Methods and systems for printed circuit board component placement and approval
AssigneeBoardera Software Inc.
InventorsCurtis Hunter, David Workman
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Abstract
An aspect of the disclosed embodiments is a method for printed circuit board (PCB) component placement comprising: graphically displaying, on a display device, PCB design features of a PCB design; and providing a user interface control for designating one or more of the PCB design features as electrical contacts for a first selected electrical component. Other aspects are disclosed.
Claims23
A method for printed circuit board (PCB) component placement comprising:
- graphically displaying, on a display device, PCB design features of a PCB design, the PCB design comprising first XYRS data;
- providing a user interface control for designating one or more of the PCB design features as a respective electrical contact to which a first selected electrical component is to be electrically connected during a PCB assembly;
- automatically generating, based at least on the designating by a user, second XYRS data for at least the first selected electrical component;
- and
- modifying the PCB design based at least on the second XYRS data.
A system for printed circuit board (PCB) component placement comprising:
- a user interface provided on a display device for graphically displaying PCB design features of a PCB design, the PCB design comprising first XYRS data;
- a user interface control for designating one or more of the PCB design features as a respective electrical contact to which a first selected electrical component is to be electrically connected during a PCB assembly;
- and
- one or more processors for:
- automatically generating, based at least on the designating by a user, second XYRS data for at least the first selected electrical component;
- and
- modifying the PCB design based at least on the second XYRS data.
A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program executable on at least one processor for printed circuit board (PCB) component placement, the computer program comprising:
- computer program code for graphically displaying, on a display device, PCB design features of a PCB design, the PCB design comprising first XYRS data;
- computer program code for providing a user interface control for designating one or more of the PCB design features as a respective electrical contact to which a first selected electrical component is to be electrically connected during a PCB assembly;
- computer program code for automatically generating, based at least on the designating by a user, second XYRS data for at least the first selected electrical component;
- and
- computer program code for modifying the PCB design based at least on the second XYRS data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.