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Decoupling caps

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Hi,

 

I am familiar with decoupling caps. If you look at the schematic at

http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/DevT ... o_UART.pdf , you will see

that the decoupling caps are all in one place rather than one for each

power pin, which is what I always do when drawing up schematics, and is

not nice at all. The approach in the above mentioned schematic is really

nice and clean, but I don't quite understand how is that the schematic

is able to match a decoupling cap to each of the power pins.

 

Thanks for any explanation!

 

  • AL schrieb:

     

    I am familiar with decoupling caps. If you look at the schematic at

    http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/DevT ... o_UART.pdf , you will see

     

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    that the decoupling caps are all in one place rather than one for each

    power pin, which is what I always do when drawing up schematics, and is

    not nice at all. The approach in the above mentioned schematic is really

    nice and clean, but I don't quite understand how is that the schematic

    is able to match a decoupling cap to each of the power pins.

     

    It is not, it needs not, and it cannot.

     

    Placement of parts in schematic resp. board is not related in any way.

    It's your task (and freedom) to place the parts as required, and make

    the proper (short) connections. For the CAD system, only the connections

    to a net is relevant.

     

    It's common practice to draw decoupling caps as blocks in the schematic,

    though they are spread over the whole board. This normally makes the

    schematic easier to read. In special cases, draw caps "where they belong".

     

    Tilmann

     

  • Am 31.08.2011 00:49, schrieb AL:

    Hi,

     

    I am familiar with decoupling caps. If you look at the schematic at

    http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/DevT ... o_UART.pdf , you will see

    that the decoupling caps are all in one place rather than one for each

    power pin, which is what I always do when drawing up schematics, and is

    not nice at all. The approach in the above mentioned schematic is really

    nice and clean, but I don't quite understand how is that the schematic

    is able to match a decoupling cap to each of the power pins.

     

    Thanks for any explanation!

     

    It is easier to read in the schematic, but it's up to the layouter to

    place them properly to the ICs.

     

    --

    Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With best regards

     

    Joern Paschedag

     

  • in reply to Former Member

    On 8/30/11 11:54 PM, Tilmann Reh wrote:

    AL schrieb:

     

    >> I am familiar with decoupling caps. If you look at the schematic at

    >> http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/DevT ... o_UART.pdf , you will see

     

    broken link. image

     

    Oops...Here is the link

    http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/DevTools/XMOS/XS1-Dev-Board-v15_No_UART.pdf