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Symbol and Footprint won't connected - PCB Editor 16.2

shangwu

I have a one-pin schematic symbol and a one-pin footprint (used as a test point), but they just can't connect together in PCB Editor 16.2.

In Capture, I connect the symbol to a net (+15f), which has several other parts connected.

After forward annotated to the PCB Editor, everything is fine except this single-pin footprint that wouldn't connect to the net (+15f).  I checked its net name in PCB Editor, it showed +15f_10944596.  Where does the extra number come from?

I deleted both of them, and placed them again.  It does not help.

Any clue on this?

Thanks.

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  • redwire

    I am attaching a sample schematic that will show you.

    You can see a "global" power connector on page 1 and page 2 that is labeled "VCC_15"

    Then there is a "local" signal called "15V" on each page.  "15V" does NOT connect TP3 to TP7 because I did not use an off-page connector or global signal connector.   Instead OrCAD called the TP7-TP8 net "15V_401" in my design to make sure it was different from the TP3-TP4 connection.

    Hopefully the attached zip file will make it clear! :)

    LG1.zip
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  • redwire

    I am attaching a sample schematic that will show you.

    You can see a "global" power connector on page 1 and page 2 that is labeled "VCC_15"

    Then there is a "local" signal called "15V" on each page.  "15V" does NOT connect TP3 to TP7 because I did not use an off-page connector or global signal connector.   Instead OrCAD called the TP7-TP8 net "15V_401" in my design to make sure it was different from the TP3-TP4 connection.

    Hopefully the attached zip file will make it clear! :)

    LG1.zip
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