Clearing Errors in Eagle CAD
LoopyByteloose
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I am really a book guy.· I often have to print out documentation to really read it, but my ink bill is getting huge.
Can anyone tell me how to clear the list of errors in the ERC file?
Eagle CAD (like SX/B) is one of those piece of software that you really have to work with on a computer.· There currently·isn't really a complete book so much as a matrix of help screens and related documents.
{I know there is a Tutorial and I am reading it, too}
Also, I try to Print the ERC file and it won't seem to print in the Eagle environment.· Is that supposed to be that way?
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Can anyone tell me how to clear the list of errors in the ERC file?
Eagle CAD (like SX/B) is one of those piece of software that you really have to work with on a computer.· There currently·isn't really a complete book so much as a matrix of help screens and related documents.
{I know there is a Tutorial and I am reading it, too}
Also, I try to Print the ERC file and it won't seem to print in the Eagle environment.· Is that supposed to be that way?
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"When all think alike, no one is thinking very much.' - Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)
······································································ Warm regards,····· G. Herzog [noparse][[/noparse]·黃鶴 ]·in Taiwan
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I fear I don't really understand what you mean.
When you run an electrical rule check with Eagle, and there are errors in the ERC file list, these are errors - at least, Eagle assumes them to be errors. So you can't clear the list - you need to fix the errors instead.
It is up to you to make a decision if such an error requires a correction in the schematic, or not. For example, in one of my designs, I get an error "unconnected INPUT Pin: IC2 OSC". In my specific drawing, this is not an error because it is fine to leave this input pin open even though it is named OSC. This IC is a PCF8591 I²C A/D-D/A converter having an option for an externally supplied clock signal. As I'm using the internal clock, it is ok to leave the OSC input open in this case. On the other hand, Eagle can't make that decision, so it simply flags all open input pins as errors. The same is true for the warnings - the may, or may not require a correction in the schematic.
Fortunately, such computer programs are (not yet) as smart as we human beings are - on the other hand, these programs are less forgetful than we are - this is why I like them so much
I agree with you, the sparse documentation for Eagle is the weakest part of this fine product - I'm using Eagle Professional Version 4.15 here for all of my PCB designs.
BTW, I don't have problems printing ERC files from within the Eagle environment. To be honest, I never did it before but I gave it a try after you had asked, and it worked just fine.
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Greetings from Germany,
Günther
And like all software error lists, there tend to have both unseen errors and things that are not really errors. It is really just and aid.
I did print out the whole tutorial, but the ERC file won't print. I wanted to have it as a check list while I try to identify each item.
Personally I would rather have good sparse documentation than too much. Time is always a premium.
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"When all think alike, no one is thinking very much.' - Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)
······································································ Warm regards,····· G. Herzog [noparse][[/noparse]·黃鶴 ]·in Taiwan
Post Edited (Kramer) : 10/18/2005 2:31:12 PM GMT