Most of your work in CircuitMaker
revolves around the toolbar.
The first four icons are standard: open a new document
(a circuit in this case), open an existing circuit, save, print. The next most
commonly used tools are the following:
The Arrow tool is
your workhorse. You use it to select and move items and tools and to flip switches.
Right clicking a device in the circuit while the Arrow tool is active brings
up a menu that allows you to edit the properties of the device, e.g., the size
of a resistor.
The Wire tool is
used to connect devices with wires. Click on the wire tool, and then click and
drag from the first to the second device you want connected with wires.
The text tool is
used to insert text onto your schematic. Please use this to make life easier
for your professor.
The Analog/Digital
button selects the simulation mode. This button toggles between the two images
at left. The upper symbol is a transistor and denotes analog mode. The lower
symbol is an AND gate and denotes digital mode. The first portion of the course
will use analog mode, so be sure the transistor is shown.
The Run button starts
the simulation. During simulation mode, you can measure voltages with a virtual
voltmeter and display waveforms with a virtual oscilloscope.
