The Proteus version 7.8 I used before was not easy to use because it was divided into schematic design and PCB design, so I changed to the integrated version 8.0, which is much more comfortable to use and smoother to use.
After uninstalling all the original proteus, download proteus8.0, register and activate, and then localize. After opening, the following problems were found.
It seems that there is a problem with the path of the system file. When I think about the installation process carefully, I understand that the previous proteus7.8 was installed in the C drive . I manually installed to the H drive . When uninstalling the previous Proteus7.8, the original LIBARY and TEMPLATES files were not deleted, and the default location was still in the C disk directory, so a path error occurred.
The solution is
to open the system settings
------- Change all the directories in the following projects to the new directory where your currently installed proteus is located (including global settings, emulator settings, PCB design settings, and crash reports). If you The directory is incorrect, and there will be a " red cross " on the folder icon , indicating that this is still the default directory location of the previous installation. So we reset the new directory, the setting is correct, and the " red cross " is not displayed.
folder location
-------After the setting is successful, check to see if there is a PROPDEFS.INI file in the LIBRARY folder under the proteus installation directory . If not, you can create a new txt text by yourself, copy the following into it, and then change the suffix to For .INI, just put it in the above position. If there is, you can ignore it and restart proteus directly.
{*PROTEUS}
VERSION=8
{*PROPDEFS}
{DESC=“Description”,INDEXED STRING}
{CAT=“Category”,INDEXED STRING}
{SUBCAT=“Sub-Category”,INDEXED STRING}
{TYPE=“Package Type”,INDEXED STRING}
{MFR=“Manufacturer”,INDEXED STRING}
{CODE=“Stock Code”,INDEXED STRING}
{ROHS=“ROHS Compliant”,YESNO}
{SUPPLIER=“Supplier”,STRING}
{COST=“Cost”,FLOAT}
{PACKAGE=“PCB Package”,PACKAGE,0}
{ITFMOD=“Interface Model”,HIDDEN STRING}
{MODEL=“LISA Model”,STRING}
{MODFILE=“LISA Model File”,READONLY STRING}
{MODDLL=“VSM Model DLL”,READONLY STRING}
{PINSWAP=“Pin Swap List”,HIDDEN STRING}
{PRIMITIVE=“Primitive Type”,HIDDEN STRING}
{SPICEFILE=“SPICE Model File”,READONLY STRING}
{SPICELIB=“SPICE Library”,HIDDEN STRING}
{SPICEMODEL=“SPICE Model”,READONLY STRING}
{SPICEPINS=“SPICE SUBCKT Pin List”,HIDDEN STRING}
{STATE=“Active State”,HIDDEN STRING}
{TRACE=“Trace Events”,HIDDEN TRACEMODE}
{VALUE=“Component &Value”,STRING}
Find the proteus directory to find the location of LIBRARY, Templates, and Datasheets
Open the computer folder - enter the root directory of the C drive - the top toolbar ----- view --- check "hidden items"
Win10 system:
file directory:
C:\ProgramData\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\LIBRARY
C:\ProgramData\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\TEMPLATES
C:\ProgramData\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\Datasheets
Installation directory:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\BIN