AD14

AD14 is a very excellent integrated electronic design tool. AD14 has powerful functions that can help users greatly improve the quality and efficiency of circuit design. AD14 software also provides real assembly variable support, supports folding rigid and flexible step model export, etc. Function, Altium Designer software also improves the wiring speed and efficiency of equal length adjustment, automatic rotation of polar coordinate grid placement components, etc.

AD14 features

1. Board level design

We attach great importance to PCB design, and the tools we provide can help you achieve your electronic product design goals. Our systems include schematic capture, 3D PCB layout, analysis and programmable design in a single unified system. The combination of soft and hard circuit board design allows you to install important circuit components on the rigid board and connect the foldable flexible circuit board in an innovative way to fit any space. With the layer stack management function, you can define multiple stacks in a single hard-software PCB board, assigning them to different parts of different layers. This technology is not only suitable for rigid-flex board design, but also for circuit embedded components.

2. Intelligent data management

Our software helps you complete the entire project life cycle, helping you manage, modify and reuse design files safely and reliably. You can also interconnect with organizational projects and supply chain management in Altium Designer.

3. Benefits of designing content

​​Using the electronic design components in our design content greatly saves you time and resources. It provides you with access to electronic design IP, including unified components, reference designs and board models.

4. Soft design

         From board-level functions to the programmable field, achieving a truly free development environment independent of FPGA suppliers.

5. Rapid prototyping

​​ ​ Explore interactive, vendor-independent implementation and deployment of your electronic designs with our unique, reconfigurable hardware platform.

AD14 function introduction

1. AD14 supports flexible and soft-hard combination design

Hard and soft circuits combine the processing capabilities of rigid circuits with the diversity of soft circuits. Most components are placed in rigid circuits that are then connected to flexible circuits, which can twist, bend, and fold into small or unique shapes. Altium Designer supports the use of soft and hard circuits in electronic design, opening the door to more innovations. It also provides smaller packaging of electronics, saving material and production costs and increasing durability.

​​ 2. Enhanced management of layer stacks

Altium layer stack management supports layers 4-32. There is a single main stack in the middle of the layers, from which any number of sub-stacks can be defined. They can be placed in different areas of soft and hard circuits, facilitating cooperation and communication between stacks. Altium Designer 14 enhances the layer stack manager to quickly and intuitively define primary and secondary stacks.

3. Vault content library

With Altium Designer 14 and the upcoming Altium Vault, data can be reliably copied directly from one Altium Vault to another. It can be supplemented or modified, but basic footprint layer sets and symbols are automatically converted to meet your organization's standards.

Altium Vault 1.2 will be available upon release

4. Board design enhancement

Altium Designer 14 includes a range of technologies required to enhance our circuit board design. With our new differential pair routing tool, impedance is always maintained when the trace gap changes. Stitching has been significantly improved and gives good results and greater control.

5. Support embedded components

                                                  Stacking embedded components in the PCB layer can reduce the space occupied, support higher signal frequencies, reduce signal noise, and improve the integrity of circuit signals. Altium Designer 14 supports embedded discrete components, which can be manufactured as individuals during assembly and placed in the inner circuitry.

AD14 installation tutorial

​​ 1. Download the installation package from Huajun Software Park, right-click the installation exe file, and open it as an administrator

​​ 2. Enter the software installation interface, and then click [Next] on the page

​​ 3. Language [Select language] select Chinese, choose to accept the terms and click [Next]

4. There is no need to change the default options, just go to the next step [Next]

5. Select the installation path of the software. It is recommended to install it in a location other than the system disk. Create a total folder including two sub-folders. The installation path is set as follows

​​ 6. After the installation path is determined, click [Next]

7. After the installation is completed, uncheck the mark and click [Finish】

8. Then return to the installation package and open [Medicine】Folder

9. Copy the exe file

10. Find the first installation path you just set and double-click to open the 1 folder

11. Right-click in the blank space and paste in the exe file you just copied, and select Replace the file in the target

12. After the replacement is successful, open the start menu and find the installed [Altium Designer】and open it, click on the location pointed by the arrow to add the secret key

13.Double click to openIn the package【Licenses】Folder

14. Select one of the secret keys and click to open it

15. The effect after success is as shown in the figure below, and the expiration time of the secret key will be displayed.

16. Click the first item in the menu bar [DXP】 option, select the Preferences option, open the first item General, check the last item, and then click Apply and OK in sequence.

​ ​ 17. Finally restart the software. The Chinese version of the software is completed and you can use it.

AD14 update log

​​ 1. Fix bugs in the previous version

2. Optimize some functions