Creating a simple circuit schematic that includes op-amps

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I am not all that familiar with "Ladder Diagrams" or "Programmable Logic Controllers" and, after reading the "getting started guide" it seems that that's the focus of how to make electric circuits in AutoCAD Electrical.

Why can't I just make the basic circuit diagrams:
TTL logic gates (AND, OR, NOT), Op Amps, capacitors, resistors, etc. Can anyone tell me what libraries these "components that are used all the time" are held in?

It would also be nice for me to create a DIP chip that had pins that were numbered. I've tried drawing polygons using the "symbol creator", but that seems like an inefficient way to go about something that should be specifically supported. Any help is good.

Am I using the wrong program for the job entirely? The job is to draw a system with a microcontroller that can drive a motor, receive light signals through a photo transistor, and communicate serially with a transciever.

Thanks,

--Zach

[dougmcalexander]

There are a limited number of electronic symbols in the miscellaneous
category of the icon menu. However, AutoCAD Electrical is an electrical
design program, not an electronics design program; hence the name AutoCAD
Electrical and not AutoCAD Electronic. It's primary use is documenting
systems that involve programmable logic controllers, or even a custom
controller of some kind, along with discrete devices like switches, relays,
indicator lamps, proximity sensors, transformers, motor starters, etc. The
main outputs from Acad/E are a parts list, a wire from/to list, and wire
labels, though many other reports are available.

If your drawings will document from circuit board to circuit board where you
have something like terminals or connectors on each board, then Acad/E can
help. It can generate a report showing all wires between all connections on
all boards. You just create symbols to represent each board and the
specific connections on each. This is easily done with the included Symbol
Builder.

You may want to consider contacting your dealer about training. Acad/E is
not the sort of program you just install and start using without guidance.
By the time you dig things out for yourself, your company will likely have
lost many, many hours of productivity. The productivity gained by proper
use of the program easily justifies the time to take the 4-day beginner
class taught by a qualified instructor.


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Hi,

I am not all that familiar with "Ladder Diagrams" or "Programmable Logic
Controllers" and, after reading the "getting started guide" it seems that
that's the focus of how to make electric circuits in AutoCAD Electrical.

Why can't I just make the basic circuit diagrams:
TTL logic gates (AND, OR, NOT), Op Amps, capacitors, resistors, etc. Can
anyone tell me what libraries these "components that are used all the time"
are held in?

It would also be nice for me to create a DIP chip that had pins that were
numbered. I've tried drawing polygons using the "symbol creator", but that
seems like an inefficient way to go about something that should be
specifically supported. Any help is good.

Am I using the wrong program for the job entirely? The job is to draw a
system with a microcontroller that can drive a motor, receive light signals
through a photo transistor, and communicate serially with a transciever.

Thanks,

--Zach

[drathak]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Hi,

I am not all that familiar with "Ladder Diagrams" or "Programmable Logic Controllers" and, after reading the "getting started guide" it seems that that's the focus of how to make electric circuits in AutoCAD Electrical.

Why can't I just make the basic circuit diagrams:
TTL logic gates (AND, OR, NOT), Op Amps, capacitors, resistors, etc. Can anyone tell me what libraries these "components that are used all the time" are held in?

It would also be nice for me to create a DIP chip that had pins that were numbered. I've tried drawing polygons using the "symbol creator", but that seems like an inefficient way to go about something that should be specifically supported. Any help is good.

Am I using the wrong program for the job entirely? The job is to draw a system with a microcontroller that can drive a motor, receive light signals through a photo transistor, and communicate serially with a transciever.

Thanks,

--Zach

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Honestly, I think that could all be done.  Just not right out of the box.

For one thing, as you have discovered, probably very few of the symbols you need are included.  So, like us, you'll have to do a lot of custom symbol creation.  And you'll have to enter most all of your parts into a catalog.

I see this is an old thread, but I just wondered (since it popped back up) if you ever found a solution to your needs?

[johnsodd2]

Ok, this is an old thread but I am surprised there is not more comments here.  I am an electrical engineer and I can't make heads or tails out of this app.  Why create a product if you are not going to make it user friendly.  I get that it is intended for electrical application rather than electronic.  However, many of the concepts as EE's know are similiar in electronics at a smaller scale.  Anyhow, I am simply trying to illustrate electrical connectivity between a circuit board and a rigid connector and after a few 2 weeks I still can't do that.  Can someone point me to any video or training resource for getting started.  Typically all I need to see how to create a simple circuit and I can run with that.  Can anyone help...  Also note, I am using Inventor 2015 and wouuld like to create circuit boards for my Invetor designs.  I have also tried using the BIM Exchange, but either my default configuration does not point to a libarary with parts/connectors, or I need to download some.

[ccad2509]

Why convert somethng thats not designed for the job when all these open source electronic design circiut projects are freely avalable ?

http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite

http://opencircuitdesign.com/

http://fritzing.org/home/

http://www.geda-project.org/

http://qucs.sourceforge.net/

[jalger]

AutoCAD Electical was designed for Industrial use (i.e Workcells, Control Panels, control schematics).

You can use it to do Circuit boards I guess, but why?

As Colin pointed out there are programs designed to do circuit boards already.

If you want to make a simple repersentation (just a small step up from Viso), then you can access the Elecronic Components in the Schematic Icon menu the components are located under "Electronics" (click on Miscellanous first, then select Electronics)

See the Screenshot below.

Just drop the Electronics on the "wires" (in your case you would use the Wires as your trace path).

I hope this helps,

James