============================ OrCAD(R) RELEASE 16.0 README ============================ INSTALLATION GUIDE -----------------You can find the installation guide (OrCAD_install_guide.

pdf) on Disk 1 of the OrCAD Product CD set. WHAT'S NEW ---------For information about what is new in Release 16.0, see OrCADWhatIsNew.pdf on Disk 1 of the OrCAD Product CD set. MANDATORY UPDATE TO RELEASE 10.8.5.0 OF THE FLEXLM LICENSE MANAGER -----------------------------------------------------------------To take advantage of all the new functionality in OrCAD 16.0, you must update your FLEXlm license manager software to the latest release 10.8.5.0. To update to FLEXlm release 10.8.5.0, perform the following steps: 1. In the Windows Control Panel, use the Add/Remove Programs utility to uninstall the old "Cadence License Manager". NOTE: If your existing license uses a network adapter card, you can jump to Step 4. If your existing license uses a dongle (either black for a parallel port or green for a USB port), continue to Step 2. 2. In the Windows Control Panel, use the Add/Remove Programs utility to uninstall the "Globetrotter FlexID Drivers". (This may require a reboot.) 3. On Disk 1 of the OrCAD Product CD set, locate the folder FLEXlm\flexid and run "FLEXidInstaller.exe". Select Flexid8 if you are using the black parallel port dongle or select Flexid9 if you are using the green USB dongle. NOTE: Once the driver installation is complete, you will be prompted to reboot. You must reboot the machine before using these drivers. Flexid8 is NOT supported on Enterprise Vista. 4. On Disk 1 of the OrCAD Product CD set, run "setup.exe" from the root directory. Continue with the full installation of the Cadence License Manager. WARNING: The installer will automatically add the programs in this release to the Windows Firewall Exceptions list for Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2, at the end of the installation process. If you do NOT want the installer to do this, you must run "setup.exe" from a DOS Command Prompt window with the following switch: setup.exe -nofirewallexceptions 5. When the license manager installation is complete, continue by installing the OrCAD products.

NOTE: If you are prompted to reboot, reboot the machine and login with the administrator privileges login id to successfully complete the installation. For more detailed information, refer to the "OrCAD Platform Installation Guide for Windows, Version 16.0" (OrCAD_install_guide.pdf), which is located on Disk 1 of the OrCAD Product CD set. If you experience problems, please contact your local representative for help. To find your local representative, visit: http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/index.aspx ====================================== PCRs Fixed in OrCAD 16.0 ====================================== 746240 OrCAD Capture in some scenarios does not close the schematic page when the design is closed. 897889 Message missing pin number displayed by the Library Correction Utility does not exist in the library. 2378400 A number of nets are ripped up when changes are backannotated to the existing board using the PCB Editor Reuse tab. 2378912 Design crashes while exporting flatnet properties. 911723, 908151 Improve the AL0036 error message. 2359752 Changes made to a user-defined property on a particular schematic is not getting updated in all other schematic pages. 688053, 904342 Improve the ALG0037 error message. 758672 Changing pin number on a particular design and then running DRC displays a system error message. 2374272 Using Replace Cache on a design, changes the design mode from Instance to Occurrence. 896309 Improve the EXP0003 error message. 797361 In OrCAD Capture, when there is an external reference design, the occurrence properties get reset as soon as the hierarchical pin is moved on the top block. 2368510 Unable to generate netlist after backannotating the design. 4011752 Design crashes and reports an unrecoverable exception while annotation. 2402284 Opening a particular design causes Capture to crash with an "Exception Access Violation" error. 863513 Copying parts from one schematic page and pasting it on another does not work properly and displays the error message The parameter is incorrect. 2400307 If Allegro PCB Editor is open in background, doubleclicking a .dsn file in Windows Explorer opens OrCAD Capture instead of Allegro Design Entry CIS. 846916 Update Part Status not working properly for Allegro footprints. 903605, 903596 Need to show a tool tip about Allegro footprint library/schematic source library in CIS Explorer. 4001368 Need to update the bench.mdb file in the samples directory from Microsoft Access 97 to Access 2000. 873147 The part reference value for parts exceeding 53 instances does not display in the Part Reference column of the exported Microsoft Excel sheet.

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The Stimulus Editor cannot be invoked when a VSIM part is used with the property IMPLEMENTATION_TYPE set to PSPICE STIMULUS. Device summary reports twice the actual number of inductors in the design. The STATE attribute has no apparent function Diode does not show any voltage for its initial current. MOSFET initial conditions defined by attributes have no effect on simulation results. Pin names should be marked visible for ABM parts, such as LAPLACE and LOG. Change in pin name and numbers for part BAV99. Make the Cannot initialize profile error more informative. PSpice Simulation Manager crashes if toggle cursor is used. VAN errors occur when parts are created for PSpice Models. Current probes on pins of analog component shows Null current though current is present. Spikes are displayed in the simulation result when OPAMP OP400 is used. Notes assigned to Power Pin for some parts in opto.lib needs clarity. Display Control option closes without saving settings when carriage-return is pressed. More than 140 characters in trace expressions causes PSpice to crash without any warning. VNTOL affects IF condition evaluation. G Device giving less than two connections Error. COM Wrapper error when Cancel is clicked in Schematic Name. Internal error condition when running simulation. Simulation fails to converge on first run. Groups cannot be copied between tabs. The default File - Export option should be to Allegro Design Entry HDL for AMS Simulator license. Visible properties for symbols in Allegro Design Entry HDL same as OrCAD Capture. Enable reactivation of probes to see results in waveform. Add AC probe in Probes form on the toolbar. Netlists created with modified values in Allegro AMS Simulator. Result not same for Monte Carlo when using distribution Gauss and WC. Gaussian model within Pspice not providing expected results. TWSTPAIR has no model property. Worst Case Summary report in out file reports incorrect value. NOIMOD not working correctly in 10.5. Results of parametric and sweep and individual step runs do not match.