Mike, It doesn't matter where you place the hidden pin, if it calls out Vcc or GND it will be connected on the netlist. You need to either delete it or unhide it and remove the power callouts.
Regards, Steve Smith Product Engineer Staco Energy Products Co. Web Site: www.stacoenergy.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Robison Michael R CNIN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 4:13 PM > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > Subject: [PEDA] hidden pin problem > > > > hello, > > i've got some hidden pins on a few packages i built, > and for some reason, when i netlisted it out, all these > pins are connected in a net. they shouldn't be > connected anywhere. this is the first time i've seen > this. what did i do wrong? > > i placed the hidden (and preferrably unconnected) pins > in the middle of the chips, where i figured they were > safe from getting accidentally connected. > > thanks, miker > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
