Ports allow you to extend a connection to connect components that are not connected by a wire. The ports must be used to connect portions of the schema belonging to two different pages. The properties of a port are listed on two tabs.
Type
This tab defines the electrical properties of the port.
Type
Select the port type. The type is used during ERC.
Name
Specify the name to assign to the port.
Style
Select the style from the proposed list or create a new style.
Options
- Visible line
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Specifies whether the end point and anchorage point should be joined by a visible line.
- Visible name
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Specifies whether the name should be visible or hidden.
- Name in vertical
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Specifies the orientation of the name when the object is placed vertically.
- Automatic name position
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Indicates whether the name should be automatically repositioned when the object is rotated.
Graphics
This tab defines the graphic properties of the port. A port consists of two points. The first point is the anchor point, while the second point is the electrical terminal.
Anchor point
Specify the coordinates of the point where the port begins.
- X
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Specify the horizontal position.
- Y
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Specify the vertical position.
Plug point
Specify the coordinates of the point where the port ends. The coordinates of the second endpoint can be specified as follows:
- In absolute coordinates
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Specify the horizontal position in the X box and the vertical position in the Y box.
- In coordinates relative to the starting point
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Specify the distance of the end of the line from the start point in the fields Dx and Dy.
- In polar coordinates from the starting point
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Specify the line length and the angle it forms with respect to the x-axis in the fields Length and Angle.