FlowCAD Online University

FlowCAD supports students from universities, schools and other educational institutes. On FlowCAD Online University page you will find free of charge information, recommended literature as well as links to YouTube tutorials including test circuits to be downloaded. Students can apply for free licenses for educational purpose only. There is also a program for professors and teachers.

Free License for Students

With the OrCAD X Academic Program you get free access (6-months license) to the latest schematic, simulation and layout tools from OrCAD X.

Please note: OrCAD X academic program is available on Windows. A valid academic email is required.
More Information and Registration at OrCAD X Academic Program

PSpice Tutorials

In the installation of PSpice some circuits are already included as examples. The examples can be found in the menu under Help > Learning PSpice. Each of these examples explain in English the theory of a circuit and gives a step-by-step guide to simulation. The circuit diagram and the simulation models are all already installed and can be used immediately.

Quickstart

Quickstart documents (SPB22.1 and 17.4) provide easy to understand instructions, especially for first-time users of Cadence PCB Tools. They do not represent complete operating instructions or training documents.
Look into Readme first and then choose according to your needs, between provided pdf tutorials or complete package in form of a zip file with installer, library and design data.
Quickstarts

Walkthroughs

With the walkthroughs of our partner EMA you can interactively learn the fundamentals and basics of Capture, PCB Editor, Presto and PSpice.
Full Step by Step Walkthroughs

PSpice Reference Circuits and Examples

Below you see a selection of basic electronic circuits. There is a link for a video tutorial, which describes the behaviour of this circuit. The circuit is ready for simulation in PSpice and can be downloaded for free as a .zip file. You can easily reproduce the circuit simulation results and exchange components and settings to better understand the circuit for your own education.

Capacitor Diode Transistor Op Amps Oscillators Filter 3 Phase Power Other

Voltage Smoothing and Filtering With a Capacitor

This tutorial is about voltage-smoothing and filtering with a capacitor.
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Capacitor Phase Shift

This short video is about the phase shift occurring between voltage and current.
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Boost Converter

This video is about the structure and operation of a boost converter.
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Switching Inductive Loads with Flyback Diode

This video is about switching of inductive loads with a transistor and a flyback diode.
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Series Voltage Regulator With Zener Diode

This video is about a series voltage regulator with a Zener diode.
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Diode Characteristic

This video is about capturing a current–voltage characteristic for a diode.
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Current Mirror

This tutorial will demonstrate the basic idea of a current mirror.
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Bipolar Transistor as a Switch

A bipolar transistor functioning as a switch is another basic circuit.
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Astable Multivibrator with Transistors

This video is about a circuit that is very commonly used in schools and universities.
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Open Collector Output

Many integrated circuits for digital applications have an open-collector.
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Transistor Emitter

This video is about the use of a transistor in an emitter circuit.
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Operational Amplifiers (Op Amps)

Non-inverting Summing Amplifier

In this video we want to talk about how to use an operational amplifier.
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Schmitt Trigger

Topic of this video is the behavior of a Schmitt Trigger and its implementation with an amplifier.
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Inverting Schmitt Trigger

This video is about an important basic circuit of electronics - Inverting Schmitt Trigger.
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Digital-to-analog Converter

This video is about the basic structure of a digital-to-analog converter.
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RC Oscillator

The video shows a tutorial on how to build a phase shifted oscillator.
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Parallel RLC Circuit

This tutorial is about a parallel RLC circuit attached to a DC-voltage supply.
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Low-Pass Filter

This tutorial describes the structure and behavior of a low-pass filter.
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Neutral Voltage Shift in 3 Phase

This video is about the neutral voltage shift in unbalanced three-phase system.
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Balanced Load in a Star Connection

Watch this video and learn more about the behavior of balanced loads.
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Six Pulse Bridge B6U

This video is about the six-pulse bridge circuit, also called B6U.
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Phase Control with a Triac

This video is about the concept of phase control, as it is seen in simple low power applications
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Thyristor-as-a-switch

This video describes the application of a thyristor as a switch.
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AC Sweep

In this PSpice tutorial we will have a closer look at the AC sweep.
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Voltage Regulator LM317

In this tutorial we want to describe the stabilization of voltage with the LM317.
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NE555 Monostable

This video is about a 555 timer as a monostable multivibrator circuit.
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Evaluating Measurements - RMS Value

This tutorial is about the Root-Mean-Square voltage of an AC waveform.
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Voltage Regulator 7805

In this tutorial we’ll describe how to use the 7805 voltage regulator.
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Recommended Literature

FlowCAD is often asked which books about PCB layout or signal integrity are recommended. We have listed here some books that our application engineers have read themselves and whose content we subjectively consider to be useful. This list is not exhaustive and FlowCAD has no commercial use for these book recommendations. If authors think that their books should be included here, please send us a preview copy. We will read and include it here if necessary.

OrCAD Textbook

Complete PCB Design Using OrCAD Capture and PCB Editor
2nd edition, 2019
598 pages
Language:

Elsevier / Academic Press
ISBN 978-0128176849

Specifying, Modelling, and Measuring

The Printed Circuit Designer's Guide to ... Secrets of High-Speed PCBs
Edition 2017
136 pages
Language:

BR Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 978-0998288505

High-Speed Design

High-Speed Digital System Design: A Handbook of Interconnect Theory and Design Practices
1st edition, 2000
362 pages
Language:

Wiley-IEEE Press
ISBN 978-0471360902

Electromagnetic Theory

Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility
2rd edition, 2005
990 pages
Language:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN 978-0471755005

A Hands-On Lab Course

Learning the Art of Electronics
Edition 2016
1150 pages
Language:

Cambridge University Press
ISBN 978-0521177238

Introduction

Theoretische Elektrotechnik
19th edition, 2013
782 pages
Language:

Springer-Verlag GmbH
ISBN 978-3-642-37939-0

Signal and Power Integrity

Signal and Power Integrity - Simplified
2nd edition, 2009
800 pages
Language:

Prentice Hall
ISBN 978-0132349796

Bible of Noise Reduction

Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineering
Praise for Noise Reduction Techniques in electronic systems
Edition 2009
872 pages
Language:

Wiley
ISBN 978-0470189306

Specific Guidance

Schaltungstechnik - Analog und gemischt analog / digital
3rc edition, 2009
642 pages
Language:

Springer-Verlag GmbH
ISBN 978-3-540-68370-4

PSpice "Cookbook"

PSpice: Einführung in die Elektroniksimulation
7th edition, 2011
400 pages
Language:

Carl Hanser Verlag
ISBN 978-3446426092

PSpice Introduction

Analoge Schaltungssimulation in OrCAD PSpice (ab Version 16)
2nd edition, 2011
92 pages
Language:

Books on Demand GmbH
ISBN 978-3842318823

PSpice Examples

Elektroniksimulation mit PSpice: Analoge und digitale Schaltungen mit ausführlichen Simulationsanleitungen
3rd edition, 2008
406 pages
Language:

Vieweg+Teubner Verlag
ISBN 978-3834802385

PSpice Switching Power Supplies

Switch-Mode Power Supplies:
SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs
1st edition, 2008
889 pages
Language:

Mcgraw-Hill Publ. Comp.
ISBN 978-0071508582

Guideline to simulate and analyze

PSPICE A Powerful Simulation tool for Power Electronics & VLSI design
Edition 2020
109 pages
Language:

Independently published
ISBN 979-8669673543

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