TW201928721A - System for routing on template in accordance with template data and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for routing on a template in accordance with template data and a method thereof are provided. By obtaining template data of a template installed in a device and a bill of material (BOM) of the device based on a device identification of the device, determining an obstacle area of the template according to the template data, choosing a slot position of a cable contained in the BOM from the template, and routing on the template in accordance with the slot position and the obstacle area, the system and the method can keep yield rate, and can achieve the effect of finishing routing according to order.

Description

System and method for wiring on template according to template data

A wiring system and method for a printed circuit board, in particular, a system and method for routing on a template according to template data.

Routing is a step in the design of printed circuit boards and integrated circuit design. In the design flow of the printed circuit board and the integrated circuit, the wiring is usually performed after the circuit components are placed on the wafer, thereby arranging the wiring between the respective circuit components. The principle of wiring is to ensure that different circuit components can be connected smoothly and meet certain design inspection rules.

At present, the wiring work in the factory mostly defines the corresponding wiring rules for each motherboard, and the wiring personnel complete the wiring according to the defined wiring rules and wiring experience. However, such wiring methods often require sufficient experience of the wiring personnel, otherwise it is prone to the situation that the wiring does not conform to the design inspection rules, resulting in a defective printed circuit board.

In summary, it can be seen that in the prior art, there has been a problem that the product yield fluctuates with the experience of the wiring personnel for a long time, and therefore it is necessary to propose an improved technical means to solve this problem.

In view of the prior art, there is a problem that the product yield fluctuates with the experience of the wiring personnel, and the present invention discloses a system and method for wiring on the template according to the template data, wherein:

The system for routing the template data according to the template according to the present invention comprises at least: an input module for inputting device identification data; and a data acquisition module for obtaining corresponding template data according to device identification data and corresponding The material list includes a connection line; the obstacle determination module is configured to determine an obstacle area in the template corresponding to the template resource according to the template data; and the position selection module is configured to select a slot position of the connection line on the template; The wiring module is used to route the template according to the slot position and the obstacle area.

The method for routing the template data according to the template according to the present invention comprises the steps of: inputting device identification data; obtaining corresponding template data and corresponding material list according to the device identification data; the material list includes a connection line; The template data determines the obstacle area in the corresponding template; selects the slot position of the connecting line on the template; and routes the template according to the slot position and the obstacle area.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are different from the prior art in that the present invention determines the obstacle in the template according to the template data by obtaining the template data of the template installed in the device and the bill of materials of the device by the device identification data. Area, and select the slot position of the connection line in the bill of materials on the template, and route the template according to the slot position and the obstacle area, so as to solve the problems of the prior art, and can automatically complete the wiring according to the order. Technical efficacy.

The features and embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments, which are sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the technical means to which the present invention solves the technical problems, and The achievable effects of the present invention.

The invention can judge the position of the slot of the connecting line on the template and the position of the line according to the template data, and can even prompt the wiring personnel in a graphical manner.

In the following, the system operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the system architecture diagram of the present invention based on the template data routed on the template. As shown in FIG. 1, the system of the present invention includes an input module 110, a data acquisition module 130, an obstacle determination module 150, a position selection module 160, and a wiring module 170. In addition, the system of the present invention A routing indicator module 190 can also be added.

The input module 110 is responsible for inputting device identification data. The input module 110 can also input connection line identification data. The device identification data and the connection line identification data may be arbitrarily arranged by any number of letters, characters, numbers, and symbols, but the invention is not limited thereto.

The data acquisition module 130 is responsible for obtaining template data corresponding to the device identification data according to the device identification data input by the input module 110. The template data obtained by the data acquisition module 130 corresponds to a template (not shown), and the template corresponding to the template data can be installed in a device (not shown) corresponding to the device identification data. The template is usually a printed circuit board, such as a motherboard, but the invention is not limited thereto.

In the present invention, the template data can be used to describe the corresponding template, including the obstacle area in the corresponding template, the corresponding slot information in the template, the corresponding routing rules on the template, etc., but The invention is not limited to this. The obstacle area is an area for setting electronic components such as a processor and a memory module, and is usually determined in advance according to a design policy of the template; the slot information may include information of all slots on the template, such as a slot location information, and The type of the connection line corresponding to the slot, the priority of the slot, and the like, but the present invention is not limited to the above.

In some embodiments, the template data may also include a sub-template message, where the sub-template message includes sub-template identification data that can be installed into the sub-template of the template, location information of the sub-template installed in the template, etc., but the present invention does not This is limited to this. Wherein, the sub-template proposed by the present invention may be a circuit board with a specific function, such as a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) card, etc., and the sub-template may also separate the difference in the similar main circuit board. Reduce the number of boards to the board. However, the sub-templates mentioned in the present invention are not limited thereto.

The data acquisition module 130 may also set the contact position of the sub-template on the template corresponding to the obtained template data. In general, the data obtaining module 130 may obtain the sub-template data according to the sub-template identification data in the sub-template message, and use the location information of the sub-template in the sub-template message to use the location of the contact in the obtained sub-template data as a slot. The location is added to the template data to set the contact location of the sub-template to the template.

The data acquisition module 130 is also responsible for obtaining a bill of materials corresponding to the device identification data according to the device identification data input by the input module 110. The material list obtained by the data acquisition module 130 includes connection line information of one or more connection lines, wherein each connection line message corresponds to one connection line, and each connection line message may include a connection line corresponding to the connection line. Type, priority, etc. related to the connection line.

In some embodiments, the bill of materials obtained by the data acquisition module 130 may further include one or more sub-templates. If the material list obtained by the data acquisition module 130 includes the sub-template message, the data acquisition module 130 may determine, according to the obtained sub-template message, whether the obtained material list includes a template matching corresponding to the obtained template data. One or more sub-templates, that is, determining whether the bill of materials includes a sub-template that can be installed on the template, and if so, the data acquisition module 130 can obtain the corresponding sub-template data according to the sub-template identification data in the bill of materials.

The obstacle determination module 150 is responsible for defining an obstacle area in the corresponding template according to the template data obtained by the data acquisition module 130.

The location selection module 160 is responsible for selecting the slot position of the connection line information included in the material list obtained by the data acquisition module 130 on the template corresponding to the template data acquired by the data acquisition module 130. For example, if the type of the connection line recorded in the slot information matches the type of the connection line recorded in the connection line message, it means that the connection line corresponding to the connection line information can use the slot corresponding to the slot information. Therefore, a connection line may have a plurality of slots suitable for connection on the template, and one slot may also be provided for multiple connection lines, so the location selection module 160 may follow the priority of the connection line and the slot. Priority Selects the slot location of the slot to which the cable is connected.

In more detail, if the template data obtained by the data acquisition module 130 includes a plurality of slot data, and the material list obtained by the data acquisition module 130 includes a plurality of connection line messages, the location selection module 160 may first follow Each link is sorted by the priority order recorded by each link line message to determine the order in which each link is installed. Then, the location selection module 160 can sort each slot position according to the priority order recorded by each slot data, and then select each connection line one by one according to the order of each connection line and the order of each slot that the connection line can use. The pair of slots used, but the manner in which the position selection module 160 selects the slot position of the slot used by the connection line is not limited to the above.

The routing module 170 is responsible for the slot location of the slot selected by the location selection module 160 and the obstacle region determined by the barrier determination module 150, on the template corresponding to the template data obtained by the data acquisition module 130. Wiring, that is, planning the routing position on the template.

For example, the routing module 170 may first determine the approximate route of the corresponding routing position according to the slot position selected by the location selection module 160 and the obstacle region determined by the obstacle determination module 150, and then according to the location. Determining the approximate route determines the exact routing position to ensure that each connection does not overlap the circuitry of the other connections.

In more detail, the wiring module 170 can determine whether the slot position of the connection line and the contact position are linearly connected to the obstacle area according to the position of the obstacle area. If not, the wiring module 170 can determine the connection. The general route of the circuit of the line is that the position of the slot is linearly connected with the position of the contact; and if the slot position of the connection line is in direct line connection with the position of the contact, an obstacle area is encountered, and the template data obtained by the module 130 is obtained according to the data acquisition module 130. The included wiring rules avoid the obstacle area and determine the approximate route. For example, if the wiring rule has two rules, the circuit connecting the slot position in the upper left slot of the obstacle area bypasses the obstacle area from the upper side of the template, and the circuit is connected from the slot in the slot at the lower left of the obstacle area. When the lower side bypasses the obstacle area, when the connection line uses the slot at the upper left of the slot position obstacle area, the approximate route of the circuit planned by the wiring module 170 regardless of the contact position at the upper right or lower right of the obstacle area It is necessary to bypass the obstacle area from the upper side of the template to reach the contact position; similarly, when the connection line uses the slot at the lower left of the slot position obstacle area, regardless of the contact position at the upper right or lower right of the obstacle area, the wiring module The approximate route of the 170 planned circuit needs to be routed from the underside of the template to the contact location. In this way, the wiring module 170 can determine the approximate route of the corresponding circuit for each connection line one by one.

The wiring module 170 can then determine whether the approximate route of the circuit of each of the connecting lines overlaps or intersects with the general route of the circuits of the other connecting lines. If not, the wiring module 170 can take the approximate route as a true routing position. If the approximate route of the circuit of the connection line overlaps or intersects with the general route of the circuit of the other connection line, the wiring module 170 needs to adjust the trace of the circuit of one of the two connection lines that overlap or cross. The position is such that the trace position of the circuit of the adjusted connecting line does not overlap or cross with the approximate route of the circuit of the other connecting line, so that the adjusted routing position can be confirmed by the wiring module 170 as the circuit of the connecting line. Trace position. After the wiring module 170 determines the routing positions of all the connection lines, the wiring is completed.

The routing indicator module 190 can identify the routing location on the template according to the connection line identification data input by the input module 110, wherein the connection indicating the routing position indicated by the routing indicator module 190 and the connection line identification data is connected. The line corresponds to the circuit that indicates the position of the slot and the position of the contact used for the connection and the connection line. The line marking module 190 can indicate the position of the line by using high brightness or blinking, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Next, an operation system and method of the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment, and reference is made to the flowchart of the method for routing on the template according to the template data according to the "2A". In this embodiment, the template is assumed to be a motherboard, and the sub-template is an expansion card, but the invention is not limited thereto.

When the wiring personnel want to use the present invention to assist in routing the template mounted in the device, the device identification data of the device is first input through the input module 110 (step 202).

Thereafter, the data acquisition module 130 can obtain corresponding template data and a bill of materials according to the device identification data input by the input module 110 (step 210). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the template data includes an obstacle area and a sub-template message, and the bill of materials contains the connection line information of the three connection lines.

After the data acquisition module 130 obtains the template data and the material list corresponding to the device identification data input by the input module 110, the obstacle determination module 150 can determine the template data corresponding to the template data according to the template data obtained by the data acquisition module 130. The obstacle area in the template (step 230).

After the data acquisition module 130 obtains the template data and the material list corresponding to the device identification data input by the input module 110, the location selection module 160 can select the connection line in the material list obtained by the data acquisition module 130. The slot position on the template corresponding to the template data (step 250). In this embodiment, the location selection module 160 can select the slot of the slot used by the connection line according to the priority order of the corresponding connection line recorded in the connection line message and the priority order recorded by each slot message in the template data. Slot position.

After the location selection module 160 selects the slot position of the connection line in the bill of materials on the template (step 250), the wiring module 170 can select the slot position selected by the location selection module 160 and the obstacle determination module 150. The determined obstacle area on the template is routed on the template (step 270). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the wiring module 170 can determine the approximate route according to the slot position and the obstacle area selected by the position selection module 160 for the connection line, and judge whether the approximate routes of the connection lines overlap each other one by one. If the approximate route of the connecting line and the general route of the other connecting lines overlap each other, that is, overlap or cross, the wiring module 170 can adjust the approximate route of the connecting lines covered with each other, so that the adjusted approximate routes do not overlap or cross. And the adjusted approximate route is taken as the actual routing position; and if the approximate route of the connecting line does not cover the general route of the other connecting lines, the wiring module 170 can use the approximate route of the connecting line as the connecting line. The location of the line. After the wiring module 170 completes the determination of the approximate route of all the connecting lines, the precise routing position of each connecting line can be determined, and the wiring can be completed. Thus, with the present invention, the position of the connection line on the template can be automatically planned.

In the above embodiment, if the bill of materials includes three sub-templates and includes a plurality of sub-templates, the data acquisition module 130 obtains the template data and the bill of materials corresponding to the device identification data input by the input module 110 (steps). 210), the obstacle determination module 150 determines the obstacle area in the template corresponding to the template data according to the template data acquired by the data acquisition module 130 (step 230), and the location selection module 160 selects the data acquisition module 130 to obtain Before the connection line in the bill of materials is in the slot position on the template (step 250), the data acquisition module 130 can determine whether the bill of materials is included in the bill of materials according to the sub-template message in the template data, as shown in the flow of "Fig. 2B". The sub-template corresponding to the template (step 222), that is, whether the sub-template corresponding to the sub-template message in the template data is included in the bill of materials. If not, it indicates that the sub-template corresponding to the template is not included in the bill of materials, and the data obtaining module 130 may not continue to execute; and if the bill of materials includes a sub-template corresponding to the sub-template information in the template data, the data obtaining module Group 130 can set the location of the contacts of the sub-template on the template (step 226).

In addition, in the above embodiment, the wiring module 170 is routed on the template according to the slot position selected by the position selection module 160 and the obstacle area on the template determined by the obstacle determination module 150 (step 270). After that, the input module 110 can input the connection line identification data (step 282), and the line indicator module 190 can identify the corresponding data according to the connection line input parameter input by the input module 110. The routing position (step 286). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the routing indicator module 190 can mark the position of the line corresponding to the connection line to the wiring personnel for viewing in a high brightness manner.

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that after the template data of the template installed in the device and the bill of materials of the device are obtained according to the device identification data, the obstacle region in the template is determined according to the template data, and the selection is made. The position of the slot in the bill of materials on the template, and the technical means of wiring on the template according to the slot position and the obstacle area, the technical means can be used to solve the product yield of the prior art. The problem of floating the experience of the line personnel, and then achieve the technical effect of automatically completing the wiring according to the order.

Furthermore, the method for routing the template data on the template according to the present invention can be implemented in a combination of hardware, software or hardware and software, or can be implemented in a centralized manner in a computer system or distributed in different components. The decentralized implementation of interconnected computer systems.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Any modification of the form and details of the practice of the present invention, which is a matter of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, is a patent protection of the present invention. range. The scope of the invention is to be determined by the scope of the appended claims.

110‧‧‧Input module

130‧‧‧ Data Acquisition Module

150‧‧‧ obstacle judgment module

160‧‧‧Location Selection Module

170‧‧‧Wiring module

190‧‧‧Wire marking module

Step 202‧‧‧ Input device identification data

Step 210‧‧‧According to the device identification data, the corresponding template data and material list are obtained, and the material list includes the connection line information.

Step 222‧‧‧ Determine the sub-template corresponding to the template based on the template data

Step 226‧‧‧Set the contact position of the sub-template on the template

Step 230‧‧‧According to the template data to determine the obstacle area in the corresponding template

Step 250‧‧‧Select the slot position of the cable on the template

Step 270‧‧‧Wiring the template according to the slot position and the obstacle area

Step 282‧‧‧ Enter cable identification data

Step 286‧‧‧Mark the location of the trace on the template according to the identification data of the connection line

FIG. 1 is a system architecture diagram of the present invention for routing on a template according to template data. FIG. 2A is a flow chart of a method for routing on a template according to template data according to the present invention. FIG. 2B is a flow chart of a method for setting a position of a sub-template contact according to the present invention. FIG. 2C is a flow chart of the method for marking the position of the wire according to the present invention.

Claims (10)

A method for routing on a template according to template data, the method comprising at least the following steps: inputting a device identification data; obtaining a template data and a material list according to the device identification data, the template data corresponding to the device identification data, The bill of materials corresponds to the template data, and the bill of materials includes a connecting line; determining, according to the template data, an obstacle area in one of the corresponding templates; selecting a position of the connecting line on the template; and The slot position and the obstacle area are routed on the template. The method for routing the template according to the template data according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the method further comprises: determining, according to the template data, the step of obtaining the template data and the material list according to the device identification data; The template corresponds to at least one sub-template, and the step of setting the contact position of each sub-template on the template. The method for routing a template according to the template data according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the method further comprises inputting a connection line after the step of routing the template according to the slot position and the obstacle area. Identifying the data and indicating the location of a trace on the template based on the link identification data. The method for routing the template according to the template data according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the step of selecting the slot position of the connection line on the template in the bill of materials further comprises the priority according to the connection line. The sequence and the priority of each slot location on the template select the slot location. The method for routing a template according to the template data according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the slot position and the obstacle area are determined according to the slot position and the step of routing the obstacle area on the template. A general route and a step of determining a route location based on the approximate route. A system for routing a template according to template data, the system comprising: an input module for inputting a device identification data; and a data acquisition module for obtaining a template data and a material according to the device identification data a list, the template data corresponding to the device identification data, the material list corresponding to the template data, and the material list includes a connection line; an obstacle determination module, configured to determine, according to the template data, a corresponding one of the templates a barrier area for selecting a position of the pair of slots on the template; and a wiring module for positioning the slot and the obstacle area on the template wiring. The system for routing on the template according to the template data, as described in claim 6, wherein the data acquisition module is further configured to determine at least one sub-template corresponding to the template according to the template data, and on the template The contact position of each of the sub-templates is set, and the wiring module is further configured to be routed on the template according to the slot position, each of the contact positions, and the obstacle region. The system for routing on the template according to the template data, as described in claim 6, wherein the system further comprises a trace marking module for marking a trace position on the template according to a connection line identification data. , wherein the connection line identification data is input by the input module. The system for routing on the template according to the template data, as described in claim 6, wherein the location selection module selects the priority according to the priority order of the connection line and the position of each slot on the template. Slot location. The system for routing on the template according to the template data according to the sixth aspect of the patent application, wherein the wiring module determines a general route according to the slot position and the obstacle area, and determines a path according to the approximate route. Line position.