This is the point I am trying to make. A module is just like a small circuit board, if I am not mistaken. You still have the individual components so your placement file would show each one. Once you import it it acts like you placed and routed each component as you normally would. It is not a "symbol" per se. It is a subassembly.
Kevin
-----------------------------------------------------------Isnt another issue on the assembly end? If you have one symbol representing a bundle of parts How can you export the pick and place data to be used at assembly? Centroid data usually comes From the place bound of each part or by adding body center. Just another thing to think about.
Thanks, Mike
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From: Kevin McCowan [mailto:kmccowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:45 AM
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But that makes no sense. If you have the footprint right why cannot you assign a refdes to the allegro symbol? Why should allegro care what tool the netlist came from once it is imported? It would be like placing a spare component and then once the netlist is in assigning the refdes. I could be wrong, but still, it does not add up to me.
Somebody try it, please and let us know.
Thanks, Kevin McCowan Sr. PCB Designer TSI Telsys
Jean Bratton wrote:
Yes it is, but it only works with Concept and Capture.
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*From:* george.h.patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:george.h.patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] *Sent:* Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:33 AM *To:* icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* [PCB_FORUM] Re: Intelligent Dual Footprints 15.x
This is a perfect use for a module.
I don't know if you can do this without Concept-HDL, though.
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-----Original Message----- *From:* Design1955@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:design1955@xxxxxxxxxxx] *Sent:* Tuesday, September 28, 2004 17:23 *To:* icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* [PCB_FORUM] Intelligent Dual Footprints 15.x
I have been asked to create a footprint containing the following information:
A bga containing all of it's fan-out recommended by the spec.
all of it's supporting decoupling caps, connected per the EE's rules.
So every time I place this component it will have the particular BGA and the supporting caps placed and also routed to the power and ground pins per the schematic.
I am using 15.2 and VueLogic front end.
Does anyone know if there is a way to make this work as a complete intelligent footprint you placing it as a block of components with routing?
Thanks
Steve
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