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General Design Specification / Guidelines
3.2.1 Schematic parts drawing rules
3.2.1.8 Wiring
3.2.1.8 Wiring
Symbol(s) shall be created for wiring points.
Symbols for wiring points shall reference the wire (associated wiring holes shall be included in the footprint library).
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3.2.1.9 All component symbol labels
Topics
1. Background
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1. Background
2. General Considerations
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2. General Considerations
3. Common Library
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3. Common Library
3.1 Install procedure for operating Altium with Pickering library
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3.1.1 File location
3.1.2 First time use
3.1.3 Copy script files
3.1.4 Installing Altium
3.1.5 Creating a shortcut
3.1.6 Using the libraries
3.1.7 Installing schematic, template and AutoBOM tool sets
3.1.7.1 Installing scripts from the server
3.1.7.2 Adding the scripts to Altium for easy access
3.1.7.3 Adding Project Parameters
3.1.7.4 Run the Slash2Dash Script
3.1.7.5 RenumberingComponents script
3.1.7.6 RenumberNets script
3.1.7.7 Adding internal construction templates
3.1.7.8 Running the AutoBOM
3.2 Library Requirements
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3.2 Library Requirements
3.2.1 Schematic parts drawing rules
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3.2.1.1 General
3.2.1.2 Connectors
3.2.1.3 Passive devices
3.2.1.4 ICs
3.2.1.5 Relays
3.2.1.6 Hardware
3.2.1.7 PCB Artwork parts
3.2.1.8 Wiring
3.2.1.9 All component symbol labels
3.2.2 Schematic symbol naming rules
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3.2.2.1 Passive symbols
3.2.2.2 Connector symbols
3.2.2.3 Relay symbols
3.2.2.4 Switch symbols
3.2.2.5 Semiconductor symbols
3.2.2.6 Misc symbols
3.2.2.7 Wire symbols
3.2.2.8 Mechanical symbols
3.2.3 PCB footprint rules
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3.2.3.1 General
3.2.3.2 Orientation
3.2.3.3 Legend
3.2.3.4 Pad general settings
3.2.3.5 Through hole pads
3.2.3.6 Surface mount pads
3.2.3.7 ICs
3.2.3.8 Connectors
3.2.4 Footprint naming
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3.2.4.1 Passive devices
3.2.4.2 Misc
3.2.4.3 Connectors
3.2.4.4 Relays
3.2.4.5 Hardware
3.2.4.6 Semiconductors
3.2.4.7 Wire
3.2.4.8 Coax
3.2.5 Database requirements
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3.2.5 Database requirements
3.2.5.1 Capacitor tab column entries
3.2.5.2 Connector tab column entries
3.2.5.3 Hardware tab column entries
3.2.5.4 Fuse tab column entries
3.2.5.5 Inductors
3.2.5.6 Misc tab column entries
3.2.5.7 PCB Art tab column entries
3.2.5.8 Relay tab column entries:
3.2.5.9 Resistor Split Net tab column entries
3.2.5.10 Resistors tab column entries
3.2.5.11 Switch Split tab column entries
3.2.5.12 Switch tab column entries
3.2.5.13 Semiconductor column entries
3.2.5.14 Wire tab column entries
3.2.6 Design guidelines
3.3 Component Naming Convention
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3.3 Component Naming Convention
3.3.1 SMT capacitor
3.3.2 Through hole capacitor
3.3.3 Connectors
3.3.4 Hardware
3.3.5 Fuses
3.3.6 SMT Inductor
3.3.7 Miscellaneous (Misc)
3.3.8 Relays
3.3.9 SMT resistor
3.3.11 Switch
3.3.10 Through hole resistor
3.3.12 Integrated Circuits (ICs)
3.3.13 Semiconductors (SCs)
3.3.14 Wire
4. Schematic Generation
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4. Schematic Generation
4.1 Design Topics
5. PCB Generation
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5. PCB Generation
5.1 Design Topics
5.2 Trace Geometry
5.2.1 Current Capacity
5.2.2 Voltage Capacity
6. Output Generation
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6. Output Generation
6.1 Output Files Generation
6.1.1 Documentation Outputs
6.1.1.1 Configuration
6.1.1.2 Generating Separate Files
6.1.1.3 Generating Combined File
6.1.2 Fabrication Outputs
6.1.3 Report Outputs
6.1.4 Export Outputs
7. PCB & Stencil Request Details
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7. PCB & Stencil Request Details
7.1 PCB RFQ
7.2 Paste Stencil Manufacture
7.2.1 Standard Stencil Details
8. Legacy Designs - MacPC
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8. Legacy Designs - MacPC
8.1 Conversion Procedure
8.1.1 Example Design Conversion Process
8.1.2 Merging layers
9. Product Families
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9.1 PXI Single / Multi-slot Products
9.2 PXI / PCI Commonality
9.3 BRIC Products
9.4 LXI Products
9.5 R.F. Modules (Any Platform)
10. Additional Features
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10. Additional Features
10.1 Long Term Support
11. Accessories
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11. Accessories
12. Future Developments
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12. Future Developments
13 . Revision History
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13 . Revision History
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