Verification & Simulation

Special objects exist in the E3.series library to facilitate functional checks, including power sources, fuses, switches, complex devices, and loads. Power supplies allow the user to stimulate the circuit while fuses monitor the inline current. Activate switches to allow current to pass between contacts and configure complex devices such as relays to open or close auxiliary contacts based on the coil operation.

Constantly monitor the current value and direction at pin level during the analysis and design phase. Observe the voltage drop at each pin to determine the effectivity of the circuit. Inline fuses will fail should their tolerance be exceeded. These checks allow users to correct designs during the prototype or development phase – before products enter manufacturing.

The voltage and current passing through the circuit control switches and contacts within the design. Energizing a coil will open and close auxiliary contacts, enabling or disabling current flow in other design sections, resulting in a simulation of the real-life operation of the circuit. As current passes through to the load, the voltage from objects such as lamps or motors are checked. Then the success or failure information is fed back to the user.

E3.eCheck complements the comprehensive capabilities of E3.series. With its electrically-aware component library, specifically-designed kernel, and numerous design rule checks, it is optimized for electrical design. The automatic selection of mating connectors, connector pin terminals, and cavity seals, and the prevention of short circuits and incorrect part usage ensures that correct design data is always available for manufacturing.

• Allows simulation engineers using Saber to perform accurate system-wide verification with E3.series project data
• Saves time by enabling E3.series project data to be used directly in the Saber simulator, thereby eliminating the need to re-enter the project data into the simulation environment
• Reduces time spent and the potential for errors by eradicating the need to send design updates manually between the simulation engineer and the design engineer
• By using E3.cable library data for simulation in Saber, eliminate inaccuracies in a simulation that occurs when separate libraries are out of date or not fully synchronized

• Enable/disable objects for simulation
• Show/modify simulation attributes
• Modify netlist settings
• Highlight active objects for simulation
• Update simulation parameters from parts gallery
• Launch Saber Help (Saber Book)
• Cross-probe with Saber
• E3.series symbol library
• Around 2,000 symbols aligned with Saber Parts Gallery
• Switch between evaluating logic or wired connections