Insert connector
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Menu: Schematic > Insert
connector |
This command opens a dialog box to insert a connector. The dialog box
contains two or three options.
Create a new connector: Opens
the manufacturer part selection dialog box to search for a new manufacturer
part.
Select existing connector: Opens
the component selector. Select the
component and click on the Select
button.
Continue to insert connector previously
added: This option is shown only if a connector isn't completely
inserted. Select this option to finish insertion.
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Dockable panel: Components
> Insert connector |
This command is available in the contextual menu of a connector mark.
Since the connector is already selected, available options appear on the
dockable panel.
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Pins the command, ensuring that the command continues to
remain active after it is first used. |
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Stops the command after it is first used to insert a symbol. |
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Ends the command. |
Select configuration
In the list, several possibilities are available:
< Select symbol to insert>:
The connector is represented by one symbol you can choose in the symbol
selector.
Configuration files: The
graphical representation is automatically done according to the selected
configuration file.
The options of the dockable panel depend of this choice
Select symbol to insert
This appears only if you choose <Select
symbol to insert> in the previous section.
The last symbol inserted is displayed in the side panel. Click Other symbol to select another symbol
in the symbol selector. Click on a point in the graphical interface to
insert it.
Options
This section is shown only if you choose a Dynamic
connector with (or without) pin symbol configuration file.
Hide background: If this option
is selected, the entities drawn under the connector are hidden by a wipeout.
Use rounded corners: If this
option is selected, the left and right corners are replaced by a fillet.
Zig-zag management: If all circuits
of the connector are not inserted, you can display a specific line indicating
that the representation of the connector is not complete.
Select circuits to draw
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Filters the list of circuits. When the filter is active,
only non-inserted circuits are visible. |
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Moves the circuit selected up. |
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Moves the circuit selected down. |
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Displays the maximum number of circuits to insert. This
number can be changed. |
Columns in the list: (left
to right)
1) Inserted pins (green) and non-inserted pins (blue).
2) Checkbox used to select the pins to be inserted.
3) Circuit description.
4) Pin number.
5) Pin mnemonic.
6) Pin utilization.
7) Pin group number.
Symbol orientation
Changes the orientation of the symbol by selecting the option or right-clicking.