Mike,
I might be tempted to not do anything to the schematic at this time
besides add your two connectors. Add two connectors to your nets and route
the nets as normal. On your board, route the nets right across the split or
leave a gap along the score or break line. Then when you want one board in
the end you need only route the gaps and remove the two connectors from you
schematic and PCB. I think that this does what you want. Oh yeah, almost
forgot you will have to put up with a PCB DRC report which will list
unrouted nets if you gap them across the score line but that shouldn't be a
biggie to work around.
Sincerely,
Brad Velander.
Lead PCB Designer
Norsat International Inc.
Microwave Products
Tel (604) 292-9089 (direct line)
Fax (604) 292-9010
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 7:27 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: [PEDA] Splitting a design to two PCBs
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I need to split a design that is presently one pcb into two.
> I will have to
> add interconnect connectors, etc. Can this be done more
> readily in the
> gerber phase by cut and pasting two different board designs
> into one? I
> want the two boards to be fabbed at the same time and scored
> so that I can
> just break them apart. I ask the question because if I do this in the
> schematic on the same design, I will have to rename a bunch
> of signals that
> go to the connectors. Also, the final version of this board
> will be one
> pcb, so that if I do not muck with the signal names (common
> names between
> the two split boards) then I should be able to include those
> pages into the
> schematic and the combined schematic should be fine. Am I
> going down the
> right path?
>
> thanks,
>
> Mike Reynolds
> Blazie Engineering, a division of Freedom Scientific
> 2850 SE Market Place
> Stuart, FL 34997
> 561-223-6443 FAX 561-223-6413
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