Ok, got some opinions, thanks Looks like I will need to rework the top sheet connectivity, I had already guessed as much, just wanted a final exploration of the subject before picking up the mouse.
As Mr Lomax put it "There is such a thing as an excess of neatness!" which seems to apply quite well in this case. It has been a personal preference of mine to keep certain top sheets this way, I have never liked crossed lines for wires or buses, bus structures can look confusing when printed in monochrome in Protel. I actually started doing this out of a remedial action brought about by client complaint as a compromise due to Protel not supporting complex buses so control lines had to be drawn seperately from the bus itself. The previous package I used prior to P98 did support complex buses and this was what they were used to (wires did not need to cross busses for connectivity) Thanks all :-) Best Regards John A. Ross RSD Communications ltd Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW http://www.rsd.tv ================================== > -----Original Message----- > From: Leo Potjewijd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 5:33 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Sheet entry methodologies in 99SE > > At 04-05-2004 16:48, John A. Ross [Design] wrote: > >Does anyone else use this method for keeping top sheets > clean in 99SE? > > > >See screenshot > http://www.proteluser.com/bbs/showthread.php?p=71#post71 > > > >If you look at net labels HA[0..18], HD[0..15] and HA20/HA21/WE0 you > >will see that I have added additional sheet entries of the same name > >while using only a single port on the child sheet. > > > >Sort of a one (child sheet) to many (parent sheet) and it > seems to work > >fine. > > Well, I don't use that method. > For one reason, it makes it less clear which bus goes where. > > >But Importing this to 2004 and compile, the compiler does > not like this > >at all. I tried creating the same number of sheet entries as > the sheet > >symbol has but it seems 2004 will choke on same name items. > > Apparently 2004 gets confused too..... > > >I have been given today the task of translating some more > 99SE designs > >which have between 20-40 sheets and it seems this small > workaround has > >come back to bite me. If anyone has any ideas on a > workaround to save > >redrawing the top sheets 'ugly' then please let mw know. > > I make branches in buses using bus entries and specify what > bus members are in each branch using net labels; if the bus > goes two places with all its members I use a junction and > label each section. > That way the clutter is minimal and it is always clear which > bus goes where with what members. > > > Leo Potjewijd > hardware designer > Integrated Engineering B.V. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +31 20 4620700 > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
