National Instruments Graphical User Interface Ultiboard User Manual

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Chapter 1

User Interface

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Min Width

The minimum width to which a trace will be laid
during routing. You can enter a value here, or use the
Group Editor. Refer to the

Working with the Group

Editor

of Chapter 3,

Setting Up a Design

, section for

more information.

Topology

The topology of the net as set in the Netlist Editor.
Choices are Shortest, Daisy Chain and Star. Refer to
the

Using the Netlist Editor

section of Chapter 5,

Working with Traces and Copper

, for more

information. This feature is not available in all
versions of Ultiboard.

Trace Length

Length of the routed net.

Max Length

Maximum allowable length of copper in a net. Not
applicable (N/A) if Topology is set to Shortest.

Min Length

MInimum allowable length of copper in a net. Not
applicable (N/A) if Topology is set to Shortest.

Trace
Clearance

This is the minimum spacing allowed between the
parts in the group and any trace. You can enter a value
here, or use the Group Editor. Refer to the

Working

with the Group Editor

section of Chapter 3,

Setting

Up a Design

, for more information.

Routing
Layers

The routing layers assigned to this net group. Click to
display the Layers to Apply dialog box, where you
set the layers to use for routing copper.

Routing
Priority

The routing priority for the selected net. 1 is the
highest priority, 2 the second highest, etc. Leave as
None if priority routing is not required. This feature is
not available in all versions of Ultiboard.

Net Group

This is the group in which the net is contained. You
can either enter the group name here, or use the
Group Editor. Refer to the

Working with the Group

Editor

section of Chapter 3,

Setting Up a Design

, for

more information.

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Description

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