#DIPTRACE REVIEW SOFTWARE#

Qbgjkls wrote:'.Note that some of the circles should be filled, but have connections instead.'Do you mean 'circles' or 'pads'?

Of course, you will still have to connect that net to a new hierarchy connector if you need to bring it to the outside world. As long as there are no other Net Ports connected to that net, the separation from the global Net should be successful. in the pop-up menu.ģ) In the Net Properties dialog window, enable the Rename Related Wires Only and Connect Nets By Name options, type in a new Net name at the top and click on OK. I stumbled over another way to disconnect a global net within a DipTrace hierarchical block, which is similar to the procedure above with the added possibility to get you into trouble if you're not careful.ġ) If a Net Port has several connecting wires, delete the Net Port but not the wires/net.Ģ) Right-click on one of the wires/net and select Properties. Mikez wrote:'.Do all layout packages (EAGLE, Altium etc.) treat net ports of the same name as inherently global?.'Your guess is better than mine. I am also ignorant of any industry-wide best practices concerning hierarchical design, but perhaps other forum members have some information they can share with us. Mikez wrote:'.What's the industry best practice for dealing with hierarchy in schematic capture?.'Unfortunately, my understanding of hierarchies is limited because I have very little experience using them. The GPS says no wires should go under the chip, will the ground plane be okay going under the GPS?ĭoes this design look alright to the eye? Does this mean that I should make the ground plate smaller to compensate for that weight limit, or will I not hit the limit (board is 3'x5') ?

#DIPTRACE REVIEW SOFTWARE#

I have uploaded the schematic, viewable on the software maker's website here. White ovals are crystals with 21pF ceramic caps I feel I'm missing a bunch of passives the PCB doesn't look like any other I've seen (in the fact that it only has a few resistors and 3 capacitors with advanced components).Įxtra note: There will be a ground plane on top copper. PWMs 7-12 are the output, and go to a bunch of ESCs, which control the motors. The aux components are of no concern now. The Li-po inputs are for reading batteries, each wire (besides the first) is a cell. The MCU is going to be able to take input from the BMI055 (accelerometer) and GPS and validly parse that. The board is supposed to be able to be programmed via the ICE 10 component. Input from the radios is PWMs 1-6, which is an RF receiver putting in the raw values of the control sticks. Note that some of the circles should be filled, but have connections instead. Image (red is top, blue is bottom, circles indicate holes and side transfers purple is glue): I'm making a drone, and would love if somebody can review my work on the PCB layout.

Diptrace review