> > If your parts are analog parts, or have analog and digital sections > > (e.g. an A/D), my opinion is that the pwr/gnd connections should be > > brought out on pins explicitly. For power nets this is good practice > > because then you can explicitly attach the power decoupling/bypass > > networks to the pin. For GND, this is good practice because you often > > want to attach analog GND pins to an analog GND plane, whereas digital > > GND pins often go to a separate digital GND plane. > > Thanks for the quick answer! > > The parts have both analog and digital sections. I think I will continue > to draw power and ground pins. It's seems to be the easiest way and I'm a > bit lazy...
And you can always claim that it is good practice! (Which has the benefit of being true . . . . .) Stuart
