Allegro PCB Router
Create do (command) files to control the autorouting process or modify design rules
Perform batch mode routing to test different strategies
Analyze router log files to predict success or failure as early as possible
Perform interactive routing
Autoroute only specific nets and parts
Restrict routing to specific areas of the board, and learn how to keep signals away from other areas
Understand the fanout router and fan out a design
Examine strategies for routing difficult designs
Clean up autorouted connections, diagonalize corners, and reduce via counts to improve manufacturability
Software Used in This Course Allegro PCB Designer
Software Release(s) SPB172
Modules in this Course
Introduction to Allegro PCB Router
Basic Commands and Controls
Analyzing Route Results
Interactive Routing
Fanout
Routing Dificult Designs
Manufacturing Preparation
Debugging a Routing Problem
Audience
This course is for new users who need a basic understanding of the PCB Router. The course assumes that you are using Allegro PCB Router in conjunction with Allegro PCB Editor.
Prerequisites
You must have experience with or knowledge of the following:
