PIN EDITOR

BY
KATAKAM DURGA PRASAD CHARY
 Partition: Pin Name(s):
Displays the pin or pin
It shows the top
group names as selected
module name from the pin group list.
It shows the Side/Edge:
block shape and Select which side/edge
we want to place
edge numbers
Location:
Pin group : In this area We can
Side:Top, Bottom, Left, select which location
Right, Inside, Unassigned, we can place pins
All, or Other.
Position:
Timing Budget Info Global Coordinates
Get Selected Pin By click on it then
Select Highlighted select the coordinates
in Display by mouse x&y axis
Zoom in Highlighted USE:
in Display Specifies one of the
following +USE
Group Highlighted
properties:
Sort: SIGNAL
Name: arranges in CLOCK
alphabetical order. ANALOG
Location: sorts left to
right, and bottom to top Reset Pin Info
 Steps to place pins

Open gui by using win Pin attribute

Edit Select layer

Pin editor Give depth and width

Pin group Location

Select which pins you want to place by
using shift+down arrow
Select :spread or pattern (multi layer)

Give Spacing

Click on ok
 Pin attribute :

Pin Name:
Displays the pin or pin
group names as selected
from the pin group list. Side/Edge:
Displays the side. For
Click the widget ( ) to rectilinear partitions,
the right of the field. This also displays the
opens the Reorder Pin List edges.
form that enables you to Layer: You can select Top,
display and manage your Displays the layer names. Select the layers on which the Bottom, Left, Right,
pin editing session pins will be assigned Inside, or
Unassigned for side,
depth

LayerV:
Select the preferred vertical layer on which the pins will or the edge number
be assigned for a particular edge
width LayerH:
Select the preferred horizontal layer on which the pins
will be assigned.
Location:
Update attribute : Updates the attributes of the pin.
Assign location: Preassigns a pin at the specified location.
Spread:
Defines how to position pins along a block's edge.
• From Starting Point: it spread pins from starting position of the selected edge
• From Center : it spread pins from middle of the edge
• Along Entire Edge : it spread pins along entire edge with minimum spacing
• Between Points : if you select this option then by use mouse select start and end points
Pattern:
Specifies the multi-layer-spread pattern must be followed by the set of selected pins
• FILL_TRACK
• FILL_LAYER
• FILL_OPTIMISED
• FILL_DIAGONAL
• FILL_SINUSOIDAL
• FILL_CHECKERBOARD
Include Rectilinear Edge : Specifies that all the edges coming in the solution space should be included
Position:
Absolute based:
Specifies actual start/end coordinates.
Global Coordinates:
Specifies that all the locations are global.
• Starting X/Y: click on this and give the starting axis by mouse
• Ending X/Y: Specifies the x and y ending location. Use the mouse widget to get the
coordinates from the design display area.
Offset based:
Specifies start/end offsets for editing pins instead of providing actual start/end
coordinates.
• Starting: Sets the offset from the start of edge (in microns) to be considered as
start point for placing the pin.
• Ending: Sets the offset from the end of edge (in microns) to be considered as end
point for placing the pin.
Spacing :
Displays the center-to-center spacing between pins for multi-pin editing. A spacing of 1 track means pins
should be placed on every track with no empty tracks between them.

Snap :
Indicates the grid or layer to which the pins should snap
• Manufacturing Grid: Specifies that the pins should snap to the
manufacturing grid.
• User Grid: Specifies that the pins should snap to a user-defined grid.
• Layer Track: Specifies that pins should snap to the layer tracks.

Align:
Opens the Pin Alignment form that enables you to align pins between blocks on their facing edges.
Thank you