Re: gEDA-user: merge multi symbol components

[Bill Gatliff <bgat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joerg wrote:
>
> I've never seen it done that way, could make the schematic hard to read. 
> The customary way would be to place the whole uC on a sheet and then 
> pipe its pins to ports, which in turn correspond to ports on several 
> other sheets. They would be assigned meaningful names such as "P3.7" or 
> "ADC5" so most engineers would know what that is even if they don't have 
> the uC sheet in front of them.
>   

Yea, that's a better way.  I'm still learning.  :)

>> If I'm dealing with a wired-OR input, then the same pin might get used 
>> on several different sheets.  And if that's the only pin on a port that 
>> gets used, then your logic would trip it as an unintentionally 
>> duplicated symbol.
>>
>>     
>
> I guess in medical or similar regulated fields that would get you 
> flogged when the auditor cometh ;-)
>
> But to everyone his style ...
>   

Well, it's worked for me.  But the approach could definitely use some 
improvement.  I appreciate your suggestions.


b.g.

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Bill Gatliff
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