1.2 Basic User Prerequisites ..................................................................................................................................................4
1.3 Conventions Used in This Manual...............................................................................................................................4
1.4 Register as a New User .................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Open the EE-Sim Tool Suite ........................................................................................................................................... 5
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.5.4
1.5.5
1.5.6
Start a New EE-Sim Design .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Start EE-Sim as the Recipient of a Shared Design ..................................................................................................................................................6
Open an Existing Design....................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Save Changes to Your Own Design ............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Save Changes to a Shared Design................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Close the EE-Sim Tools ......................................................................................................................................................................................................8
1.6 Web Browsers Support Easy Automatic Logins ....................................................................................................8
2.1 My Designs...........................................................................................................................................................................9
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
Create a New Contact ......................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Manage Your Contacts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Share a Single Design ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Use Reference Designs from Maxim ........................................................................................................................ 12
Open an Existing Design ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Create a New Design ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Specify Input, Output, and Other Design Requirements .................................................................................. 14
Create a Schematic and Save Your Design ............................................................................................................ 15
Next Steps ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Edit a Schematic ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
Select a New Vendor Part ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Annotate a Schematic Using the Toolbar ............................................................................................................................................................... 19
Version History ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Run a Simulation and Generate Waveforms ........................................................................................................................................................ 26
3.9 Generate a Design Report and BOM (DC-DC) ................................................................................................... 36
3.9.1
3.9.2
Publish a Design Report and BOM ............................................................................................................................................................................ 36
Download the BOM, Report, and Schematic ........................................................................................................................................................ 37
4.1 Create a New System Power Processor Design.................................................................................................. 38
4.1.1
4.1.2
Create a New FPGA Processor Design and Schematic ................................................................................................................................... 38
Create a New Processor/SoC/Custom Load Design and Schematic ...................................................................................................... 39
4.2 Next Steps ......................................................................................................................................................................... 40
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4.3 Modifying System Power Schematics ................................................................................................................... 40
4.3.1 Add and Connect Product Components ............................................................................................................................................................... 40
4.3.2 Select a Component .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
4.4.1 Add a Sequencer ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 43
4.4.2 Edit the Group/Rail Assignments and View the Timing Diagrams ........................................................................................................... 43
4.5 Generate a Summary Page and BOM (System Power) ...................................................................................44
4.5.1 Explore the System Power Tool Summary Page .................................................................................................................................................44
4.5.2 Generate and Print a Summary Page........................................................................................................................................................................ 45
4.5.3 Generate and Save a BOM ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 45
Download EE-Sim SE .....................................................................................................................................................48
Install EE-Sim SE ..............................................................................................................................................................48
Start Using the EE-Sim SE Application for Windows ......................................................................................... 51
Download a Schematic ................................................................................................................................................. 53