![]() However, what was very clear was a few input and outputs and self-standing circuit. These circuits can be of any size I have seen reusable design blocks with only a couple of components. The more interconnected inputs and outputs in the reusable block, the more difficult it is to make those connections in the new circuit. You want a circuit that is complete and clear with a limited number of inputs and outputs. To set yourself up for successful design block reuse, you need to know where to break the circuit. With this in mind, they throw out the baby with the bathwater and not use them at all. When reused, the designer often wants to make some changes–which makes it no longer a reusable design. You initially set up reusable design blocks precisely in that previous design, a snapshot we could say. The primary concern is not prowess but time schedules.įor protection purposes, reusable designs are “Read Only” by their nature. They like testing their design prowess, which does not entirely make sense, since they have a proven and tested previously used design. However, I have found that many want to design a new product from the ground up. I’m not exactly sure why this is the case. I find that some Electronic Engineers (EE) do not particularly like using reusable designs. Perceived Problemsĭesign block reuse come with several perceived problems, which often result in not using them at all. You can save and manage them in a system, on your local computer, or Company server. ![]() Reusable Designs is saving a particular design block of either a schematic or the PCB Layout to make reuse in the future. While the practice comes with its inherent problems, there is a better way to do it. For the PCB Designer, this often means going back to an older design and copy and paste. A common practice in other industries is to make reuse of something that works in new designs. One strategy that helps tremendously is using reusable designs. However, when things go faster, usually more mistakes occur, and they are generally not caught. That means whatever available methods might streamline the process to make it more straightforward and faster the better. To survive today’s business environment for PCB Designers, design reuse is crucial for quick PCB layout.
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