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Defining

a Footprint Directly on a Device (Generative Flow)

You can define (create) a footprint directly on a device in Capital Logic Designer rather than assigning a part number with a footprint from Capital Component Manager.

You may not want to use a part number if you are adding a new device to the design and that device does not yet have accurate library information. In this case, you can set attributes directly on device pins in Capital Logic Designer to define a footprint. When you synchronize the logical design with a Capital Systems Integrator design in the generative flow, this footprint data is passed on to the Capital Systems Integrator design (just like library footprint data).

Note

The system treats footprints created using attributes as harness connector footprints. When you define a harness connector footprint in Capital Component Manager, you can assign part numbers to the footprint connectors. When you define a harness connector footprint directly on a device in Capital Logic Designer, you cannot assign part numbers to the footprint connectors. In the latter case, you must assign part numbers to the slot connectors in Capital Systems Integrator.

Procedure

Create the device and add the required pins to it. See Adding a Device Without a Library Part or Symbol and Adding Pins to a Non-Shared Object.
Edit the attributes of each pin:Right-click the pin on the diagram and select Properties.The Properties Dialog Box is displayed.

On the General tab, specify the following attributes for the pin:Connector Group Specify a footprint connector to which the pin should map. You can use placeholder names for connectors, such as C1 and C2. Capital Systems Integrator gives you the option of renaming them later.

Connector Cavity Specify a footprint connector cavity (such as 1, 2 and so on) to which the pin maps. Note Mapping the Pin to a Hole rather than a Connector: If you want the pin to map to a hole in Capital Systems Integrator, do not use the Connector Group and Connector Cavity attributes. Instead, use the Pin Group attribute for the pin to specify a placeholder hole name, such as H1. You can specify different holes for different pins on the device, but typically you have only one.

Click OK.

Results

When the device is placed in a slot in Capital Systems Integrator, the system creates:

Slot connectors with names based on the Connector Group values.
Holes with names based on the Pin Group attribute.

These names can be changed.

The system also maps the device pins to the specified slot connector cavities.

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Devices