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illegal characters in orcad reference designators?

jag1batc
jag1batc over 16 years ago

-can anyone point me to a listing of illegal or dis-allowed characters in orcad cis 15.7 reference designators?

 thanks...

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  • BillZ
    BillZ over 16 years ago

    Hi

    The safest thing is to sticket to standard ascii a thru z 0 thru 9

    I do know to avoid the . (period) I would also stay away from spaces.

    Regards,

    BillZ

    EMA Design Automation

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