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On Jan 29, 2014, at 8:49 AM, Rob Butts wrote:
> One last question, regarding the schematic where this is a 50 pin =
connector would I be better off using five 10-pin connectors making five =
symbols with the numbered pins or make one symbol of a 50-pin connector.
For a big connector, my symbol is usually a box with no pins at all, but =
with the necessary attributes like device=3D, footprint=3D, etc. I'll =
place it at the end of a bus, to make it clear to the reader what it =
serves. Then I'll use pins2gsch =
(http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/john_doty/tools/pins2gsch.html) to make =
a pseudo-schematic that handles the pin assignments. I find a tabular =
representation much easier to read than a tangle of spaghetti.
John Doty Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd AT noqsi DOT com
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question, regarding the schematic where this is a 50 pin connector would =
I be better off using five 10-pin connectors making five symbols with =
the numbered pins or make one symbol of a 50-pin =
connector.</span></blockquote><br></div><div>For a big connector, my =
symbol is usually a box with no pins at all, but with the necessary =
attributes like device=3D, footprint=3D, etc. I'll place it at the end =
of a bus, to make it clear to the reader what it serves. Then I'll =
use pins2gsch (<a =
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tp://www.gedasymbols.org/user/john_doty/tools/pins2gsch.html</a>) to =
make a pseudo-schematic that handles the pin assignments. I find a =
tabular representation much easier to read than a tangle of =
spaghetti.</div><br><div>
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