Making Pin Assignments

Assigning Signals to Pins

Use the following procedure to assign all unassigned signals to available pins in one step:

1. Ensure that no signals are selected in the Signals List.

If no signal is selected, then PADS I/O Designer will attempt to assign all signals in the list or those which are marked to assign (see "Mark to Assign").

2. To assign all signals to available pins, do one of the following:

• Select Assign > Assign Pins or click the icon on the toolbar.

Signals are assigned to available pins, preserving any existing assignments.

• Select Assign > Assign Pins with Overwrite or click the icon on the toolbar.

Signals are assigned to available pins, overwriting any existing assignments.

Signals are assigned in the same order that they are listed in the Signals List to the pins in the order listed in the Pins List. If the number of signals differs from the number of pins, the remaining signals or pins are ignored.