Re: gEDA-user: pcb-bin-log

["harry eaton" <bumpelo@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The short is not shown in pink, but element pins and pads that don't belong
to a net will show pink sometimes.

It is not possible to "locate the short" in the general case although there
may be many common shorts which could be located with one algorithm or
another. However, it is my experience that the human eye is quite good at
spotting shorts that are detectable with simple algorithms and not so good
when the problem is also difficult for simple algorithms.

Checking for shorts real-time might be possible. If you use the
"auto-enforce DRC" it won't let you create shorts with the line tool.

Frequent use of the "o" (optimize) key should give you an early warning when
something has gone wrong too.

A "single" short is generally reported twice, once while checking each
participating net. It's reported the same way if you were to have a dozen
shorts between the same nets.

h.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian Treldal" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "gEDA user group" <geda-user@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 10:14 AM
Subject: gEDA-user: pcb-bin-log


> Hi
>
> Are there by any chance that PCB could report where it think it finds a
> shorted net.
>
> I have the following in the log
>
> 21: WARNING!! net "Vdd" is shorted to net "Vcc"
> 22: WARNING!! net "Vcc" is shorted to net "Vdd"
>
> Which I thinks that PCB finds 2 places with a short.
>
> I've checked and doublechecked the netlist no shorts to be found there.
>
> Any good advice would be appreciated
>
>
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