Creating components, basic question

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CSZ
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Creating components, basic question

#1 Post by CSZ » 06 May 2024, 22:39

Hey guys. I am new to DipTrace, learning step by step, but worked long time ago with PCad. Starting to make custom library and creating components and here is my first issue. How to define a group of pins that could replace each other. Here is example: NAND gate in 7400 has 2 inputs that are the same, I can define pin 1 to pad 1, pin 2 to pad 2, but those two input pins are freely exchangeable when drawing PCB. How to define that in Dip Trace?

rotnas
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Re: Creating components, basic question

#2 Post by rotnas » 18 Sep 2024, 01:29

Welcome to DipTrace! In DipTrace, to define a group of pins that can be used interchangeably (like the inputs on a NAND gate), you can use the Pin Manager to create pin groups.
Open Component Editor:
Launch DipTrace and open the Component Editor.
Load or create the component where you want to define the interchangeable pins.

Define Pins:
Add the pins as usual (e.g., pin 1 and pin 2 for the inputs of the NAND gate).
Right-click on a pin or go to the pin table to enter the Pin Manager.

Create a Pin Group:
In the Pin Manager, look for a section or option to manage Pin Groups.
Group the two interchangeable pins together. For instance, group pin 1 and pin 2 as input pins.

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