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[hauptmech <hauptmech@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not sure what you mean by supporting busses. Aren't they already 
supported with the current matching code?

Or do you mean routing a bus of pairs in a single action?

On 29/06/17 00:53, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
> On 28.06.2017 05:23, hauptmech wrote:
> > Are there any issues with matching "P" and "N" instead of "_P" and "_N"
> > for the differential pair suffix matcher? I have an existing design with
> > the former convention. Matching the single letters will also correctly
> > match the "_P" style suffix.
> >
> > If the user selects a net that is not a differential pair, but does
> > match, they would have to cancel. But since it's a user guided
> > operation, that does not seem too onerous.
> There's no issues, but someone needs to write the code for it. I can't
> work on Kicad right now, so if you want it done fast, you can contribute
> a patch.
> The starting point is:
>
> int DIFF_PAIR_PLACER::matchDpSuffix( wxString aNetName, wxString&
> aComplementNet, wxString& aBaseDpName )
>
> Also, it might be worth adding support for diff pair busses (e.g.
> PAIR0_N, PAIR0_P, PAIR1_N, and so on).
>
> Cheers,
> Tom
>
>
>
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