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This section contains the user guides for the following tools: PI, SI, SI Explorer, and Thermal.
PI
Edit Electrical Analysis Constraints
View editable, versatile control parameters which influence the simulation/analysis results for crosstalk, network, electromagnetic field, eye-diagram, and SPICE.
Network Analysis Parameters
Control the frequency-domain analysis for extracting network parameters such as S, Y, and Z parameters.

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- Manufacture User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: Block JIG Generator, Compare GDSII, Gerber to PCB, Make Board Paneling, Metal Mask Manager, Mounting Data Extractor, Mounting Emulator, Router-Machine JIG Generator, Solder Quantity Calculator, Soldering Pallet, Test Point Location Generator, and Underfill.
- Modeler User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: BOM, CAM, Component Arrangement Plan, CP, Golden Sample, Logic, PCB, Redmark+, and Worksheet Planner.
- Solver User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: PI, SI, SI Explorer, and Thermal.
  - PI
    - Introduction
      Power integrity (PI) is a measure of the quality (impedance) of PDN (Power Distribution Network).
    - Create New Project
    - Common Analysis Setup
    - Assign Simulation Model
    - Manage Net Classes
      Classify nets according to their electrical characteristics.
    - Nets
      Net properties are basic attributes influencing the electrical analysis.
    - Generate Net Buses/Groups
      Generate Net Group or Bus Group for use with PollEx DFE+.
    - Edit Electrical Analysis Constraints
      View editable, versatile control parameters which influence the simulation/analysis results for crosstalk, network, electromagnetic field, eye-diagram, and SPICE.
      - EM Solver Run Control Parameters
        EM solver run control parameters control running built-in 2-D and 3-D electromagnetic full-wave field solvers.
      - Waveform/Eye Diagram Analysis Parameters
      - Default Device Models
        Specify default linear model to the parts which does not have simulation model.
      - Crosstalk Analysis Parameters
        To extract the coupling parasitic elements and configure the SPICE netlist for the coupled nets, Crosstalk Analysis Parameters should be properly defined.
      - Network Analysis Parameters
        Control the frequency-domain analysis for extracting network parameters such as S, Y, and Z parameters.
      - Power Integrity Analysis Parameters
      - SPICE Run Control Parameters
        You can specify PollEx Spice’s simulation control parameters which will affect the simulation time, accuracy, and convergence characteristics.
    - PI Analysis
      Learn how to do versitile PI Analysis for the PCB system in Pre-route or Post-route stages.
  - SI
  - SI Explorer
  - Thermal
- Verification User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: DFA, DFE, DFE+, DFM, and Logic DFE.
- UPE User Guides
  This section contains the PollEx UPE user guide.
PollEx Installation Guide
Instruction to install PollEx 2024.1.
Character String Search Rule
Definition for meta character using in making sentence for searching option.

Network Analysis Parameters

Control the frequency-domain analysis for extracting network parameters such as S, Y, and Z parameters.

The parameters include the starting and ending frequencies, frequency sweep type (decade or linear), and number of frequency points. The network parameters are calculated at the user-defined number of frequency points when linear frequency sweep is employed. However, when decade frequency sweep is employed, the number of frequency points is assigned to each decade within the frequency range.

Starting/Ending frequency (MHz): Denotes the starting and ending frequencies during the network parameters extraction.
Frequency sweep type: Specifies the type of frequency variation. Linear or decade should be one of them.
Number of frequency points per decade: Denotes the number of observing points of frequency between starting and ending frequencies.
Output data type: You can use this constraint to specify the output of the network analysis. (S/Y/Z Parameter, Spice Netlist, PSPICE Netlist)
S/Y/Z Parameter: Network Analysis results are displayed as S/Y/Z parameters.
Spice Netlist: Network Analysis results are saved in Berkeley Spice compatible format. (*.sp)
PSPICE Netlist: Network Analysis results are saved in PSPICE compatible format. (*.lib)
Include package pin parasitic: Upon selecting this option, the package parasitic value is included in the S/Y/Z parameter of the network analysis result.