click on (Edit Traces) button or simply left-click on the trace and drag it to another location then drop it. Then Left-click on the first pad to start the routing, and another click on the next pad to complete the trace.Įditing traces is a bit different.
DIPTRACE PCB LAYOUT MANUAL MANUAL
Now goto "Route / Manual Routing / Add Trace" from the main menu or click on (Route Manual) button. The "Unroute Net" command from the net submenu applies to all selected nets. To unroute any portion, right-click on the net and select "Unroute Net" from the submenu. Actually, the entire board can be routed manually, but because of the low speed of manual routing, a combination of the two methods is usually the best choice. Simple projects like this can be routed automatically, but for the complex boards, manual routing is a must. Auto Routing will start.Īfter the Autorouting, you can modify the trace as per the requirements. Then define Trace Width, Trace Clearance, and other details as per the requirements and click on OK.Īfter that click on the (Autoroute) button. DipTrace has a high-quality shape-based Autorouter. It is a good practice to keep the power supply components in one area and the functional blocks on another side.Īpply appropriate layout rules and differential signaling for high-frequency circuits. Now drag and drop the components on the board and place it as per the requirement. Now click on button to draw the board outline as per the requirement. The routing itself is one of the final stages of the board design, but its quality depends on the preparation.Īfter converting the schematic to PCB, the circuit looks chaotic.Ĭlick on the button on the Placement toolbar or select "Placement / Arrange Components" from the main menu.Īll components will be placed near the design center and arranged according to the placement settings. Now click on OK, the schematic will open in the PCB Layout. In the pop-up dialog box, you can select "Use Schematic Rules" or load rules from any other PCB layout file.
To convert the schematic to PCB, first, select "File / Convert to PCB" or press Ctrl+B hotkeys directly in the Schematic. In a similar way, you have to connect all the components to complete the schematic.
and create the connection between the 555 IC and C4 capacitor. Then move the mouse arrow down to the pin-1 of the C4 capacitor, and left-click it to connect the wire. Hover with the mouse arrow over pin-5 (CVOLT) of 555 IC, and left-click it - the Place Wire mode will be activated automatically. You need to make sure that you are in the default mode. Now, Connect pin-5 of 555 IC to pin-1 of the capacitor C4. In a similar way search for all the required components, and place those components in the design area. After that, Right-click to disable the component placement mode. Then Left-click once to place one selected component. Now to place the component, click on the component in the list (Left side) and move your mouse pointer to the design area. To find any components, you can turn on the filter, then search for the component.
The Component panel has all the required tools to place components and manage libraries.įirst, you have to drag and drop all the required components. In DipTrace, libraries are organized into standard and custom library groups with multi-level search filters, which helps to find the correct components quickly. To enter text in the title field, hover over that field with the mouse, then left-click on it to open the field properties pop-up dialog box, then type in the text (field content), define alignment (Left, Right, or Center), and the font. So, I have explained all the steps of drawing schematic in DipTrace.ĭefine schematic size and placing titles:įirst, Go to " File / Titles and Sheet Setup" from the main menu, then select ANSI A from the Sheet Template drop-down boxĪfter that go to the bottom of the dialog and check the Display Titles and Display Sheet items. Before designing the PCB, you have to draw the schematic.
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