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On Feb 8, 2013, at 11:19 AM, JAMES HARIG wrote:
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> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 1:11 PM, John Doty <jpd AT noqsi DOT com> wrote:
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> On Feb 8, 2013, at 10:03 AM, JAMES HARIG wrote:
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>> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 4:51 PM, Ouabache Designworks =
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>> One technique is to break up the center chip into banks and spread =
those around the sheets.
>> John Eaton
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>> Oh! I like that idea! Would you use the gschem "slots" =
functionality to do that?
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> If your "banks" represent identical submodules of the chip, you can =
make a single symbol and use the slot functionality. Otherwise, just =
make separate symbols (making sure that pinnumbers don't conflict) for =
the different "banks". In the schematic, be sure to assign the same =
refdes to all of the "banks" of the chip. You can mix these approaches, =
using slotted symbols for repeated "banks" and separate symbols for =
unique "banks" (e.g. power inputs).
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> Okay. If I do that, making sure to use the same refdes and footprint, =
will 'gsch2pcb', make sure all of the "banks" are assembled as 1 device?
Unless gsch2pcb (which I don't use) does something perverse, it should. =
It works that way in other gnetlist-based design flows.
John Doty Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd AT noqsi DOT com
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"><br><div><div>On Feb 8, 2013, at 11:19 AM, JAMES HARIG wrote:</div><br =
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class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 1:11 PM, John Doty <span =
dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jpd AT noqsi DOT com" =
target=3D"_blank">jpd AT noqsi DOT com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Feb 8, 2013, at 10:03 AM, JAMES HARIG wrote:</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 7, =
2013 at 4:51 PM, Ouabache Designworks <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a =
href=3D"mailto:z3qmtr45 AT gmail DOT com" =
target=3D"_blank">z3qmtr45 AT gmail DOT com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">One technique is to =
break up the center chip into banks and spread those around the =
sheets.<br>John Eaton<br><div><div>
<br></div></div></blockquote><div> </div><div>Oh! I like that =
idea! Would you use the gschem "slots" functionality to do =
that?</div><div><br></div>
<div>-James </div></div></div></div>
</blockquote><br></div></div></div><div>If your "banks" represent =
identical submodules of the chip, you can make a single symbol and use =
the slot functionality. Otherwise, just make separate symbols (making =
sure that pinnumbers don't conflict) for the different "banks". In the =
schematic, be sure to assign the same refdes to all of the "banks" of =
the chip. You can mix these approaches, using slotted symbols for =
repeated "banks" and separate symbols for unique "banks" (e.g. power =
inputs).</div>
<br></div></blockquote><div style=3D""><br></div><div style=3D"">Okay. =
If I do that, making sure to use the same refdes and footprint, =
will 'gsch2pcb', make sure all of the "banks" are assembled as 1 =
device?</div>
</div></div></div></blockquote><br></div><div>Unless gsch2pcb (which I =
don't use) does something perverse, it should. It works that way in =
other gnetlist-based design flows.</div><br><div>
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