An Orcad Tutorial
An Orcad Tutorial
OrCAD is a suite of tools from Cadence company for the design and layout of printed circuit
boards (PCBs). This is the most popular tool in the industry. Its student version is freely
downloadable from the Cadence web site. This document is a fast track course in designing an
entire circuit board from start to finish. This will be a very small and simple circuit, but it will
demonstrate the major concepts and introduce the tools behind completing a PCB design. After
you have completed this tutorial, you will know all the steps needed to make PCBs using
OrCAD. This is not, however, a guide to the inner workings of the OrCAD interface. You should
use this document in conjunction with the online OrCAD help and tutorials.