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Bus connection

Hi All,

I'm using SPB16.5, making a schematic with OrCad Capture CIS.

I made a bus named DATA[0:7] and then wired it with DATA0, DATA1....... etc. Now I need another bus named HSI[0:15]. However, instead of naming the signals HSI0, HSI1..........I want to name them WAKE, SEND, FLAG, and other names not related to HSI. Is this possible? I looked in the help files, but the only format I found was the DATA0, DATA1 format. Is there a work around so I can have different names in my bus? Thanks!

Bob

Roger BFS over 12 years ago

You can have multiple netname aliases. Just add them (WAKE, SEND, etc) in addition to the HSIxx names that are still required to identify the bus breakout wires associated with the bus name.
Regards,
Roger
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rwetz over 12 years ago

Thanks Roger! Bob
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steve over 12 years ago

I would recommend using the Netgroup function that was added in 16.5. There are two video's on the usage of a netgroup that will do what you need. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsxU-zlkjAE&feature=plcp and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8MSaKGXPOs&feature=plcp
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rwetz over 12 years ago

Thanks Steve. I started using netgroups and it's working well.
One unrelated question......when I'm making connections on a schematic I see a red dot to let me know I can end a wire at a pin. Sometimes there is a dot and sometimes not. I like seeing that red dot. How can I make it appear all the time? Thanks!
Bob
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