Re: Orcad component library soecifications

H. Martins wrote:

After working a while with orcad this is what I feel about it:

To select a component to use in Orcad seems to be a time consuming
operation.

We can't just select a component from some manufacturer because Orcad
does not cover every component from every manufacturer (impossible, of
course).

Orcad has PDF files with the component list, but without specification
and arranged by general type.

So we have to select a component by selecting a suitable group of them
and then find out which of them are available in libraries.

Sometimes, to complocate even more, libraries are available, but Pspice
says it has no definitions ...

Is this story too wrong?

Where can I find Orcad 9.10 library lists with component
specifications?

Thanks
H. Martins

Well, you see, Orcad was designed to be used by professional engineers. It was assumed that the engineer KNEW what parts he wanted to use, by perusal of data sheets, previous experience, etc. There have been attempts at times to create databases of the existing parts with some of the specifications (But which ones are important? Is that your favorite, or an industry standard? From the data*** of the part, or the actual values measured from the spice deck?) However, most of the attempts I have seen have been for later versions and required CIS to read them in. It is a non-trivial exercize to create such a database, and it would change with each version of the software.

Charlie
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