Bus Entry
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The Bus Entry dialog.
Summary
This dialog allows the designer to specify the properties of a Bus Entry object. A bus entry is an electrical design primitive that is used to connect a wire to a bus line. It has the ability to allow two different nets to connect to the same point on a bus, without shorting.
Access
The Bus Entry dialog can be accessed during placement by pressing the Tab key.
After placement, the dialog can be accessed in one of the following ways:
- Double-clicking on the placed bus entry object.
- Placing the cursor over the bus entry object, right-clicking and choosing Properties from the context menu.
Options/Controls
- Location X1/Y1 - the current X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) coordinates for the first end point of the bus entry. Edit these values to change the position of this end point in the horizontal and/or vertical planes respectively.
- Color - click the color sample to change the color of the bus entry, using the standard Choose Color dialog.
- Location X2/Y2 - the current X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) coordinates for the second end point of the bus entry. Edit these values to change the position of this end point in the horizontal and/or vertical planes respectively.
- Line Width - the width of the line used to draw the bus entry. Available widths are: Smallest, Small, Medium, and Large.
- Locked - enable this option to protect the bus entry from being edited graphically.