On 4/8/06, John Doty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 8, 2006, at 12:30 PM, John Luciani wrote: > > > On 4/8/06, John Doty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Well, I certainly don't think it useful to clutter up schematics with > >> such things. An unconnected pin speaks for itself, doesn't need help. > > > > An unconnected pin could be intentional or a mistake. > > Any connection or lack thereof may be intentional or a mistake. No > special reason to single out unconnected pins.
Bad phrasing on my part. If I see a pin with a no connect symbol it shows me that the designer has purposely left the pin unconnected. If I see a pin left unconnected it could be (1) intentional or (2) the designer forgot about the pin or (3) the designer hasn't completed the schematic. Using no-connects and checking for them I catch 2 and 3. My preference would be to have a warning (that could be enabled or disabled) listing the pins as unconnected. The designer would decide whether it is worth the effort to attach no connects to the pins or not. (* jcl *) -- http://www.luciani.org
