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- Align all electrical connections (net label to wire, wire to pin, wire to port, etc) to a 10mil snap grid (Basic Concepts - Grids).
- Set Midsun_Schematic_Template_Letter.SchDot as the new documents default template for schematics
- Go to DXP>Preferences>System>New Document Defaults
- Under PCB Project>Schematic, choose the SchDot file from the Github Hardware Repo (..\Hardware\MSXII_Project_Template\Midsun_Schematic_Template_Letter.SchDot)
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- Do NOT match IC pinouts to their physical layout. Instead, put power pins on top, ground on the bottom, inputs on the left and outputs on the right. See here for reasoning.
- Align all pins to a 10mil snap grid (Basic Concepts - Grids).
- Add Component Parameters using the Supplier Search feature (Libraries and Component Creation - Using Supplier Search to add Component Parameters in Bulk)
- Set important parameters to visible so they can be viewed in the schematic:
- Capacitors (Capacitance, Voltage, Temperature Coefficient)
- Resistors (Resistance, Power, Tolerance)
- Inductors (Inductance)
- Connectors (Pitch)
- Crystals (Frequency)
- Diodes (Voltage, Current (for Schottky Diodes), Power (For TVS Diodes))
- LEDs (Forward Voltage, Colour)
- Complex ICs (Manufacturer Part Number)
- Other (Relevant maximum ratings as necessary)
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