TWI615729B - Electronic part pattern configuration system and method thereof cooperating with circuit layout system - Google Patents

Description

Electronic part pattern configuration system and method thereof cooperating with circuit layout system

The invention relates to a technical scheme for electronic component pattern configuration, in particular to a technical scheme for electronic component pattern configuration in which a circuit layout system cooperates.

In the current field of PCB layout, the circuit layout engineer draws the required footprint of the electronic components and builds a pattern library for subsequent circuit layout.

As various electronic components and printed circuit board technologies continue to evolve, circuit layout engineers need to add and modify the contents of the pattern database. In addition, since the drawing of the electronic parts requires continuous review of the part pattern construction specifications, this complicated and monotonous workflow will make it easy for the circuit layout engineer to draw errors in the process of drawing the pattern, thereby affecting the subsequent circuit layout. Correctness.

In summary, how to provide a solution to the aforementioned problems is a technical problem that needs to be solved in the field.

In order to solve the problems disclosed above, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic component pattern configuration technical solution that cooperates with a circuit layout system.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electronic part pattern configuration system that operates in conjunction with a circuit layout system. The foregoing system cooperates with the circuit layout system and includes a pattern construction human machine interface, a data conversion module, a construction rule module, a feature calculation module, and a part pattern construction module. The foregoing pattern setting man-machine interface provides an external component for operating the circuit layout system to set electronic component parameters for generating an electronic component pattern. The data conversion module connection pattern establishes a human machine interface, and converts the electronic component parameters into electronic component pattern specifications adopted by the circuit layout system. The above-mentioned construction rule module provides a setting rule for setting the electronic part pattern on the use side. The feature computing module is connected to the data conversion module and the construction rule module, and the feature computing module calculates the feature value of the electronic component pattern according to the electronic part pattern specification and the electronic part pattern construction rule. The part pattern building module is connected to the feature computing module and the pattern building human machine interface, and the part pattern building module is configured to build the electronic part pattern on the circuit layout system according to the characteristic value.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electronic part pattern configuration method that operates in conjunction with a circuit layout system. The foregoing method cooperates with the circuit layout system and includes the following steps: providing an external use terminal of the operation circuit layout system, setting electronic component parameters for generating an electronic component pattern, and converting electronic component parameters into electronic components used in the circuit layout system The specification of the drawing, the setting rule of the electronic part pattern setting, the electronic part pattern specification and the electronic part pattern construction rule are further provided to calculate the characteristic value of the electronic part pattern, and then the characteristic value is built on the circuit layout system. Place the electronic part pattern.

In summary, the electronic part pattern configuration system and method thereof, which are proposed to cooperate with the circuit layout system, can quickly generate a pattern of designated electronic parts to replace A working mode that was manually drawn by a circuit layout engineer in the past.

FP‧‧‧Electronic parts pattern

IN‧‧‧Input Department

1‧‧‧Electrical part pattern configuration system for circuit layout system collaborative operation

11‧‧‧ Patterns to build human-machine interface

110‧‧‧Display screen

12‧‧‧Data Conversion Module

13‧‧‧Building rules module

14‧‧‧Characteristic computing module

15‧‧‧Parts pattern building module

2‧‧‧Use side

1 is a system diagram of an electronic part pattern configuration system in which a first embodiment of the present invention cooperates with a circuit layout system.

2 is a flow chart of a method for configuring an electronic part pattern in cooperation with a circuit layout system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic view of the operation of the present invention.

4 is a schematic view of a pattern of an electronic component of the present invention.

The specific embodiments are described below to illustrate the embodiments of the invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a system diagram of an electronic part pattern configuration system 1 in cooperation with a circuit layout system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The electronic component pattern configuration system cooperates with the circuit layout system, and includes the following modules: a pattern construction human machine interface 11, a data conversion module 12, a construction rule module 13, a feature operation module 14, and a part pattern construction. Set module 15. The aforementioned pattern setting man-machine interface 11 provides an external use terminal 2 of the operation circuit layout system to set electronic component parameters for generating an electronic part footprint. The data conversion module 12 is connected to the pattern to construct the human interface 11 and converts the electronic component parameters into the electronic component pattern specifications used in the circuit layout system. The above-mentioned construction rule module 13 provides the use end 2 to set the electronic part pattern construction rule. The feature computing module 14 is connected to the data conversion module 12 and the build rule module 13, and According to the electronic part pattern specification and the electronic part pattern construction rule, the characteristic value of the electronic part pattern is calculated. The part pattern building module 15 is connected to the feature computing module 14 and builds an electronic part pattern on the circuit layout system according to the feature value. After the electronic component pattern is completed, the electronic component pattern can be displayed on the pattern setting man-machine interface 11 according to the setting of the system.

The above-mentioned pattern construction human-machine interface 11, data conversion module 12, construction rule module 13, feature calculation module 14, and part pattern construction module 15 may alternatively adopt a software module running on a computer device. Or use a programmable digital circuit to achieve it. The aforementioned circuit layout system refers to a program that can be used for a printed circuit board (PCB) circuit layout, such as Protel, OrCAD, Allegro, and the like.

In another embodiment, the electronic component pattern is a printed circuit board electronic part pattern. In another embodiment, the electronic component parameters further include at least one of a part size and a pin size. In another embodiment, the aforementioned feature values describe the geometrical relationships between the pins within the electronic part pattern. In another embodiment, the aforementioned electronic part pattern follows at least one of a layout rule or a file format of the circuit layout system.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart of a method for configuring an electronic part pattern in cooperation with a circuit layout system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The foregoing method works in conjunction with the circuit layout system and includes the following steps:

S101: providing an external use end of the operating circuit layout system to set an electronic component parameter to generate an electronic part pattern;

S102: converting electronic component parameters into electronic component pattern specifications used in the circuit layout system;

S103: providing a usage end setting electronic part pattern construction rule;

S104: Calculate the characteristic value of the electronic part pattern according to the electronic part pattern specification and the electronic part pattern construction rule.

S105: The electronic component pattern is built on the circuit layout system according to the feature value.

In another embodiment, the electronic part pattern of the foregoing method is a printed circuit board electronic part pattern. In another embodiment, the electronic component parameters of the foregoing method further include at least one of a part size and a pin size. In another embodiment, the feature values of the foregoing methods describe the geometrical relationships between the pins of the electronic part pattern. In another embodiment, the electronic part pattern of the foregoing method follows at least one of a layout rule or a file format of the circuit layout system.

The following is an illustration of the electronic component pattern configuration system 1 in which the first embodiment cooperates with the circuit layout system, but the electronic component pattern configuration method in which the second embodiment cooperates with the circuit layout system can also achieve the same or similar technology. efficacy.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic diagram of a display screen 110 of the human-machine interface 11 of the electronic component pattern configuration system 1 in cooperation with the circuit layout system. The input part IN of the pattern construction man-machine interface 11 can input the part size (for example: part frame length and width value), the pin size (length, width), the number of pins, the pin position, the number of rows, the spacing ...such as the value, setting the electronic part pattern construction rules (for example: tolerance, pattern size limit, etc.), and selecting the specified circuit layout system to be completed, the electronic part pattern configuration system 1 will set the above The parameters are converted into the file format and layout rules used by the specified circuit layout system to calculate the characteristic values of the electronic zero pattern, for example: coordinate value, length and width value, pitch value, and PCB layer value of each pin (Layer n) ...equal geometry, after the calculation is completed, the electronic part pattern FP as shown in Fig. 4 can be generated according to the characteristic value.

The detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is intended to be limited to the scope of the invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The patent scope of this case.

1‧‧‧Electrical part pattern configuration system for circuit layout system collaborative operation

11‧‧‧ Patterns to build human-machine interface

12‧‧‧Data Conversion Module

13‧‧‧Building rules module

14‧‧‧Characteristic computing module

15‧‧‧Parts pattern building module

2‧‧‧Use side

Claims (10)

An electronic part pattern configuration system cooperatively operated with a circuit layout system, which cooperates with a circuit layout system, comprising: a pattern to construct a human machine interface, and an external component for operating the circuit layout system to set an electronic part parameter for generating an electronic part pattern a data conversion module is connected to the pattern to establish a human machine interface, and the data conversion module converts the electronic component parameters into electronic component pattern specifications adopted by the circuit layout system; and the rule module is provided to provide the usage end Setting an electronic part pattern construction rule; a feature operation module, connecting the data conversion module and the construction rule module, the feature operation module is configured according to the electronic part pattern specification and the electronic part pattern construction rule a feature value of the electronic part pattern; and a part pattern building module, connecting the feature computing module and the pattern building human machine interface, the part pattern building module is built on the circuit layout system according to the characteristic value Set the electronic part pattern. The electronic part pattern configuration system of claim 1, wherein the electronic part pattern is a printed circuit board electronic part pattern. The electronic part pattern configuration system of claim 1, wherein the electronic part parameter further comprises at least one of a part size and a pin size. The electronic part pattern configuration system of claim 1, wherein the feature value describes a geometrical relationship between the pins of the electronic part pattern. The electronic part pattern configuration system of claim 4, wherein the electronic part pattern follows the At least one of the layout rules or file formats of the circuit layout system. An electronic part pattern configuration method cooperatively operated with a circuit layout system, which cooperates with a circuit layout system, comprising: providing an external use end of the circuit layout system to set an electronic part parameter for generating an electronic part pattern; converting the electronic part parameter The specification of the electronic part pattern used in the circuit layout system; providing the setting rule for setting the electronic part pattern of the using end; and calculating the characteristic value of the electronic part drawing according to the electronic part pattern specification and the electronic part pattern setting rule; And constructing the electronic part pattern on the circuit layout system according to the characteristic value. The electronic component pattern configuration method according to claim 6, wherein the electronic component pattern is a printed circuit board electronic component pattern. The electronic component pattern configuration method of claim 6, wherein the electronic component parameter further comprises at least one of a part size and a pin size. The electronic part pattern configuration method of claim 6, wherein the feature value describes a geometric relationship between the pins of the electronic part pattern. The electronic part pattern configuration method of claim 9, wherein the electronic part pattern follows at least one of a layout rule or a file format of the circuit layout system.