TWI400629B - Printed circuit board layout system and method for adjusting direction of character - Google Patents

Description

Printed circuit board wiring system and character direction adjustment method

The present invention relates to the field of printed circuit board (PCB) wiring, and more particularly to a printed circuit board wiring system and a character direction adjustment method.

With the development of the high density of integrated circuits, the use of electronic design automation wiring software for printed circuit board (PCB) wiring has become an indispensable part of the production of electronic products. By using the existing wiring software system, parts such as electronic parts, screw holes, optical positioning points, vias, and the like can be disposed on a printed circuit board (PCB), and each object is wired to make the objects Achieve electrical connections.

Usually, when displaying a part object on a printed circuit board, characters for describing the part object are also displayed at the same time, and the wiring personnel can distinguish different parts according to the characters. However, in the wiring process, the situation shown in FIG. 1 often occurs. In the circuit board diagram 200, the characters on the component object are reversely displayed, for example, the characters on the capacitor 210 and the resistor 220 are reversely displayed, and the wiring personnel at this time Want to change the direction of the characters, you need to select the characters displayed in reverse and use the mouse to rotate Turn the character to make the character appear in the positive direction, which is inconvenient for the wiring staff.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a printed circuit board wiring system that can automatically adjust the direction of the characters displayed on the printed circuit board.

It is also necessary to provide a character direction adjustment method that can automatically adjust the direction of the characters displayed on the printed circuit board.

A printed circuit board wiring system includes a circuit board wiring module, a detection module, an acquisition module, and a replacement module. The circuit board wiring module is configured to generate a circuit board image file according to the circuit schematic diagram, wherein the circuit board image file includes a character for describing the part object and an angle value when the character is displayed. The detection module is configured to generate a start signal when detecting the execution information generated by the printed circuit board wiring system in response to the user's execution operation, and provide the generated start signal to the acquisition module. The acquiring module responds to the received start signal, obtains all the characters describing the part object in the circuit board file and the angle value corresponding to the character, and provides the obtained character and the angle value corresponding to the character element to Replace the module. The replacement module adjusts the received angle value to a pre-stored reference angle value, and provides the character and reference angle values to the board routing module. The circuit board wiring module displays characters having a uniform direction in the generated circuit board diagram according to the received character and the reference angle value.

A character direction adjustment method, which is applied to a printed circuit board wiring system, wherein a printed circuit board wiring system generates a circuit board image file according to a circuit schematic diagram, wherein the circuit board image file includes characters for describing a part object and The angle value when the character is displayed, the method includes the following steps: Detecting whether the printed circuit board wiring system generates execution information, wherein the execution information is generated by the printed circuit board wiring system in response to the user's execution operation; when the execution information is detected, all the characters describing the parts in the circuit board diagram are acquired and An angle value corresponding to the character; adjusting the angle value to a pre-stored reference angle value; displaying characters having a uniform direction in the board diagram according to the acquired character and the reference angle value.

Using the above printed circuit board wiring system and the character direction adjustment method, the printed circuit board wiring system automatically adjusts the angle value to the reference angle value after detecting the execution information, and based on the reference angle value and the character board on which the character is generated The figure shows the characters with a consistent direction.

100‧‧‧Printed circuit board wiring system

10‧‧‧Circuit wiring module

20‧‧‧Test module

30‧‧‧Getting module

40‧‧‧Replacement module

50‧‧‧Input module

S11~S17‧‧‧ character direction adjustment method steps

1 is a schematic diagram of a circuit board produced by a printed circuit board wiring system in the prior art.

2 is a block diagram of a printed circuit board wiring system in accordance with a preferred embodiment.

3 is a schematic view showing a working window of a circuit board wiring module in the printed circuit board wiring system of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a working window of the circuit board wiring module after adjusting the direction of the character.

5 is a block diagram of a printed circuit board wiring system of another preferred embodiment.

Figure 6 is a flow chart of the method of adjusting the character direction.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a block diagram of the printed circuit board wiring system 100. The printed circuit board wiring system 100 includes a circuit board wiring module 10, a detection module 20, an acquisition module 30, and a replacement module 40.

The circuit board wiring module 10 is configured to generate a circuit board image file according to the circuit schematic diagram, wherein the circuit board image file includes a character element for describing the part object and an angle value when the character element is displayed. These characters are distributed on the text side of the board diagram, and the characters belong to the texts type. Referring to FIG. 3 at the same time, the circuit board wiring module 10 displays a corresponding circuit board diagram in its working area 11 according to the generated circuit board image.

The detecting module 20 is configured to generate an activation signal when detecting the execution information generated by the printed circuit board wiring system 100 in response to the user's execution operation, and provide the generated startup signal to the acquisition module 30. For example, the user performs an operation of inputting an adjustment command in the command area 12, and the board wiring module 10 generates corresponding adjustment execution information.

The obtaining module 30 responds to the received start signal, acquires all the characters describing the part object in the circuit board file and the angle value corresponding to the character, and provides the obtained character and the angle value corresponding to the character element. The replacement module 40 is given. For example, the acquisition module 30 obtains a character by searching for the texts type in the text plane of the circuit board diagram, and then acquires a corresponding angle value from the board file according to the acquired character.

The replacement module 40 adjusts the received angle value to a pre-stored reference angle value, and supplies the character and the reference angle value to the circuit board wiring module 10, and the circuit board wiring module 10 displays characters having a uniform direction in the resulting board map based on the received characters and reference angle values. The replacement module 40 can perform an adjustment operation by comparing whether the received angle value is equal to the reference angle value, and the received angle is compared when the received angle value is not equal to the reference angle value. The value is replaced with the reference angle value. The reference angle value can be 0 degrees, 45 degrees, 90 degrees, or 315 degrees. For example, if the reference angle value is 0 degrees, the acquisition module 30 obtains the characters of all the parts in FIG. 3 and the corresponding angle values: the angle values corresponding to the characters C1162, C6401, and R6399 are all 180 degrees, and the character R6401 The angle values corresponding to C6327, CL6907, CL6611, and CL6906 are 0 degrees. When the angle value corresponding to the characters C1162, C6401, and R6399 is not 0 degrees, the replacement module 40 replaces the angle value corresponding to the characters C1162, C6401, and R6399 by 180 degrees, and the replacement module 40 The characters C1162, C6401, R6399 and 0 degrees whose angle values are changed are supplied to the circuit board wiring module 10, and the circuit board wiring module 10 displays the same as shown in FIG. 4 according to the received character and the reference angle value. Board diagram of the direction character.

In other embodiments, referring to FIG. 5, the module diagram of the printed circuit board cabling system 100 further includes an input module 50 for responding to user input operations, generating reference angle values, and benchmarking The angle value is provided to the replacement module 40 for storage. For example, the reference angle value may be an angle value directly input by the user using an input terminal such as a keyboard. The reference angle value may also be an angle value corresponding to the character when the user selects any character in the board diagram displayed in the work area 11 by using the mouse.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a flowchart of a character direction adjustment method. Method application In a printed circuit board wiring system, for example, the character direction adjustment method may be represented by a set of code codes stored in a computer memory, and the set of code codes is loaded as a plug-in into a printed circuit board wiring system to make a printed circuit board. The cabling system automatically displays characters with consistent orientation in the board diagram. The character direction adjustment method includes the following steps:

Step S11, detecting whether the printed circuit board wiring system generates execution information, wherein the execution information is generated by the printed circuit board wiring system in response to the user's execution operation. The printed circuit board wiring system generates a circuit board image file according to the circuit schematic diagram, and the circuit board image file includes a character for describing the part object and an angle value when the character is displayed. These characters are distributed on the text side of the board diagram, and the characters belong to the texts type.

In step S13, when the execution information is detected, all the characters describing the part object in the board diagram and the angle value corresponding to the character are acquired. For example, a character is obtained by searching for the texts type in the text plane of the board diagram, and then the corresponding angle value is obtained from the board file according to the acquired character.

In step S15, the angle value is adjusted to a pre-stored reference angle value. The adjustment operation may be performed by comparing whether the received angle value is equal to the reference angle value, and replacing the received angle value with the reference angle value when comparing the received angle value with the reference angle value. The reference angle value may be an angle value directly input by the user using an input terminal such as a keyboard; the reference angle value may also be corresponding to the character when the user selects any character in the circuit board diagram displayed in the working area by using the mouse. Angle value.

Step S17, displaying characters having a uniform direction in the board diagram according to the acquired character and the reference angle value.

Using the above printed circuit board wiring system and the character direction adjustment method, the printed circuit board wiring system automatically adjusts the angle value to the reference angle value after detecting the execution information, and based on the reference angle value and the character board on which the character is generated The figure shows the characters with a consistent direction.

S11~S17‧‧‧ character direction adjustment method steps

Claims (9)

A printed circuit board wiring system includes a circuit board wiring module, and the circuit board wiring module is configured to generate a circuit board image file according to the circuit schematic diagram, wherein the circuit board image file includes a character for describing the part object and the word The improvement of the angle value of the meta-display is that the printed circuit board wiring system further includes a detection module, an acquisition module, and a replacement module; the detection module is configured to respond to the user's execution when detecting the printed circuit board wiring system When the operation information generated by the operation is generated, an activation signal is generated, and the generated startup signal is provided to the acquisition module; the acquisition module responds to the received activation signal, and acquires all characters describing the component object in the circuit board image file and An angle value corresponding to the character, and the obtained character and the angle value corresponding to the character are provided to the replacement module; the replacement module adjusts the received angle value to a pre-stored reference angle value, and the words The element and the reference angle value are provided to the circuit board wiring module; the circuit board wiring module displays in the circuit board diagram generated according to the received character and the reference angle value Induced character direction. The printed circuit board wiring system of claim 1, wherein the replacement module adjusts: the replacement module compares the received angle value with a pre-stored reference angle value, and compares the received angle value When the reference angle value is not equal, the received angle value is replaced with the reference angle value. The printed circuit board wiring system of claim 1, wherein the printed circuit board wiring system further comprises an input module; the input module is configured to respond to a user input operation, generate a reference angle value, and set the reference angle Value is provided to Replace the module. The printed circuit board wiring system of claim 3, wherein the reference angle value is an angle value directly input by a user using an input terminal such as a keyboard. The printed circuit board wiring system of claim 2, wherein the reference angle value is an angle value corresponding to the character when the user selects any one of the characters in the circuit board diagram displayed by the mouse. A character direction adjustment method, which is applied to a printed circuit board wiring system, wherein a printed circuit board wiring system generates a circuit board image file according to a circuit schematic diagram, wherein the circuit board image file includes characters for describing a part object and The angle value at which the character is displayed, the method comprising the steps of: detecting whether the printed circuit board wiring system generates execution information, wherein the execution information is generated by the printed circuit board wiring system in response to the user's execution operation; and the execution information is detected Obtain all the characters describing the part object in the board diagram and the angle value corresponding to the character; adjust the angle value to the pre-stored reference angle value; display the board image according to the obtained character and the reference angle value Characters with a consistent orientation. The character direction adjustment method according to claim 6, wherein the adjusting the angle value to the reference angle value comprises: comparing whether the received angle value is equal to the reference angle value, and comparing the received angle value with When the reference angle values are not equal, the received angle value is replaced with the reference angle value. The character direction adjustment method according to claim 6, wherein the reference angle value is an angle value directly input by a user using an input terminal such as a keyboard. a character direction adjustment method as described in claim 6 of the patent application scope, wherein the base The quasi-angle value is the angle value corresponding to the character when the user selects any one of the characters in the printed circuit board diagram displayed by the mouse.