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Schematic Design

  • Schematic Design Tools

    • The Schematic Design Tool I use is Altium Designer. I also have older versions of Pcad 200x, OrCad SDT and Viewlogic Workview. I use the OrCad for modification to existing designs and the Viewlogic Workview is for modifications to early Xilinx FPGA designs.

  • Schematic Attributes

    Each part placed on the schematic includes attributes which help in generating an accurate BOM listing. This listing is then imported into an Excel spreadsheet.

    "MFG#" Component Manufacture Part Number
    "Part Number" Factory, Production House Part Number
    "Description" Part Description
    "Part Value" Actual value of part
    "Quantity" Total Number of Parts per Value

  • Direct PCB Netlisting and Bill of Materials

    • Once the schematic and BOM are complete, a netlist can be compiled which will import directly into Pcad PCB layout.