US5745371A
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System and method for mounting components and layout for printed boards
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1995-01-10
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Granted: 1998-04-28
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Expires: 2015-01-10
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihisa Shouen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 23:44
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F30/00; G06F30/30; G06F30/39; H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/0005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
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.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
198 words
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.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
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.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
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.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
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.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
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.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
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.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
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.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
186 words
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.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
186 words
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.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
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.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
59 words
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.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
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.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
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.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
49 words
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.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
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.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
180 words
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.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
180 words
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.
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