The keyword is followed by the name of the board level component. If the .ebd file Usage Rules: contains more than one [Begin Board Description] keyword, then each name must be unique. The length of the component name must not exceed 40 characters in length, and blank characters are allowed. For every [Begin Board Description] keyword there must be a matching [End Board Description] keyword. Example: [Begin Board Description] 16Meg X 8 SIMM Module [Manufacturer] Keyword: Yes Required: Declares the manufacturer of the components(s) that use this .ebd file. Description: Following the keyword is the manufacturer’s name. It must not exceed 40 Usage Rules: characters, and can include blank characters. Each manufacturer must use a consistent name in all .ebd files. Example: [Manufacturer] Quality SIMM Corp. [Number Of Pins] Keyword: Yes Required: the parser the number of pins to expect. Pins are any externally accessible Description: electrical connection to the component. The field must be a positive decimal integer. Note: The simulator must not limit the Usage Rules: Number Of Pins to any value less than 1,000. The [Number Of Pins] keyword must be positioned before the [Pin List] keyword. Example: [Number Of Pins] 128 [Pin List] Keyword: Yes Required: Tells the parser the pin names of the user accessible pins. It also informs the parser Description: which pins are connected to power and ground. signal_name Sub-Params: Following the [Pin List] keyword are two columns. The first column lists the pin Usage Rules: name while the second lists the data book name of the signal connected to that pin. There must be as many pin_name/signal_name rows as there are pins given by the preceding [Number Of Pins] keyword. Pin names must be the alphanumeric external pin names of the part. The pin names cannot exceed eight characters in length. Any pin associated with a signal name that begins with or will be interpreted as connecting to the boards ground or power plane. In “GND” “POWER”
Usage Rules: The keyword is followed by the name of the board level component. If the .ebd file contains more than one [Begin Board Description] keyword, then each name must be unique. The length of the component name must not exceed 40 characters in length, and blank characters are allowed. For every [Begin Board Description] keyword there must be a matching [End Board Description] keyword. Example: [Begin Board Description] 16Meg X 8 SIMM Module Keyword: [Manufacturer] Required: Yes Description: Declares the manufacturer of the components(s) that use this .ebd file. Usage Rules: Following the keyword is the manufacturer’s name. It must not exceed 40 characters, and can include blank characters. Each manufacturer must use a consistent name in all .ebd files. Example: [Manufacturer] Quality SIMM Corp. Keyword: [Number Of Pins] Required: Yes Description: the parser the number of pins to expect. Pins are any externally accessible electrical connection to the component. Usage Rules: The field must be a positive decimal integer. Note: The simulator must not limit the Number Of Pins to any value less than 1,000. The [Number Of Pins] keyword must be positioned before the [Pin List] keyword. Example: [Number Of Pins] 128 Keyword: [Pin List] Required: Yes Description: Tells the parser the pin names of the user accessible pins. It also informs the parser which pins are connected to power and ground. Sub-Params: signal_name Usage Rules: Following the [Pin List] keyword are two columns. The first column lists the pin name while the second lists the data book name of the signal connected to that pin. There must be as many pin_name/signal_name rows as there are pins given by the preceding [Number Of Pins] keyword. Pin names must be the alphanumeric external pin names of the part. The pin names cannot exceed eight characters in length. Any pin associated with a signal name that begins with “GND” or “POWER” will be interpreted as connecting to the boards ground or power plane. In
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