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Ee-sim user guide – Maxim Integrated EE-Sim User Manual

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EE-Sim User Guide

Toolbar:The top of the window shows a toolbar you can use to access tool buttons for familiar commands. Youwill recognize

icons for the print, undo, redo, zoom, select, delete, and wire commands. To refresh your memory, position your mouse over

an icon to view its functional name in a tooltip.
Add Component: When you click this button, a menu appears.Choose acomponent. Slowly move your mouse down to

position the new component in the grid.
Right-Click Menu: Instead of clicking a component first and then clicking the Delete toolbar butt on, you can right-click the

component and choose Delete from a shortcut menu. Instead of double-clicking a component to view its properties, you can

right-click and choose Properties.
Connection Wires: When positioning your mouse over a connection point, it changes to the X-shaped wire cursor.You can

connect a new green line to another line or point. Red lines represent incomplete connections. Complete connecti ons appear

as straight line segmentsor 90° connected line segmentswith no points.
Check Design: Click Check Designtodetermine if theconverters are properly sized for the loads they are supporting. When

you navigate away from theView Schematicpage, EE-Sim automatically checks your design and reports anyvalidationerrors.