Create original component library with Qt-LCo

 Aug 17, 2003

(c) Copyright OKADA Hitoshi(Suigyodo), 2002-2003

1. Startup screen shot of Qt- LCo

  Left side of window is component list and right side is editing component area.
 

2. Create a new component
(1)On the [Component] menu,click [New] .
(2)[Component attribute] dialog will appear.

(3)Edit the attributes.
[Name] -- Component name
[Prefix] -- Prefix of reference number
[Width],[Height] -- Size
[Block] -- Number of same functional block in a component.
[Use BitPattern] -- Use bitpattern or not.

(4)Click OK.
(5)The new component name will appear in the component list. Click it.
(6)The skeleton of new componet will appear in the editing component area.


 
 

3. Draw pattern
When you check the[Use BitPattern] in the[Component attribute], Click the[Pattern...] button and Pattern editor window will appear.
You can use Selector tool, Freehand tool, Line tool, and Circle tool. When you choose Freehand tool, Line tool, and Circle tool, use the left button to put pixels or use right button to delete pixels


 

When you finished drawing pattern, close the windows. You need not to save into file in this timing.
 


 

4. Edit pins
Click at the end of pin which you want to edit. A  pin cursor (red circle) will move to the pin.
If the pin is NULL(blank), select a pin type at the first.
[Value] --Pin name.  A character following '\' is displayed with upper line in Qt-BSch.
Num] -- Pin number
[Hide pin number] -- Hide the pin number in Qt-BSch. Note in Qt-LCo, the hidden pin number is displayed in red characters.

If the [Block] is more than one,  you can modify only pin number.

Click [Update] button, and your modification will take effect.


 
 

5. Save into file
When you finished creating components save into file.
 

6. Supplementation