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PollEx User Guides
Discover PollEx functionality with comprehensive user guides.
Solver User Guides
This section contains the user guides for the following tools: PI, SI, SI Explorer, and Thermal.
SI
Create New Project
Open PCB Data
PollEx PCB has interfaces to many third-party layout tools, this capability allows you to import PCB design data produced by other third-party layout tools.

Welcome
What's New
View new features for PollEx 2024.1.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
PollEx Tutorials
Discover PollEx functionality with interactive tutorials.
PollEx User Guides
Discover PollEx functionality with comprehensive user guides.
- 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
  - SI
    - Introduction
      Signal integrity (SI) is a measure of the quality of an electrical signal.
    - Create New Project
      - Open PCB Data
        PollEx PCB has interfaces to many third-party layout tools, this capability allows you to import PCB design data produced by other third-party layout tools.
      - Create Design Project
        This tool is based on a design project database containing entire data of a PCB design including the materials, parts, physical layout, analysis models, and analysis result data. With the use of the unified design project database, this application can be commonly used by multiple engineering disciplines.
    - 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.
    - SI Analysis
      Learn how to do versatile SI Analysis for the PCB system in Pre-route or Post-route stages.
  - 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.

Open PCB Data

PollEx PCB has interfaces to many third-party layout tools, this capability allows you to import PCB design data produced by other third-party layout tools.

From the menu bar, click File > Open PDB Binary File..
From the file selection dialog, select a PollEx PCB file (.pdbb) to complete the process of importing a PollEx PCB design.