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Update Using Altium authored Mar 27, 2024 by Alia Peterson's avatar Alia Peterson
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...@@ -93,11 +93,10 @@ Once you have all your components on the schematic, you can connect them using t ...@@ -93,11 +93,10 @@ Once you have all your components on the schematic, you can connect them using t
Sometimes you need to have routes that are the same length to preserve the signal that passes through it. Sometimes you need to have routes that are the same length to preserve the signal that passes through it.
To do this: To do this:
- In your schematic file, click Place, highlight over Directives, and select Differential Pair. - In your schematic file, click Place, highlight over Directives, and select Differential Pair.
- Click on the two wires you want to be a differential pair - have the same length - this will leave a little red symbol on each of them. - Click on the two wires you want to be a differential pair - have the same length - this will leave a little red symbol on each of them.
- Click on the red icons and make sure the labels are the same as each other - Click on the red icons and make sure the labels are the same as each other
###Rename the two wires with nets so they have the same name (probably just the label name) with one having an underscore N and the other with an underscore P (for negative and positive) Ex. RF_N and RF_P ###Rename the two wires with nets so they have the same name (probably just the label name) with one having an underscore N and the other with an underscore P (for negative and positive) Ex. RF_N and RF_P
- Save the schematic, open the PCB file, and import the changes - Save the schematic, open the PCB file, and import the changes
- Change the routing option to Interactive Differential Pair Routing (You can change this through the - Change the routing option to Interactive Differential Pair Routing (You can change this through the
- Workspace Ribbon or through the Route button at the top - Workspace Ribbon or through the Route button at the top
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