Terminals

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Terminals

Terminals consist of 3 parts.

1.Graphical shapes such as a straight line or circle.

2.A  name. This usually show the signal name such as Vcc or CLK.

3.A pin name. Normally this is just a number but in DEX it can be text with spaces. This is the pin name of the device.

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Symbol Terminal

 

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Symbol Terminal showing components

 

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The 9 different terminal types (Graphics)

All terminals have an electrical connection point for schematic wires.

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Electrical connection point

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Electrical connection points marked as green crosses

 

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Multi-line terminal names

 

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Pin names - numeric and non-numeric

 

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You can set the font, size and color for each terminal

 

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Names and pin names can be moved independently

 

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The name and pin name can be independently hidden