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Subject: Re: advanced routing

From: "Phil" <phil1960us@...>
Date: 2004-08-05

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Heller"
<leon_heller@h...> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
...
>
> Pulsonix allows 'swappable' pins and gates to be swapped on the
PCB, and the
> schematic may then be back-annotated.
>

eagle does too for pins but not gates. does psx? also, I suspect
no layout sw allows uP register pins to be swapped.

> >
> > By the way, I also put SMDs on the "solder" side when doing mixed
> > TH/SM layouts to avoid vias for boards I'm making myself. If it
> > prevents a drill hole, it is good. But then if I'm using a board
> > house, I dont care, so viva las vias!
>
> I have to put SMDs on the underside, as all my boards are single-
sided. I
> really ought to start making my own DS boards.

Wow, I think I'd go crazy if I didn't do DS boards. Its really not
much more work at all.

Phil