Standard AEL Macros

The AEL macros described here are for layout-only components.

• conn

• cpad2

• cpad3

• cpad4

• pad1

• pad3

• pad4

• padn

• rpad2

• rpad3

• rpad4

• spac

• spad2

• spad3

• spad4

• tar1

Additional components for which AEL macros are supplied are documented in the Circuit Components documentation.

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conn

Port Connection

Illustration:

Parameters:

None

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cpad2

Circular Two Pads with Non-Preferred Ports

Illustration:

Parameters:

R = Radius of the pads
S = Center-to-center spacing
LAYER = Layer number

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cpad3

Circular Three Pads with Non-Preferred Ports

Illustration:

Parameters:

R1 = Radius of pads 1 and 2
S1 = Center-to-center spacing between pad 1 and 2
R2 = Radius of pad 3
S2 = Vertical distance between pad 2 and 3
LAYER = Layer number

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cpad4

Circular Four Pads with Non-Preferred Ports

Illustration:

Parameters:

R1 = Radius of pads 1 and 2
S1 = Center-to-center spacing between pad 1 and 2
R2 = Radius of pads 3 and 4
S2 = Center-to-center spacing between pads 3 and 4
LAYER = Layer number

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pad1

Rectangular Two Pads with preferred ports

Illustration:

Parameters:

W = Width
S = Spacing
L = Pin 1 to Pin 2
LAYER = Layer number

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pad3

Rectangular Three Pads with preferred ports

Illustration:

Parameters:

W1 = Width of pad at pins 1 and 2
W2 = Width of pad at pin 3
S = Spacing
L1 = Total horizontal length
L2 = Vertical length from pin 1 to pin 3
LAYER = Layer number

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pad4

Rectangular Four Pads with preferred ports

Illustration:

Parameters:

W1 = Width of pad at pins 1 and 2
W2 = Width of pad at pins 3 and 4
S = Spacing (length of pads)
L1 = Total horizontal length + space
L2 = Total vertical length from top of pin 4 to bottom of pin 3 + space
LAYER = Layer number

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padn

N Pads for a dip

Illustration:

Parameters:

PW = Pad width
XS = X-axis spacing between recurrent pads
YS = Y-axis spacing between recurrent pads
NUM = Total number of pads
LAYER = Layer number

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rpad2

Rectangular Two Pads with Non-Preferred Ports

Illustration:

Parameters:

W = Width
S = Spacing
L = Total length of the pads + space
LAYER = Layer number

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rpad3

Rectangular Three Pads with Non-Preferred Ports

Illustration:

Parameters:

W1 = Width of pad at pins 1 and 2
W2 = Width of pad at pin 3
S = Spacing between pad 1 and pad 2
L1 = Total horizontal length + space
L2 = Vertical length from pin 1 to pin 3 + space
LAYER = Layer number

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rpad4

Rectangular Four Pads with Non-Preferred Ports

Illustration:

Parameters:

W1 = Width of pad at pins 1 and 2
W2 = Width of pad at pins 3 and 4
S = Space between pad 1 and pad 2
L1 = Pin 1 to pin 2
L2 = Length from pin 4 to pin 3
LAYER = Layer number

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spac

Space

Illustration:

Parameter:

L = Length

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spad2

Square Two Pads with Non-Preferred Ports

Illustration:

Parameters:

W = Width
L = Pin 1 to Pin 2
LAYER = Layer number

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spad3

Square Three Pads with Non-Preferred Ports

Illustration:

Parameters:

W = Width
L = Pin 1 to Pin 2
LAYER = Layer number

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spad4

Square Four Pads with Non-Preferred Ports

Illustration:

Parameters:

W = Width
L = Pin 1 to Pin 2
LAYER = Layer number

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tar1

Square Pad

Illustration:

Parameter:

W = Width