Otherwise you can see following ERROR on your display screen.

Q. I was able to import an ASCII file with no error, however, in the help file, it says one must use "Update from LOGIC CREATOR" from the I/O menu; however, there is no "Update from LOGIC CREATOR". How do I import the .upd file?

A. Logic Creator Program is for creating logical diagram (Schematics) of the products you want to develop. When you are done with this schematic file you have to generate Update List .UPD file from Report/Formal/Export menu. After generating UPD file you can use "Create from Logic Creator" and "Updates from Logic Creator" from Board Creator program. "Create from Logic Creator" This option you have to use when you create your PCB file first time. "Updates from Logic Creator" This option you can use after creating your pcb file and every time when you made any change in your schematic files but make sure you must have to create .upd file when you done with your changes in schematic file. Doing this procedure you must have to save your work most have the time to updating and changing you Layout (PCB) and Schematic (SCH).

Q. Every thing is working fine. I do have one question. Is there a way to save an .sch file to a jpeg or other type of graphic file? I want to do some work on the .sch in PhotoShop 7.01. I can make a copy and scan it, but it would be better to just transfer the .sch to PhotoShop.

A. Yes you can do that. After finishing every thing on schematic files you want edit your schematic file in Photoshop. You must have to print your schematic file in to Post Script file format and convert in to .PDF file by using Acrobat distiller program. After that you can import this file in to Photo Shop program.

Q. Not sure what I'm doing wrong with this schematic! Some of the parts are not showing up on the Net list U4 and a few other parts.

A. You are doing OK in schematic design but make sure your schematic file name not much longer then 16 character. If you have given your schematic file name longer then 16 characters so when you create any reports then it will affect Net-list and other reports file.

Q. I cannot find the library of components to use on my board. (Resistors, capacitors, etc.)

A. Go to the File menu and click on " Load Symbol" or Ctrl + L then you get the PC board symbol menu or PCS View menu now you can see symbols files on screen. Also you can store your own symbol in library. For resistor you have to select DISC-R.PCS and DISC-C.PCS file you can select for capacitor.

Q. How do you get a wire into a bus? Buses appear proximately in the GUI, but I can't find a way to connect any wires into them. I would like to take A0, A1, A2, and A31 and combine them into a bus called A [31:0].

A. Bus lines are just reference line for signals line or wire line. If you need to use this bus line draw line using Draw/Wire command from component pin and give net name using Net Name command but make sure every wire line has a single net name. Other wise it will give you net name conflict errors.

Q. I'm in the process of learning and implementing Circuit Creator to replace our existing schematic capture and routing software. Most of the functions work well so far, but I'm having problems loading a significant percentage (20%?) of parts into the Symbol Creator and Logic Creator modules. I get the message "The entry is not in one of the configured libraries. Vibra16.prt" I get this message even after extensively trying to select and configure the symbol and parts libraries to which the part is associated. I chose the above part as an example since it is the first one I ran into.

A. In Circuit Creator library have one word and text file call Library part list. Other way is you have to go in library Manu and click on Add Part by Name command you get a Library part menu just type your part and click on Search from Library you get your part in window below is your search result. " Vibra16.prt this part in 68HC.LBP library "

Q. I am experiencing is in logic creator when I try to put a net name on a wire or component pin (Under net name new the selections NC GND GNDA GNDC and +5v cause the program to crash.) As a workaround I can type NC or GND and the program will take the information. Do you have patches to fix this problem?

A. I don't think this type of problem occurs in Circuit Creator but I suggest you to reinstall your Circuit Creator with new platform.

Q. I have purchased this product and registered this product but if I go into help on Logic Creator or Board Creator it still has no serial number and asks me to register.

A. You send your program version and date of purchase we will let you know.

Q. I have some pin 14’s that I need to add a capacitor or resistor to. How do I add a capacitor to a pin 14? I am trying to add the capacitor to a 74hc02.

A. You have to just put a resistor and capacitor and give net name on pin +5V or VCC and other end of CAP is gnd So when you generate report for Board Creator .upd file or Net list files Logic Creator automatically connect it with pin 14 VCC and pin 7 GND. You can see it in Net name report and Update file .upd file report.

Q. All our schematic drawings use colored wires for easy understanding of the circuitry. We were looking for software that can be used for drawing such schematics that can also be used for PCB design.

A. Logic Creator program have this features to draw schematic in color but in Logic Creator program you can get all the wires property in a single color you can’t give different color to other signals wires directly in schematic file but you can generate PS (Postscript) format and then assign color to signal wire. After creating schematic file you can use same schematic file for PC board designing for doing this you just generate update list report of schematic file from Report menu.

Q. Also all resistors need to be of the box type and not the standard symbol of the resistor. This besides we should be able controls the size of the components. While drawing the schematics wires must not pass through other components. I feel your system may be good for use in applications where the schematic-s is used for manufacturing purposes within an organization. We need to give the schematics to our customers and our customers are unhappy with schematics that do not conform to their idea of a neat and good schematic diagram.

A. You can apply those all features to your schematic in Logic Creator program. Also you can use different shapes and size symbols on schematic as well as in Board Creator program (PC Board designing).

Q. Currently, the file does not produce a BOM report, or any error message as to why not. It did produce a couple of BOMs, and then stopped.

A. Look in to your schematic file U? (I am give it U4) 75176 it shows all the pin no1 is symbol is missing so when you check the design for Design check and BOM it stopped the process so you did not see any error message and bill of material file for you schematic. Now you can produce all the reports from Logic Creator program.

Q. I just received the current version of Circuit Creator. In Logic Creator, I click on a part and bring up the Part Update box. I want to enter my company's part number, so I enter it in the Part Number field. I click OK and it seems to save. Future clicks on that part does show the correct number. Now I want to print out a BOM. I do and that part number is either empty or has some other number in the Part Number field. How can this be fixed?"

A. Logic Creator is very easy using for schematic designing and generating its reports. When you double click on logic symbol it show you part updated menu you can’t change Part number directly from the schematic file. If you want to change Part number you must have to go in Symbol Creator and open your part library and EDIT part info. Then you get directly same part number every time and in you BOM report so you can directly print bill of material report from you printer it is in text format. You can import it in word or excel file very safely so you can put your company logo and other confidential matter.

Q. I've just started to use your Circuit Creator program for a client of mine, in the past I've used OrCad and Eagle to create boards for other clients but this one wanted to use your program. While going through the tutorial I noticed that once I connect wires to a component and then move the component the wires do not follow. This is very strange and different than the other programs I've used. Have I setup some parameter incorrectly? Please tell me how I can get the program to keep the wires connected to a part when it is moved.

A. In Logic Creator program you can use wires for connecting components pins together after draw wire you can move component with wire or without wires automatically and manually also.

Automatically: When you need to move automatically together with component you need to Select/Options by just pressing S and O from keyboard or go to Edit/Select/Options after that you can see the Select/Options window on the screen you need to enable Component and Touching and all other Object are enable and click on Ok and exit from pop-up. Go to Component and click on it by using mouse or Keyboard and drag it on page all the wires move together with component.

Manually: When you need to move automatically together with component you need to Select/Options by just pressing S and O from keyboard or go to Edit/Select/Options after that you can see the Select/Options window on the screen you need to enable Component and Bound by (Flat) and all other Object are enable and click on Ok and exit from pop-up. Go to Component start point and click on it by using mouse or Keyboard and select whole component and drag it on page all the wires move together with component.

In Board Creator: In Board Creator you have to draw schedule manual or automatically by importing update list from creating schematic using Logic Creator program in this program. When you draw board manually you must have to use schedule mask and line type is schedule type so when you select the part schedule line move with the component side.

Q. All the parts lib are blacked out and I can't choose a part from the library files but I can print the drawings now.

A. First you have to configure your library files in Logic Creator program in File/Preference/Libraries menu you need to select which library you want to use. After that you can see all the library files and use all Library parts in to your schematic file using Logic Creator program.

Q. Does the schematic capture program allow printing to various printers or plotters or even pdf formats?

A. Yes. Logic Creator or Schematic Capture is allowed you to get all types of printing you need. You have to make sure you must have the printer driver of the specific printers or plotters and it all support with your operating systems.

Q. If I have drawn 2 different schematics & saved them with 2 different names but I want to design single PCB consisting of both the circuits what should I do? I got your reply regarding to my difficulty @ combining 2 different schematics. But now the problem is I have already drawn 2 different schematics & saved them with two different names. So they are as good as 2 different schematics. If I open my first schematic drawn on sheet1 & copy 2 nd schematic & paste it on sheet2 of 1st schematic is it possible to do this?

A. If you want to design single pcb using schematic capture you did not draw different schematic for that you can draw one schematic sheet-1 and other in sheet-2. You can draw 32 sheets in a single schematic file.

How to select sheet: You just have to press "V" key from keyboard otherwise go to View menu and select sheet options you can draw your PCB schematic section wise like. Power supply Ckt., Driver Ckt, Control Ckt. etc. Yes this is a good and very useful features of Circuit Creator you can design up to 32 sheets in a one schematic file and you can select sheet size A to E size and custom size (64 inch x 64 inch) You can’t open both schematic files at a time on screen. What you have to do is first open your second schematic and select your data you have to copy paste to another schematic file. Now open your first schematic file and go to second sheet and paste it.

Q. I have tried it & facing difficulty. When I paste that schematic on sheet 2 it gives error message as "This entry is not in one of the configured libraries 100k.prt, cap.prt ect" But all these components are present in the libraries which are provided by you. Then also it’s giving this error message and that’s why unable to paste that schematic.

A. Please make sure about you have configure resistor and caps library in your library configuration menu in File/Preference/Library configuration/ after that you can use parts from all this library.

Q. When in Logic Creator, I click on library, then library selection, then enter part# (1x2h), it finds the part but says error-no matching entries in this library *.prt. It finds the part but it won't let me select it because when I click ok for the error, the screen closes.

A. First you have to configured library in File preference menu. When you search for 1x2h by giving from library it gives you result on this. This part is in DEVICE.LBP. You have to double click on result parts you get it in you sheets.

Q. Does the schematic capture program allow printing to various printers or plotters or even pdf formats?

A. Of course it allows printing on various printers and Plotters. All the devices supported by Windows and if you have any specific device you can use this device by installing its driver files in Windows.

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