JPH1011492A - Wiring limit display method for wiring design - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure the easy-to-see display for limit of the wiring length and to eliminate the wiring design mistake when the wiring length is limited by displaying a limit range graphic in consideration of the existing wiring length set based on the result of comparison obtained between the wiring length limit value and the existing wiring length. SOLUTION: When the wiring is allowed in only (x) and (y) directions, the shortest wiring length required between connection points A (x1 , y1 ) and B (x2 , y2 ) is set as (x2 -x1 )+(y2 -y1 ). When the wiring length limit value is set at L3 3, the sufficient wiring length L4 is set as L4 =L3 - (x2 -x1 )+(y2 -y1 )}. A point D where the wiring length limit is shown is positioned from a point A by L4 /2 in the -x direction, a point E is positioned from the point A by L4 /2+(x2 +x1 ) in the +x direction, a point F is positioned from the point A by L4 /2+(y2 -y1 ) in the +y direction, and a point G is positioned from the point A by L4 /2 in the -y direction respectively. Thus, it's possible to strictly keep the wiring length limit value and the add the wirings while confirming the limit of the length component in the direction where the wirings can be added.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wiring restriction display method for displaying a wiring restriction range graphic when performing wiring design interactively as a wiring design of a printed wiring board or an integrated circuit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional wiring length restriction display method, there is a method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-243484. In this design method, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 5, the operator selects a component to be arranged (S11), determines whether the component to be arranged has a wiring length restriction net (S12), and restricts the wiring length. If there is a net, the virtual wiring length is calculated from the position of the already placed component for each of the wiring length limited nets of the placement target component (S13), and the wiring length of the placement target component is calculated. An allowable value L is calculated for each of the restricted nets from the difference between the net-specific wiring length limit value and the virtual wiring length calculated in S13 (S14).

Next, an arrangement image is displayed at the position of the mouse cursor intended by the operator (S15), and the pin (target pin) of the already arranged component located at the shortest distance (Manhattan length) in the same net is calculated. (S16). The rat nest is displayed on the display device between the target pins calculated in S16 (S17). If the allowable value L calculated in S17 is a positive value, the wiring length limited area is displayed (S18). Further, it is determined whether or not the operator determines the arrangement at the position where the arrangement image of the arrangement target component is displayed (S19), and when the arrangement position is to be changed, the mouse cursor position intended by the operator is fetched (S20). ) And determine the arrangement position (S2
1) It is determined whether or not a series of processing is performed on another component (S22), and the process ends.

In this case, the wiring length limited area of the wiring layout will be described with reference to the layout diagram of FIG. Square wiring length limit gauges 26, 2 having a vertical and horizontal diagonal length of twice the allowable values L ₁ , L ₂ calculated in step S14.
These center positions are indicated by the positions of the target pins 14 and 16 corresponding to the pins.

[0005]

This conventional wiring length display method is effective at the stage of arranging components, but the wiring length after completion of wiring in a design in which the wiring length is limited is limited by the wiring length limitation. There is no guarantee to protect it. Further, since the display of the wiring length restriction area is a square, there is a problem that the wiring length restriction is not accurate.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method of displaying a wiring length of a wiring design which makes it easy to see the display of the wiring length limitation when there is a wiring length limitation at the time of wiring design and prevents a wiring design error. It is in.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a method for displaying a wiring limit of a wiring design, wherein the wiring length of a printed wiring board or an integrated circuit is displayed as a limited range graphic on a display screen when the wiring is designed. A wiring length calculating step of calculating the wiring length of the existing wiring, a wiring length limiting line length storing step of storing the wiring length limiting line length of each wiring, and comparing the wiring length limiting line length with the existing wiring length. And a graphic display step of displaying a limited range graphic in consideration of the wiring length obtained as a result of the comparison of the wiring lengths.

In the present invention, wiring is performed on the xy axis, and the coordinates of the two wired points are represented by (x ₁ , y ₁ ) (x ₂ , y
₂ ), and when the wiring margin length of this wiring is L, the limited range figure is (x ₁ , −L / 2, y ₁ ) (x ₁ , y ₁
−L / 2) (x ₂ + L / 2, y ₂ ) (x ₂ , y ₂ + L /
2) A figure having an outer shape including the four points as vertices, wiring is performed in the xy axis and its 45 ° tilt direction, and the coordinates of the two wired points are represented by (0, 0) on the 45 ° tilt coordinates.
When (a, b) is set, the limited range figure is a distance of L / 2 + b in the 45 ° direction, and L / 2 in the 135 ° and 225 ° directions.
, And eight points consisting of the four points and the points located at a distance of L / 2 + a in the direction of 315 °. Further, in the present invention, the restricted range graphic may be a quadrilateral or an octagon having the four points or the eight points as vertices.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a line length calculation processing step 1 for calculating the length of an input wiring, a wiring length restriction storage processing step 2 for storing a restriction on the wiring length of two points to be connected, and a line length calculation processing A wiring length comparison processing step 3 for comparing the wiring length calculated in the processing step 1 with the wiring length restriction length stored in the wiring length restriction storage processing step 2, and a result of the wiring length comparison processing step 3 Graphic display processing step 4 for displaying a gauge.

Next, a method of displaying a gauge will be described with reference to a layout diagram of FIG. Here, it is assumed that only the x direction and the y direction are allowed for the wiring direction, and it is assumed that wiring is added from point B to two points A and B to be connected. In FIG. 2A, the wiring is drawn 2 cm from the point B in the + y direction, and there is a leading end (cursor) a5 of the wiring. Since the wiring length limitation length is 8 cm, the wiring limitation length 5 that can be additionally wired is shown. ７7 cm and the direction and distance are 2 from a5 in the + x direction.
cm, 1 cm in the -x direction, 4 cm in the + y direction, and 1 cm in the -y direction.
become.

FIG. 2B shows a case where wiring is further added from the stage of FIG. 2A. 4 cm from point B in the y direction
When the wiring is drawn, the tip (cursor) a5 of the wiring is at a stage at a point a5, and the direction and distance at which additional wiring is possible are + x from the point a5.
2cm in the direction, 1cm in the -x direction, 2cm in the + y direction,
At points a1 to a4 of 1 cm in the -y direction, a quadrangular wire length gauge is formed. Further, in FIG. 2 (c), a wire of 5 cm is drawn from the point B in the + y direction, and 2 cm in the + x direction, 1 cm in the -x direction, 1 cm in the + y direction, and-
The wiring length gauge 7 made of a quadrilateral having a length of 1 cm in the y direction is shown. In the case of a 45 ° unit system, the line segment component is x
By decomposing into the y-direction component, the same-shaped wiring length restriction display can be performed.

Next, a method of displaying the wiring length limit gauge will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 in a case where only the x direction and the y direction are allowed in the wiring direction. In this case, the connection point A (x,
_{y), B (x 2,} y 2) minimum wiring length for wiring between the _{(x 2 -x 1) + (} y 2 -y 1) , and the when the wiring length limit table and L _3, the margin A certain wiring length L ₄ is L ₄ = L ₃
Then, the marginal wiring length L ₄ is L ₄ = L ₃ − ｛(x
₂ −x ₁ ) + (y ₂ −y ₁ )}. The wiring length limit point D which represents the display L _4/2 becomes the -x direction from the point A, point E in the from point A + x direction _{L 4/2 + (x 2} -
x _1), and the lower point from the point A to the + y direction L _4/2 +
(Y ₂ −y ₁ ), and the point G is L ₄ from the point A in the −y direction.
/ 2. Note that the reason for dividing by 2 is that when a wire that does not fit in a rectangle having points A and B as diagonal coordinates is added, an amount that always returns to the rectangle is required.

Next, a method of displaying a gauge when the direction of the wiring is also allowed to be 45 ° will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, orthogonal points in the 45 ° direction from points A and B are denoted by S and T,
Line segment AS length a and line segment B when connecting two points A and B
Calculate the length b of S. In this case, a marginal wiring length L
₄ becomes (interconnect length limit L ₃ ) − (a + b). 90 °
The calculation of the points J, L, N, and R in the directions can be performed by a calculation method of a 90 ° system. Therefore, the 45 ° direction L _4/2 + b
At the point K, 135 ° and 225 ° in the direction of L ₄ /
The M is the point where the second distance, P, 315 ° direction L _4/2 +
A figure having a total of eight vertices of the point H at the distance of a as a vertex is a region where wiring is possible.

[0015] The display figure may be a polygon, a cross, or each vertex connected by an arc.

In the 45 ° unit, as in the case of the 90 ° unit, the extra wiring length, which is the length obtained by subtracting the minimum wiring length only in the 45 ° unit from the wiring length limit length, is surrounded by A, S, B, and T. the formula必Razu that L _4/2 for the partial return to this figure is required if not fit the shape. Also, the connecting point is 3
If there are more than the points, a branch may occur in the middle of the wiring. In such a case, it is sufficient to display an area where wiring is possible at the closest connection point.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the wiring length restriction display is displayed in an arbitrary square, the wiring length restriction display is performed while confirming the restriction of the length component in the direction in which the wiring can be added. This has the effect that the length can be strictly adhered to and wiring can be added.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a process chart illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a layout diagram illustrating a case of 90 ° wiring according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a layout diagram illustrating a line length limited area creation method according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a layout diagram illustrating a case of 45 ° wiring according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a conventional wiring restriction display method for printed wiring board design.

FIG. 6 is a layout diagram of a display when wiring design is performed according to FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 wire length calculation processing step 2 wiring length limit storing step 3 wiring length comparison processing step 4 graphic display processing step 22-25 Rat nests A, B, S, T End points to be connected C-G, H-R Apex of wiring length limit gauge

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A wiring limit display method for designing a printed wiring board or an integrated circuit, wherein a wiring length of the existing wiring is calculated in a wiring limit display method of displaying a limit length of the wiring length as a limited range graphic on a display screen. A wiring length calculating step, a wiring length limiting line length storing step of storing the wiring length limiting line length of each wiring, an arrangement length comparing step of comparing the wiring length limiting line length with the existing wiring length, And a graphic display step of displaying a restricted range graphic in consideration of an existing wiring length obtained as a result of comparing the lengths. 2. When the wiring is carried out on the xy axis, the coordinates of the two wired points are (x ₁ , y ₁ ) (x ₂ , y ₂ ), and the wiring margin length of this wiring is L. The range figure is (x
₁₋ L / 2, y ₁ ) (x ₁ , y ₁ −L / 2) (x ₂ + L
2. The wiring restriction display method for wiring design according to claim 1, comprising a figure having an outer shape including four points of / 2, y ₂ ) (x ₂ , y ₂ + L / 2) as vertices. 3. When the wiring is carried out in the xy axis and its 45 ° inclination direction and the coordinates of the two wired points are (0,0) (a, b) on the 45 ° inclination coordinates, the limitation is imposed. The range graphic is a distance of L / 2 + b in the 45 ° direction, 135 °, 2
L / 2 distance in 25 ° direction, L / 2 + in 315 ° direction
3. The wiring restriction display method for wiring design according to claim 2, comprising a figure having an outer shape having eight vertices including each point at the distance a and the four points as vertices. 4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the restricted range graphic is a quadrilateral or an octagon having the four points or the eight points as vertices.