EMA Automates Symbol Generation With New App for OrCAD Capture, 1 in a Series

By DE Editors

EMA Design Automation announced the release of SymbolGen for OrCAD Capture, an app that automates the extraction of complex PDF tables, including BGA and SOIC maps, cutting time down and eliminating errors normally seen in a manual entry approach.

Symbol creation is a constant challenge for circuit designers, said Manny Marcano, president and CEO of EMA. Todays complex schematic symbols have upwards of 2,000 pins or more and can take a significant amount of time to create. If you consider a design requiring a number of new symbols, this app can turn a weeks worth of effort into a day.

SymbolGen automates the extraction and correlation of complex PDF tables and diagrams, which are often split over multiple PDF pages. Reusable PDF templates can be created giving intelligent meanings to the extracted content, including pin name, pin number, pin direction,  and bank name.

Automation utilities exist to quickly format multi-processor and multi-function pin definitions. Duplicate pin numbers, invalid pin direction codes, and other common datasheet or data entry inconsistencies can be easily identified and corrected early in the design process.

SymbolGen is available inside the Cadence Design Systems  OrCAD Capture Marketplace. This marketplace includes a store where OrCAD users worldwide can download free and paid apps for their OrCAD products.

For more information, visit EMA Design Automation.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.