He was warned, maybe we'll get lucky and get 90% of the board working on the first run. > > From: "Bolman, Shirley H" <shirley.h.bolman@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2005/06/13 Mon PM 09:26:30 EDT > To: <icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: search and replace all > > That sounds like the same answer I got from an engineer one time when he > was the only one in his group using a hierarchy schematic instead of a > flat design. > It took 4 board turns before the designer notice that there was a > resistor with only > one pin hooked up. Reason: He had a port connector called p5v or some > such going to one leg of the resistor down > on the schematic page but forgot to put a power port with the same name > on his top sheet. > Since the name of the signal was the same as other power pins the > software didn't know the > difference so it packaged without error. But without the right stuff on > the top sheet he didn't > get power to that one resistor. > Ah! the good old days ;-)) Back to the Library Salt Mine. > Shirley in Oregon > > -----Original Message----- > From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > sjcharles@xxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:48 AM > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: search and replace all > > I asked "why not just make them all on-off sch connectors, like everyone > else here?" and he said "Mine will have port connectors, they look > better". On some page we had on-off connectors and on other pages there > were ports. He made them all port connectors and it seems to work. So > onward > Sam > > > > From: "Bolman, Shirley H" <shirley.h.bolman@xxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 2005/06/11 Sat PM 04:57:17 EDT > > To: <icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: search and replace all > > > > It has been a while since I used capture (old Orcad) but for flat > design > > schematics > > you should only be using on or off page connectors and NOT the ports. > I > > believe the > > ports were designed to use on Hierarchy type schematics. > > > > The only other thing that will prevent the nets from hooking up > > correctly is > > netnames on one page not SPELLED the same as nte names on the other > > pages. Unfortunately, > > the software doesn't know you want to hook netname to ntename. > > > > Shirley > > an old time schematic drafter > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > sjcharles@xxxxxxx > > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 8:03 AM > > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: search and replace all > > > > i did a test update to a test board and the ports didn't work, but i > > replaced the ports with off page connectors and that test went well. > For > > each port, I bring in a off page connector, rename the net name and > then > > i delete the port and connect the off page connector. Seems like there > > should be an easier way to place all, but doing single replacement is > > working even if it is slow progress. > > thanks > > Sam > > > > > > From: "westfeldt" <westfeldt_nbcd@xxxxxxxxx> > > > Date: 2005/06/09 Thu AM 10:04:31 EDT > > > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: search and replace all > > > > > > Then the ports should all have worked. Things to check are port > names > > from > > > the edit/browse menu. Also if you have pasted them in, it can be > hard > > to > > > land on the hot spot; same problem would occur with off page > > connectors. > > > > > > > > > Patrick Westfeldt, Jr. > > > 720-406-0887 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > sjcharles@xxxxxxx > > > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 7:57 AM > > > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: search and replace all > > > > > > sorry i wasn't clear i asked the question while trying to dash out > the > > door. > > > We're using 10.0 capture and the design is a flat design. We weren't > > trying > > > to use hierarchy. I thought we could do a "find and replace". > > > > > > > > > > > From: "westfeldt" <westfeldt_nbcd@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > Date: 2005/06/08 Wed PM 09:17:44 EDT > > > > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: search and replace all > > > > > > > > Assume you are talking about Capture. I don't know the answer to > > your > > > > question about wholesale replacement, but the ports should have > > worked. > > > > First thing to do is edit/browse hierarchical ports to make sure > > your > > > > port names are exactly paired. Then if your ports are in an > actual > > > > hierarchy looking for higher level block, they won't connect > direct. > > > > > > Even if you have the blocks in there, they won't show connection > in > > > > normal drc check, but you can see them in edit/browse flat > netlist. > > If > > > > they are in a hierarchy and you didn't want that, copy each page > to > > a new > > > flat design. > > > > > > > > > > > > Patrick Westfeldt, Jr. > > > > 720-406-0887 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > > > sjcharles@xxxxxxx > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 6:56 PM > > > > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] search and replace all > > > > > > > > Group: Is there a way to do a global replace Ports to off page > > connectors? > > > > WE have 15 page sch with ports thoughout every page and none of > the > > > > nets connect. > > > > > > > > thanks for any answers > > > > SAm > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To subscribe/unsubscribe: > > > > Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe > > > > > > > > To view the archives of this list please login at > > > //www.freelists.org. > > > > Our list name is icu-pcb-forum or go to > > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ > > > > > > > > Problems or Questions: > > > > Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > Want to post a job listing ? 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