TW200411446A - Applying method for component group in circuit layout - Google Patents

Abstract

An applying method for component group in circuit layout employs group configuration to calculate the coordinates data for storing the group data by selecting the component, grabbing the related trace data and providing a reference point. During the new circuit layout process, provide the stored group data and go through the selection and application to convert it , onto new PCB.

Description

200411446

[Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention relates to a method for grouping components of a circuit layout (Lay Out), and is applied to the layout of a circuit (Layout). Use when placing the position. [Previous technology] At present, when a circuit layout (Layout) operation is performed, a circuit layout (Layout) engineer usually takes about 2 weeks of work (equivalent to about 2 weeks of work) to complete the design of a main board. 33 6 working hours), but due to the components configured on the new motherboard, the component specifications and placement are often the same as those of a version of the motherboard. The locations are the same, so in the design process, it can be found that the layout engineer is often doing the same design. Such a design process not only makes Uyout engineers spend time doing the Layout work that has been done before, but the Layout engineer is more likely to be in Layout. , Unexpected human error occurred; and when the line layout (Lay〇ut) engineer completed part of the line layout (Lay⑽ 丨), if you just hit the components used in the main board (C〇mp〇nent) When the specification is changed, the configuration position of components must be changed. At this time, for line layout engineers, redesign requires more time and effort to modify. Therefore, it is necessary to design a program that can simplify and speed up the layout layout (Layout) of the layout engineer. 200411446

[Summary of the Invention] In view of the problems of the conventional technology, the present invention provides a method for grouping (c0mponent) group (gr0Up) of a circuit layout (Layout). 〇up) settings, through the selection of the component (C0mp0nent) to access the relevant trace data and provide a reference point, and then all related data is stored into a group (gr0up) data, and Method for providing stored group data (grooup) during new layout operation and selecting, applying and converting to new printed circuit board (pCB) Layout's component group (grout) application method, through the operation of this method, to achieve accelerated circuit layout (layout) engineer circuit layout (layout) printed circuit board (PCB) purpose. Therefore, in order to achieve the above object, the method of the present invention can be mainly divided into a method of setting a group and applying a group. The method of setting a group mainly includes the following steps: first, selecting a component , And then provide a reference point according to the selected component (c〇mp〇nenf), and then search and capture the relevant trace (trace) according to the selected component (compOnent); and convert the component (c〇mp〇nent) and the trace The corresponding coordinates of the trace; finally, set the group data according to the corresponding coordinates of the component (component), the reference point, and the trace. As for the method for applying the group part of the present invention: first provide the group data selection; then provide the reference point position of the group data based on the selected group data Choice of placement;

200411446 V. Description of the invention (3) Place the group (gr〇up) data to the selected position according to the placement instruction; finally, convert and store the group (g r 〇 U P) data. Through the foregoing description of the method of the present invention, it is expected that the problems existing in the prior art will be solved and the following effects can be achieved: 1. Layout engineers on the printed circuit board (PCB) circuit layout Time 'can shorten the time spent on line layout (Layout) and improve work efficiency. 2. It is possible to reduce errors caused by human error by providing the method of the present invention. Regarding the features and implementation of the present invention, the preferred embodiment is described in detail with reference to the following drawings: [Embodiment] A method for compiling and applying a component of a circuit layout (CompOnent). Set as a group (gr0up), through the selection of components (c0m ρ ο nent), retrieve the relevant trace (earth) data and provide a reference point, and then aggregate all relevant data, then save Group data, and provide the stored group data during the new circuit layout) operation, and then select, apply and convert to the new printed circuit board (PCB). By the operation of this method, it is expected that g of the circuit layout (Layout) engineer's circuit layout (Layout) will be accelerated. Therefore, in order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, firstly, the “group 1” component (group) setting flow chart of the circuit layout of the present invention is used to describe the setting of a group (group) data. operation flow. Such as

200411446 V. Description of the invention (4) -------- Figure "= No, the circuit layout (Lay〇ut) engineer decided to use the method of the present invention in the process of the circuit layout (Lay〇ut), will partly When the components are grouped into data, you must first select the components on the printed circuit board (pcB). The selected components do not specify which components (c 〇mp〇nent) does not apply to this method, or specifically specify which components (compOnent) are applicable to this method, but in the current line layout (Lay〇ut) process, the central processing unit (CPU), north-south Bridge chipset, random access memory (RAM), etc., which are more components with a fixed trace length connection, set the group data of the present invention. The operation steps of the method mainly include: accepting the selection of components (step 110); then providing a reference point corresponding to all components (step 12); and then searching for and selecting the selected component ( component) traces (step 130) interconnected, and the corresponding coordinates of each selected component and trace (step 14) are converted; finally, the group (gr0up) The way of Lu Jilu 'is to store the coordinate data of components (component), traces and reference points (step 15). After receiving the selection of components by the line layout engineer, the system will provide a corresponding one among all the components according to all the components selected by the layout engineer. Reference point; then the system searches for and produces interconnected traces between selected components (c0 mp 0 nent) based on the prepared data (c 0 mp 0 nent).

Page 8 200411446 V. Description of the invention (5) ^ The document "Including the data of each segment (segmen1 :) that composes the trace" is converted to the selected components and components based on the reference points provided by the system. The corresponding coordinates of the trace, and the starting point and ending coordinate of each segment formed in the trace are also recorded, and finally recorded as a group (grosup). Coordinate data of components, traces, and reference points are stored to complete the establishment of the entire group data. After describing the process of creating the group data, continue to apply the flow chart of the component (c⑽) of the circuit layout (Layout) of the invention according to the "Figure 2" to explain how to apply The recorded group data is applied to the line layout (Uyout). The operation steps of the method mainly include: providing a stored group (^) and selecting (step 21); and then reading the inside of the group (gr0up) for the selected group Information (step 22); and provide the placement of the reference point position of the group (step 23 ′); and then place the reference point at the reference position, and the routing ((step 240) ,,,, Finally, record all relevant data into the database (step 25). Baixian When the circuit layout engineer (Layout) re-worked the layout of a new PCB, the layout (Lay out) work, the component placement position on the new printed circuit board (pcB) is usually the same as the previous version or slightly changed version, so most components The placement position will be the same: Therefore, the layout engineer can use the system of the invention to first withdraw the stored group data and select

Page 200411446 V. Description of the invention (6) Take 'Next' After selecting the group data to be applied, the system accepts the layout engineer to select the group and read the group (Group) internal data; reads such as the reference point, the element μ (c〇mp〇nent), the trace between the elements (c〇mp〇nent), and the segments (trace) constituting the trace (trace) ) Coordinate data. Then the system provides the placement of the reference point of the group (gr 0 up); mention, the layout engineer can freely move the group of materials to the appropriate position on the printed circuit board (PCB) Placement; then the system puts the reference point position after the Layout engineer later, ^ ^ According to the reference point position, the relative coordinates in the group (grouP) data are placed in%, pj is placed Components (components) and traces (traces); and after the completion of the second set, all relevant information is recorded to the lean material library belonging to this block of printed electrical cells = / CB) to complete the entire circuit layout Component) group (group) application process. Those mentioned above are only the preferred embodiments of this creation, and the scope of the implementation of the creation = t ί; that is, all changes and modifications of the patent scope, L, etc. applied according to this creation are Covered by creation patent.

Page 10 200411446 Brief description of the diagram. The first diagram is a grouping setting flow chart of the component of the circuit layout of the present invention; and the second diagram is a circuit layout of the present invention. The component group (group) is applied to the flowchart. [Illustration of Graphical Symbols] Step 11 0 Step 1 2 0 Step 1 3 0 Step 1 4 0 Step 1 5 0 Step 21 0 Step 220 Step 2 3 0 Step 240 Step 250 Accept the selection of the component (C〇mp〇nent) Provides correspondence between all components (Commonen)-a reference point to search for brothers and retrieve the interconnected trace data between the selected components (comp) to replace each selected component (compOnen) * t;) and the coordinate data of the corresponding coordinate storage components (components), traces (traces) and datum points provide the stored group (gr 〇up) data and select the selected group (Group) read the internal data of the group to provide the reference position of the group, the reference point position placement component (c 0 mp 〇nent) and the trace (trace) All relevant information is recorded in the database

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Claims (1)

200411446 Scope of six patent applications. A method for applying component group (gr0Up) of circuit layout (gr0Up), the method includes the following steps: k for more than one group (gr0up) data selection; according to the selection The group data provides selection of a reference point position placement of the group gr0up data; receives a placement instruction and places the group gr0u P data to a selected position ; And convert and store the group data. 2 · If the scope of patent application is the first! The method of applying component group (groUp) of the circuit layout (Lay〇ut) described in the item above, wherein the group data includes more than one component (c0mp〇nent) coordinate data, more than one Trace data and the reference point. 3. The method of applying the component group (groUp) of the circuit layout (Lay〇ut) as described in item 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the reference point is used to provide the correspondence of the component coordinate data Coordinate reference basis. 4β The method for grouping components of a circuit layout as described in item 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the trace data includes more than one segment segment coordinate data. 5. The method of grouping (componen t) components of the line layout (Lay〇ut) as described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the segment coordinate data is based on the corresponding coordinates of the reference point Reference. Page 12 200411446 VI. Patent application scope 6 'The method of grouping components of the circuit layout (Layout) described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the selected position is controlled by a user The reference point position is selected. 7 · — A method for setting the component of a line layout (group) as a group setting method is to provide a method for using the line layout (Lay 〇ut) by setting a group (gr0Up) data. The method includes the following steps: selecting more than one component (component); providing a reference point according to the selected component (component); searching and capturing more than one related trace (trace) according to the selected component (component); Reverse the corresponding coordinates of the component and the trace; and set the group data according to the corresponding coordinates of the component, the reference point, and the trace. 8. The method for setting the component (groUp) of the circuit layout as described in item 7 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the conversion of the corresponding coordinates of the component and the trace The process is based on this reference point. 9 'The method for setting the components (c 〇 m ρ ο ne η ΐ) of the circuit layout (Lay〇ut) described in the scope of patent application No. 7 (gr 〇up), wherein the trace is more Contains more than one segment (segment) data. Page 13