Arpad,
Pin_Rail terminal, Pad_Rail terminal and Buffer_Rail terminal are terms
used by Bob in what he wanted added to Rail Terminal Rules, which we
agreed to move into a new bullet "General description of rail terminals".
I do not think this section is needed at all, but Bob wanted t eliminate
forward referencing here.
I felt that Pin_Rail terminal and Buffer_Rail terminal needed definition
since they are used in the Rail terminal rules.
I fixed the definition of Pin_Rail terminal in v6, but neglected to fix
the definition of Buffer_Rail terminal.
In v8, enclosed, I made a minor change to the definition of Pin_Rail
terminal, rewrote the definition of Buffer_Rail terminal, and added a
definition of Pad_Rail terminal.
Walter
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Walter,
The sentence you added is imping (see highlights):
* "The model maker can avoid leaving the choice of which model the
EDA tools should use he can put these models into separate groups."
We should fix it somehow. Perhaps it could start with "In order to avoid
. he can put"
or something similar.
Similarly, this sentence is also limping:
* "Note that a Buffer_Rail terminal consists of a list of buffer
rail terminals that are associated with a single signal_name shorted
together."
We should probably add "are" before my yellow highlight.
I have a general problem with the wording in this area. You tend to use
the word "terminal"
in a sloppy way, and I often wonder whether you are referring "terminal
line" instead. A
terminal is a physical connection point to a subcircuit (or Touchstone
model). A subcircuit
has terminals (Touchstone files have ports, each of which have two
terminals). But in the
[Interconnect Model] keyword we have terminal lines, not the terminals
themselves.
Consider the following sentence, for example:
* "A rail_buffer terminal may appear in Buffer_Rail terminals in
multiple Interconnect Models if the terminal is used as a reference node
for I/O paths."
I am trying to figure out what is a "rail_buffer terminal" or "Buffer_Rail
terminal" and how
can the former appear in the latter, and what is "terminal" referring to
towards the end of this
sentence. There are several other places with similar sentences, and I
think they should all
be reworded to be clearer for the reader.
Thanks,
Arpad
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