Chapter 3
Setting Up a Design
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Pin “[Pin number]” from Part “[refdes]”(value) in Net “[Net
name]” is missing from shape “[shape name]”
— A pin belonging to
the specified part was given in the netlist but does not exist in the shape
that was given for the part.
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Unused Pin [Pin name] is {close to, connected to} {Unused Pin,
Copper}
—The given pin that was not assigned to a net is close to or
connected to another unused pin or copper, for example, a trace,
powerplane, or copper area.
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Design Rule Error: Net [Net1 name] { connected to} { Net2 name,
Unused pin, copper, Board outline }
—The given net was connected
to another net, an unused pin, copper or the board outline.
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Design Rule Error: Net Gnd Close to Net [Net name]
[RefID:PIN#-netname]
—The given net was too close to another net.
You can set up whether the design rule check runs in “real time”, and define
the actions to be taken when Ultiboard encounters a design rule error, such
as cancelling the current action, asking for confirmation, or overruling the
error. Refer to the
section of Chapter 1,
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more information.
Working with the Group Editor
The
Edit Groups
dialog box is where you create and edit net groups, part
groups, bus groups and differential pairs.
Refer to the following sections for more information:
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Working with Differential Pairs
Add Group dialog box
Use the
Add group
dialog box to create groups in the
Edit Groups
dialog
box. Refer to the following subjects for more information:
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