Everything may be alright here.
I can still build the 'power port' and place in my special library.
Now place the 'power port' with 'place Component' and select the library as
well as the power point component.
Now run 'Schematic Annotation' before 'Schematic ERC'.
I thought I had some 'power ports' that would not annotate automatically (i.e.
when the 'Schematic Annotation' button is clicked), but I can not repeat that.
...oh well,
Jim H.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Hughen
To: KiCadUsersGroup
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 10:58 PM
Subject: [kicad-users] placing Power Ports
Placing a 'Power Port' is very much like placing a 'Component'.
The 'Power Port' library entry looks like a 'Component', except "show" on the
Reference Des field is not checked.
I can make a 'Power Port'-like component and put it in a library file other
than 'power'. Then place it with add 'Component'. This seems to cause a
problem because the non-showing Ref Des field does not get automatically
annotated. On the schematic err check, this 'power'-like component blocks the
check process because it is not annotated. If 'annotated schematic' is done,
the invisible ref des is still not annotated.
Sometimes this problem occurs when a 'power port' is created via a 'block
copy'.
So you might say, "Don't do that." ...ok
The place 'power port' button seems to automatically select the 'power'
library file. This makes it difficult to make 'private'-like power ports (they
must be placed in the 'power' library).
This whole affair between 'power ports' and 'components' just seems a little
strange. I'm wondering if maybe I am missing something.
thanks,
...Jim H.
