{"id":368,"date":"2018-01-25T08:18:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T08:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/?p=368"},"modified":"2018-05-24T11:07:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T11:07:52","slug":"schaltplansymbole-sinnvoll-erstellen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/2018\/01\/25\/schaltplansymbole-sinnvoll-erstellen\/","title":{"rendered":"Schematic Symbols that make sense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some people draw their schematic symbols strait according to the pin arrangement of the component.<br \/>\nFor explanation they say this prevents confusion during layout when signals are on a different location then in the schematic.<br \/>\nBut the schematic is the &#8220;Source code&#8221; for the layout design. It needs to be drawn in a way to be read fast and unambiguously to enable that mistakes in connections can be spotted easily. For this it helps to prevent wire crossings where ever possible.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As an example here a CAN-Transceiver with only 8 pins:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CAN-Transceiver.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"369\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/2018\/01\/25\/schaltplansymbole-sinnvoll-erstellen\/can-transceiver\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CAN-Transceiver.png?fit=821%2C527&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"821,527\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CAN-Transceiver\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CAN-Transceiver.png?fit=474%2C304&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-369\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CAN-Transceiver-150x150.png?resize=234%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CAN-Transceiver.png?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CAN-Transceiver.png?resize=768%2C493&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CAN-Transceiver.png?w=821&amp;ssl=1 821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;simple&#8221; approach placing the pins for the schematic symbol like on the physical part, leads even for this small device to a surprisingly unreadable schematic:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/simple_symbol_schematic.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"370\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/2018\/01\/25\/schaltplansymbole-sinnvoll-erstellen\/simple_symbol_schematic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/simple_symbol_schematic.png?fit=2506%2C924&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2506,924\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"simple_symbol_schematic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/simple_symbol_schematic.png?fit=474%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-370\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/simple_symbol_schematic-300x111.png?resize=474%2C175\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/simple_symbol_schematic.png?resize=300%2C111&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/simple_symbol_schematic.png?resize=768%2C283&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/simple_symbol_schematic.png?resize=1024%2C378&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/simple_symbol_schematic.png?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/simple_symbol_schematic.png?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The approach optimized for schematic leads to a much more easily readable and cleaner schematic without wire crossings:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/optimized_symbol_schematic.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/2018\/01\/25\/schaltplansymbole-sinnvoll-erstellen\/optimized_symbol_schematic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/optimized_symbol_schematic.png?fit=2270%2C959&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2270,959\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"optimized_symbol_schematic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/optimized_symbol_schematic.png?fit=474%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-371\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/optimized_symbol_schematic-300x127.png?resize=473%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/optimized_symbol_schematic.png?resize=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/optimized_symbol_schematic.png?resize=768%2C324&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/optimized_symbol_schematic.png?resize=1024%2C433&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/optimized_symbol_schematic.png?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/transistorgrab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/optimized_symbol_schematic.png?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some people draw their schematic symbols strait according to the pin arrangement of the component. For explanation they say this prevents confusion during layout when signals are on a different location then in the schematic. But the schematic is the &#8220;Source code&#8221; for the layout design. It needs to be drawn in a way to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/2018\/01\/25\/schaltplansymbole-sinnvoll-erstellen\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Schematic Symbols that make sense<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bauteile","category-eda"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8KIDw-5W","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transistorgrab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}