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- Help Information: Box Pin
-
- Specify and position rectangular Pins for the Library Part.
- Pins may be defined for the <L>abel, <C>omponent, and
- <S>older layers. PLCCs would be defined with this function,
- for instance. BOXPINS CANNOT EXIST ON THE <P>AD MASTER
- LAYER. The <P>ad Master layer exists on every layer of the
- PCB.
-
- SMD Placement: Note that BoxPins are defined on specific
- layers, unlike PadPins which will be present on every layer.
- You must define your SMT devices for the layers on which they
- will be used. If you plan a PCB with SMD devices on both the
- <C>omponent and <S>older layers, for instance, an SMD bypass
- capacitor in 1210 sizing would have to be defined twice and
- saved with two distinctive names (say, 1210C and 1210S).
-
- Size allows specifying the dimensions of the Pins and their
- separation. `W' is the Width of the Pin. It is the
- dimension which aligns with the direction arrows (right,
- left, down, and up). `L' is the Pin's length and `d' is the
- separation distance used by Repeat and Comm. There is no
- restriction on the values for `W', `L' and `d'; the Pins they
- specify may even overlap when Repeated.
-
- After the mouse is used to set an initial Pin location,
- invoking Repeat will lay down more Pins according to the
- separation `d' specified in Size and direction specified by
- the arrows (right, left, down, and up).
-
- Comm allows keyboard entry of an initial Pin position and the
- number of Pins to create in prompts on the Entry Bar. The
- arrows (right, left, down, and up) determine the orientation
- and direction in which the Pins will be laid down. If your
- Parts cannot be defined on the defined grid (Standard or Fine
- Line), the Comm function must be used. Comm has a resolution
- of 0.001" (0.02 mm).
-
- Help Information: Pad Pin
-
- PadPins are Device Pins which exist on all layers, unlike
- BoxPins which only exist on the <C>omponent or <S>older
- layers.
-
- Specify and position Pins for the Library Part. PadPins may
- only be defined for the <P>ad Master layer. PGA (Pin Grid
- Array) ICs would be defined with this function, for instance.
-
- Size allows specifying the Pin size and separation. `D' is
- the diameter of each Pin and `d' is the separation distance
- used by Repeat and Comm. There is no restriction on the
- values for `D' and `d'; the Pins they specify may even
- overlap when Repeated.
-
- After the mouse is used to set an initial Pin location,
- invoking Repeat will lay down more Pins according to the
- separation `d' specified in Size and the direction specified
- by the arrows (right, left, down, and up).
-
- Comm allows keyboard entry of an initial Pin position and the
- number of Pins to create in prompts on the Entry Bar. The
- arrows (right, left, down, and up) determine the orientation
- and direction in which the Pins will be laid down. If your
- Parts cannot be defined on the defined grid (Standard or Fine
- Line), the Comm function must be used. Comm has a resolution
- of 0.001" (0.02 mm).
-
- Help Information: Pin Number
-
- Assign Pin numbers to BoxPins and PadPins. You must be on
- the proper Work layer before Clicking on the Pin.
-
- A prompt will appear on the Entry Bar for PinNum (the
- starting pin number) and Inc (the increment between Pins), if
- applicable.
-
- Pins which were created with the Repeat or Comm functions
- will be grouped together for numbering. Clicking on any Pin
- in the group will highlight all the Pins. The number you
- specify for PinNum will be assigned to the first Pin in the
- group, not the Pin on which you Clicked. The increment will
- assign numbers to the rest of the Pins in the group but only
- the first and last Pins will display numbers, and only while
- in PinNum.
-
- You may enter a negative value for Inc, but 0 is the lowest
- allowed Pin Number and two Pins may not have the same number.
-
- Help Information: Bound
-
- Specify a rectangular boundary for the Library Part that will
- enclose the physical footprint of the Device. As the Bound
- is rectangular, circular or oddly shaped parts will have some
- extra area included.
-
- The Bound is used during Placement to check if any Devices
- overlap. The term `overlap' is used to mean that the Bounds
- of two Devices envelop the same area on the screen, but does
- not require that the Devices be on the same layer. Pro-Board
- allows Settling SMD capacitors inside the Bound of a DIP or
- SMD IC, for instance.
-
- The Bound does not have to surround the entire Library Part,
- especially any Drawing. Its purpose is to trigger the
- Placement prompt if two parts overlap. For example, a
- PCB-mount BNC jack could have a circular outline with a Bound
- which surrounds the pins and that section of the housing
- which contacts the PCB, with a Drawing of the right angle
- projection extending outside the bound to indicate
- orientation.
-
- Help Information: Line
-
- There are two modes to Lines, depending on the Work layer.
-
- On the <L>abel layer, connected Line segments will be drawn
- until you either invoke Next or Exit.
-
- On the <P>ad Master, <C>omponent, and <S>older layers, a
- filled polygon will be constructed from the vertices you have
- specified when you invoke Next or Exit. You must specify at
- least three points for this to occur.
-
- For filled polygons, the R0-R3 options determine the
- sharpness of the corners formed at a vertex if the included
- angle is less than 90 degrees. Obtuse angles will have sharp
- corners.
-
- Help Information: Text
-
- Add Text strings to your PCB. Text may be placed on the
- <P>ad Master, <L>abel, <C>omponent, and <S>older layers, in
- two sizes (Small and Medium), and in two orientations (Across
- and Down).
-
- As this Help Text is written, the Text functions require the
- Diamond 12 and 20 point fonts (standard with AmigaDOS) in the
- Fonts: directory.
-
- Help Information: Circle
-
- Draw unfilled Circles on the <L>abel layer and filled Circles
- on the <P>ad Master, <C>omponent and <S>older layers.
-
- You may Click with the mouse or use the Comm function to
- specify the center and radius.
-
- Help Information: Box
-
- Draw unfilled Boxes on the <L>abel layer, or filled Boxes on
- the <P>ad Master, <C>omponent, or <S>older layers.
-
- You may Click with the mouse or use the Comm function to
- specify the loactions of the Box's diagonals.
-
- The mouse can resolve only 25 mils or 0.63 mm (Standard
- mode) or 20 mils or 0.50 mm (Fine Line mode). The Comm
- function has a resolution of 1 mil or 0.02 mm.
-
- Help Information: Set Reference Point
-
- Specify a local origin other than the lower left corner. A
- useful tool for simpler measurements. The values used do not
- affect the final design or placement of the Library Part when
- it is called up in Pro-Board (that is determined by Bound).
-
- Help Information: Check
-
- Check will provide information on BoxPins and PadPins. They
- do not have to be numbered, yet, nor do you have to specify
- the Work layer before clicking on the Pin if it is a PadPin.
-
- The information provided for a PadPin will be its location
- (relative to the SetRef position) and diameter. If the
- PadPin is part of a Repeated sequence, the separation
- distance will be shown and the location will be that of the
- first Pin in the sequence.
-
- The information provided for a BoxPin will be its location
- (relative to the SetRef position), Width, and Length. If the
- BoxPin is part of a Repeated sequence, the separation
- distance will be shown and the location will be that of the
- first Pin in the sequence.
-
- Help Information: Draw
-
- Draw Boxes, Lines, Circles, and Text on the <P>ad Master,
- <L>abel, <C>omponent, and <S>older side layers.
-
- The functionality of each mode can depend on the WORK layer.
-
- Help Information: Define Lib Parts
-
- Pro-Lib is the utility to create Library Parts, which are
- those Devices which cannot be described as a DIP (such as a
- Through-hole IC), SIP (such as a resistor pack), or 2-Pin
- (such as most capacitors and resistors).
-
- Examples of Library Parts to create would be transistors,
- headers, ZIP (Zigzap In-line Package used for some memory
- chips), PLCC (Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier), PGA (Pin Grid
- Array), and Surface Mount Technology capacitors and
- resistors.
-
- Library Parts can be defined on two grids, Standard (25 mils
- or 0.63 mm) and Fine Line (20 mils or 0.50 mm).
-
- Library Parts defined in either mode can be loaded on PCBs in
- either mode, but Library Parts defined in Fine Line will
- display larger than those defined under Standard mode and
- could cause problems. You would be advised to not intermix
- modes for Library Parts and PCBs.
-
- While Pro-Lib is a separate program from Pro-Board, many of
- its IFKs perform similar or identical functions. Those IFKs
- will not receive long descriptions in this Help Text.
-
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