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Schematics
This is how you create and manage a schematics.
File > New > Schematic
Then drag the file to your project source documents.
In the right and menu:
Libraries > Libraries... > Add Library... (in the Project tab)
then select the correct .IntLib
file.
Double-click on the package in the library, then each successive left click will place the next sub-component in the package.
Whenever you see a ...?...
, it needs to be named.
You got two ways to do so:
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The simple way:
Tools > Annotate Schematics Quietly...
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The hard way:
Tools > Annotate Schematics... > Update Changes List > Accept Changes (Create ECO) > Execute Changes
In the Miscellaneous Devices
library, you can find all the most basic components:
- Capacitor:
Cap
- Resistor:
Res1
- 2-pins Header:
Header 2
- 3-pins Header:
Header 3
In Miscellaneous Connectors
:
- Test point:
Socket
In the toolbar, you can find:
- Ground:
- Supply voltage:
After adding the supply voltage connector to the design, it is wise to change its name to VDD
or VSS
.
The potentiometer can be found in the ELECH402
library, under the name Rpot
Sometimes, it may happen that you don't want the design tool to complain about an unconnected node during the DRC. You can do so by marking said node using the in the toolbar. It may also be useful to connect two occurrences of the same node to a single net, like the substrate of MSOFETs in the same package.
While holding a component with the left click, x
and y
flips the component, and space
rotates it.
CTRL + left click
To help routing, you may want to switch transistors in the same package.
Select a transistor, then right click and select properties
.
In the top left Properties
area, you can use the <
and >
arrows to change the part of the component in the package.
Beware that it does not change the other parts in the package, so make sure that you do not have the same sub-component twice.
If you already have a PCB linked to the project, you can import those changes via Design > Import Changes from <your project>
. Then, only select the changes you want to import.