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[Jon Evans <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, buses can travel through hierarchy just like nets -- hierarchical
sheet pins and ports can carry buses or nets, no need for a new type of
label.
In my branch I am currently changing the color of hierarchical ports/pins
that connect buses (to the same color as bus wires)

-Jon

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 12:16 PM, Andy Peters <devel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> > On Dec 13, 2017, at 9:15 PM, Jon Evans <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > As some of you know, I've been working on some new features for Eeschema
> that expand the capabilities of buses.
> > These features are not yet complete, but I wanted to share my progress
> to get early feedback.
>
> User perspective: I think the whole idea is GREAT, and I have one
> question: can a bus be brought up through the hierarchy in the same way as
> a single net, perhaps using a (new) Bus Hierarchical Label? Kicad
> schematics _really_ need this feature.
>
> Thanks,
> -a
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