With Quadcept, it is possible to transfer differences due to design changes in schematic/PCB data.
The following will explain Forward Annotation and Backward Annotation for when transferring design changes.
To execute Annotation, it is necessary to match "References" between a schematic and PCB, or to match "Component IDs".
* To perform Annotation (transfer/compare differences) for a “Reference”, it is necessary to match "Object IDs", which is the standard.
* "Component IDs" are the unique ID for each component.
<Forward Annotation>
| Design changes to schematics |
Transfer Differences => => |
Reflected to PCB |
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<Back Annotation>
| Design changes to PCB |
Transfer Differences => => |
Reflected to schematic |
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The following will explain how to transfer design change contents from the schematic side to PCB data.
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Open the updated file (the file you want to be reflected).
=> For Forward Annotation, open PCB data. |
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[Project]
Select => [Annotation]
=> The Select target screen will open. |
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Select a Source for Annotation (Target Project and File), and click "OK"
=> To select a schematic, select "Circuit". All schematics in the Project will be targeted. |
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* When multiple Projects are registered, it is possible to select other projects by switching the Target Project.
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The Annotation screen will open showing the contents of the differences. Confirm the contents, and then click "Annotation".
=> The contents with the Apply checkbox "ON" will be reflected to the PCB data. |
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* With Forward Annotation, updates other than for Net (Add Component and Edit Attribute, etc. ) are performed first, and then updates for the Net (Edit Net Name, Add Net Connection, etc. ) are performed.
* For more information about content details, see here. |
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Contents of the differences between the schematic and PCB will be reflected to the PCB side. |
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When a component is newly added, the conditions are the settings in "Align Footprint".
Components that are newly added by forward annotation have a "NEW" icon, which makes them easy to identify.
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The following will explain how to transfer design change contents from the PCB side to the schematic.
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Open the updated file (the file you want to be reflected).
=> For Back Annotation, open schematic data. |
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[Project]
Select => [Annotation]
=> The Select target screen will open. |
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Select a Source for Annotation (Target Project and File), and click "OK" |
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* When multiple Projects are registered, it is possible to select other projects by switching the Target Project. |
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The Annotation screen will open showing the contents of the differences. Confirm the contents, and then click "Annotation".
=> The contents with the Apply checkbox "ON" will be reflected to the schematic data. |
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* For more information about content details, see here.
*Please note that "Change Net Connection", "Add Net Connection" and "Delete Net Connection" are not reflected to schematics by back-annotation. |
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The contents of the differences between the schematic and PCB will be reflected to the schematic side. |
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