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Dealing with multiple boards?

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Hi all. I've been using Eagle for a few years, but mainly for small, stand

alone boards. Now I'm working on a project that will require multiple small

boards that all interconnect. I'm thinking about upgrading to a version

that supports multiple schematic sheets so each board can have its own

schematic. What's the best way to deal with the multiple boards though?

Presumably when you create a design with multiple schematic sheets all of

those parts end up in the board file too right?

 

Thanks!

 

Josh

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  • Josh wrote:

    Ah, that's what I was afraid of. I like to keep the schematics together to

    help me make sure I'm wiring connectors the same, etc. Not a huge deal, but

    it helps me to avoid stupid mistakes. What I've done in the past is to

    create a large schematic with all the parts on it, then cut and paste the

    remote board ones into a new schematic file. It's a bit messy as my main

    schematic then ends up with a bunch of unconnected things, but I could

    always delete them too if I was really worried about it.

     

    Thanks!

    Use good and constant net names between boards then if you export the

    net list by device the mating connectors from each export should be easy

    to check.

    Paul R.

     

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  • Josh wrote:

    Ah, that's what I was afraid of. I like to keep the schematics together to

    help me make sure I'm wiring connectors the same, etc. Not a huge deal, but

    it helps me to avoid stupid mistakes. What I've done in the past is to

    create a large schematic with all the parts on it, then cut and paste the

    remote board ones into a new schematic file. It's a bit messy as my main

    schematic then ends up with a bunch of unconnected things, but I could

    always delete them too if I was really worried about it.

     

    Thanks!

    Use good and constant net names between boards then if you export the

    net list by device the mating connectors from each export should be easy

    to check.

    Paul R.

     

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