Table of Contents

Related Documents iii

Obtaining Customer Support vi

Other Sources of Information vi

Introducing AvanWaves 1-1

Design Flow 1-3

Input Files 1-4

Output Files 1-5

Directory Structure 1-6

Getting Started 2-1

Starting AvanWaves 2-1

Using AvanWaves 2-2

Opening the Design 2-2

Selecting the Analysis Files 2-3

Displaying a Waveform 2-4

Adding a New Panel 2-5

Displaying a Second Waveform 2-6

Working With Designs 3-1

Using the Open Design Window 3-1

Selecting Menus 3-3

Accepted File Types 3-5

Using the Close Design Window 3-6

Using the Current Design Window 3-8

Exiting the Design 3-9

Understanding the User Interface 4-1

Invoking AvanWaves 4-1

Using the Mouse 4-4

Tools Description 4-5

The Results Browser 4-5

The Results Display Window 4-9

The Expression Builder 4-17

Add/Edit Macro Dialog 4-20

Load/Save Macro Dialog 4-22

The Sweep Filter 4-25

The Print Dialog 4-26

Measure Label Options 4-34

Measure Preferences 4-34

The Select Preference Window 4-34

The Set General Preferences Dialog 4-35

The Set Analysis Preferences Window 4-36

The Symbol Chooser 4-39

Line Style Chooser 4-40

Keyboard Shortcuts and Hotkeys 4-42

Viewing Waveforms 5-1

Changing Views in a Panel 5-1

Performing Measurements 5-7

Creating Macros and Expressions 6-1

Using The Expression Builder 6-2

Using Functions 6-3

Using Operators 6-3

Using Curves in Expressions 6-4

Selecting and Editing Expressions 6-5

Using Expressions 6-5

Deleting Expressions 6-6

Using the Macro Builder 6-7

Creating and Using Macros 6-8

Displaying a Macro 6-9

Editing a Macro 6-9

Loading a Macro 6-10

Saving a Macro 6-11

Deleting a Macro 6-11

Using Configurations 7-1

Configuration Files 7-2

Saving a Configuration 7-3

Deleting a Configuration 7-5

Setting Preferences 8-1

The Select Preferences Window 8-2

Menu Options 8-2

Setting Analysis Preferences 8-3

Setting General Preferences 8-5

Using the Run Manager 9-1

Invoking the Run Manager 9-1

Running Star-Hspice 9-3

Editing the Star-Hspice Source File 9-4

Viewing the Listing File 9-5

Run Manager Preferences 9-6

Using the MS Windows Launcher 10-1

Setting Up Required Files 10-2

Working with Designs 10-3

Configuring the MS Windows Launcher 10-4

Running Multiple Jobs 10-6

Building the Batch Job List 10-6

Simulating the Batch Job List 10-7

Using the Drag and Drop Functions 10-7

Running the Tutorial 11-1

Invoking AvanWaves 11-2

Transient and FFT Analysis 11-2

Opening the Design 11-2

Selecting the Analysis File 11-3

Sweep Filtering 11-5

Using the Zoom In X Feature 11-7

Using Measures 11-7

FFT Analysis 11-8

Changing Display Parameters 11-10

Transient Analysis Summary 11-12

AC Analysis 11-12

Displaying Waveforms 11-12

Changing the Scale of the Display 11-14

Setting the Zoom Factor 11-15

Measuring Unity Gain Frequency and Phase Margin 11-16

Saving the Configuration 11-17

AC Analysis Summary 11-17

Accessing Online Help 12-1

Using the Help Page 12-2

Using the Section Menu 12-3

Using the Topic Selection Arrows 12-4

Using Bookmarks 12-4

Using Help-DocSet Browser 12-6

Using the Entries List to Get Help 12-7

Using Search to Get Help 12-7

Command Summary A-1

Operators and Functions B-1

Predefined Functions B-3

FFT Parameter Description B-5

Terms and Naming Conventions C-1

Glossary of AvanWaves Terms C-2

AvanWaves User Guide - Release 2001.2