How do I add a Ports Only Component to my circuit?
Geometry Elements - Components
To add a Ports Only Component to your circuit, do the following:
Place
the metal in your circuit to which you wish to connect the terminals of
your component
Keep in mind that component ports must be placed on open polygon edges.
You may have an unlimited number of ports on your component.
Select Tools
=> Add Component => Ports Only from the main menu.
The Component Properties dialog box appears on your display.
Enter the number of ports you
wish to use for your component in the Number of Ports text entry box.
You may directly edit the number of points you wish to use for your
component.
Select
the desired ground node connection from the droplist.
There are two different types of ground node connection for a ports
only component: Floating or Sonnet Box. For more information on ground
node connections, click here.
Enter
the desired Label for the data file component.
This label appears in your view in the project editor and identifies
this component. Each component name must be unique in the Sonnet project.
Select
the Terminal Width setting for your component from the drop list.
Terminal width is the electrical contact width of the component. There
are three different settings for terminal width: Feedline
Width, One Cell and User Defined. For more information on terminal widths,
click here.
If
you wish to add reference planes or calibration lengths for the component,
click on the Reference Planes tab.
For more information on reference planes or calibration lengths, see
here.
If
you wish to specify a physical size for your component, click on the Physical
Size tab.
The Physical size is not used for the analysis, but is available for
display purposes. For more information on Physical Size, see here.
When
you have finished defining your settings, click on the OK button.
The Component Properties dialog box closes.
Click
on the polygon edges where you wish to place your component ports.
The terminals are added sequentially each time you click on a polygon
edge. The next terminal to be added appears in the status bar at the bottom
of the project window. When you move your mouse over a polygon edge, a
blue triangle appears to show the placement of the port when you click.
If you wish to align a component port with an existing one move your mouse
until a dashed line with a blue "X" at the end of it appears.
Clicking here will align the component port with the previously added
one. If you place a port in the wrong location, hit the Backspace key
to delete the placement. This will allow you to select another location
for that terminal. When you have completed adding all the component ports,
the schematic of the component appears in your display. This completes
the procedure for adding a ports only component
