Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

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Bypassing Checks

Besides changing check options to ignored, you can bypass floating pin checks and unconnected wire checks.

Bypassing Floating Pin Checks

There are two methods you can use to bypass the floating pin check operation:

■Connect the noConn symbol to terminals that are unconnected

■Manually change the checks to the ignored state on the SRC setup form

To attach the noConn symbol to unconnected terminals, do the following:

1.Choose Add – Instance.

The Add Instance form appears.

2. In the Library field, typebasic.

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3. In the Cell field, typenoConn.

The noConn symbol is attached to the pointer.

4. Click to place the noConn symbol to an unconnected terminal.

noConn symbol

SRC does not highlight the dangling terminal as an error.

Bypassing Unconnected Wire Checks

There are two methods you can use to bypass the unconnected wire check operation:

■Connect the onPageConn symbol to the wire vertex

■Manually change the check to ignored state on the SRC setup form

To connect the onPageConn symbol to the wire vertex, do the following:

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1.Choose Add – Instance.

The Add Instance form appears.

2. Click Browse.