Mentor Graphics is a suite of programs for UNIX that are used for circuit construction, simulation, and PCB design and manufacturing. This suite of programs is usually used by Electrical and Computer Engineering majors. Some courses that may use Mentor Graphics are Digital Logic Design,  Logical System Design. This application has several characteristics, which makes Mentor Graphics a valuable engineering tool.  Some uses of Mentor Graphics are laying out PCB designs, designing logic circuits, and simulating  logic circuits. The following information provided in this web page will help the Mosaic user to better use and understand the Mentor Graphics application package and hopefully help the user troubleshoot problems.

Getting Started in Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Find more information about Mentor Graphics at http://www.mentor.com
 

Mentor Graphics has a very useful tutorial section located within the application. This can be accessed in navigating to Help and clicking on the Mentor Graphics Help option.

Additionally, the following PDF files contain information for how to set up Mentor Graphics on the Mosaic system and how to perform some basic operations with the software.

• You may also wish to visit the Mentor Graphics tutorial page at http://www.ee.siue.edu/~mentor/.
  
• This page has got links to a number of Univ. that have MG tutorial http://www.mentorg.com/partners/hep/tutorials.html.
  

Mentor2: How to use Mentor Graphics for Digital Logic Design along with simulations. 

From the Help inside of the application the answer to basic and more advanced Mentor Graphics functions can be found. Some of the more frequently asked questions can be found here on Mosaic's Mentor Graphics FAQ Page.