System and method for mounting components and layout for printed boards

• US 5,745,371 A
• Filed: 01/10/1995
• Issued: 04/28/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Shouen, Akihisa
• Primary Examiner(s): Teska, Kevin J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fiul, Dan
• Application Number:
  US08/370,855
• Time in Patent Office: 1,204 Days
• Field of Search: 364/488, 364/489, 364/490, 364/491, 364/468, 29/840, 395/125
• US Class Current: 716/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/39 Circuit design at the physical level physical level design for reconfigurable circuits G06F30/347
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/0005 for designing circuits by computer

Abstract

A system for mounting and designing a printed circuit board by computer aided design. A preparation unit prepares a part symbol in which logical function information indicating logical function elements and mounting information including shapes and sizes of parts are defined. A shape processing unit sets an outline frame of a printed circuit board. A displaying unit displays the outline frame of the printed circuit board which was set and displays the prepared part symbol on the screen. An arrangement designating unit inputs the logical function information in the outline frame of the printed circuit board of the screen by using the displayed part symbol and designates positions of the parts. A connection designating unit designates a wiring connection relation among each of the parts by adding logical connection information indicating a connection among each of the logical function elements to the displayed part symbol. Using this system, the logical simulation and delay analysis of the signal will be easily executed.

Claims

1. A system for mounting and designing printed boards which designs a mounting construction of a printed circuit board by making parts corresponding to each of a plural logical function elements which forms a logical circuit correspond to the printed circuit board, comprising:

preparation means for preparing a part symbol in which a logical function information indicating the logical function elements and a mounting information including a shape and a size of the parts are defined on the whole;

shape processing means for setting an outline frame of the printed circuit board;

displaying means for displaying the outline frame of the printed circuit board set by said shape processing means and the part symbol prepared by said preparation means on the screen;

arrangement designating means for inputting the logical function information in the outline frame of the printed circuit board of the screen by using the part symbol displayed in said displaying means and designating positions of the parts; and

connection designating means for designating a wiring connection relation among each of the parts by adding a logical connection information indicating a connection among each of the logical function elements to the part symbol displayed in said displaying means.

2. A system for mounting and designing printed boards according to claim 1, further comprising:

process control means for executing at least one of the processes of said shape processing means, the processes of said arrangement designating means and the processes of said connection designating means repeatedly.

3. A system for mounting and designing printed boards according to claim 1,

wherein said shape processing means sets a prohibition area which prohibits the arrangement of the parts within the outline frame of the printed circuit board displayed on the screen, and

said arrangement designating means designates a schematic arrangement range of the part symbol displayed on the screen.

4. A system for mounting and designing printed boards according to claim 1,

wherein said connection designating means designates a schematic wiring route when the wiring is restricted and adds the logical connection information to the part symbol when the wiring is not restricted.

5. A system for mounting and designing printed boards according to claim 1, further comprising:

storage means for storing the logical function information, the logical connection information and the mounting information by making them correspond one another.

6. A system for mounting and designing printed boards according to claim 1, further comprising:

drawing printing means for preparing and printing a drawing in which a logical circuit diagram and an arrangement wiring diagram are unified on the basis of the part symbol and the logical connection information.

7. A system for mounting and designing printed boards according to claim 6,

wherein said drawing printing means prepares a logical circuit diagram in which the arrangement and the wiring of the parts are executed following a signal flow from input to output.

8. A method for mounting and designing printed boards which designs a mounting construction of a printed circuit board by making parts corresponding to each of a plural logical function elements which forms a logical circuit correspond to the printed circuit board, comprising:

a preparation step for preparing a part symbol in which a logical function information indicating the logical function elements and a mounting information including a shape and a size of the parts are defined on the whole;

a shape processing step for setting an outline frame of the printed circuit board;

a displaying step for displaying the outline frame of the printed circuit board which was set and the prepared part symbol on the screen;

an arrangement designating step for inputting the logical function information in the outline frame of the printed circuit board of the screen by using the displayed part symbol and designating positions of the parts; and

a connection designating step for designating a wiring connection relation among the parts by adding a logical connection information indicating a connection among each of the logical function elements to the displayed part symbol.

9. A method for mounting and designing printed boards according to claim 8, further comprising:

a process control step for executing at least one of the processes of the shape processing step, the processes of the arrangement designating step and the processes of the connection designating step repeatedly.

10. A method for mounting and designing printed boards according to claim 8,

wherein the shape processing step sets a prohibition area which prohibits the arrangement of the parts within the outline frame of the printed circuit board displayed on the screen, and

the arrangement designating step designates a schematic arrangement range of the part symbol displayed on the screen.

11. A method for mounting and designing printed boards according to claim 8,

wherein the connection designating step designates a schematic wiring route when the wiring is restricted and adds the logical connection information to the part symbol when the wiring is not restricted.

12. A method for mounting and designing printed boards according to claim 8, further comprising:

a storage step for storing the logical function information, the logical connection information and the mounting information by making them correspond one another.

13. A method for mounting and designing printed boards according to claim 8, further comprising:

a drawing printing step for preparing and printing a drawing in which a logical circuit diagram and an arrangement wiring diagram are unified on the basis of the part symbol and the logical connection information.

14. A method for mounting and designing printed boards according to claim 13,

wherein said drawing printing step prepares a logical circuit diagram in which the arrangement and the wiring of the parts are executed following a signal flow from input to output.

15. A system for mounting and designing printed boards by making parts corresponding to each of a plural logical function elements form a logical circuit corresponding to the printed circuit board, the system comprising:

a preparation unit preparing a part symbol in which a logical function information indicating the logical function elements and a mounting information including a shape and a size of the parts;

a shape processing unit setting an outline frame of the printed circuit board;

a display displaying the outline frame of the printed circuit board set by said shape processing unit and the part symbol prepared by said preparation unit on a screen;

an arrangement designating unit inputting the logical function information in the outline frame of the printed circuit board on the screen by using the part symbol displayed in said display and designating positions of the parts; and

a connection designating unit designating a wiring connection relation among each of the parts by adding logical connection information indicating a connection among each of the logical function elements to the part symbol displayed in said display.