Net/Bus

The Net/Bus command allows you to change the label that is associated with nets or busses that you select on the canvas in eCADSTAR Schematic Editor. You can select whether a label is changed for all instances of the net or bus on all sheets in the circuit, the current sheet only, or the selected net or bus only. You can define a new label of your choice, or create a new label using the pin labels that are displayed in the Suggested Labels box. The labels of pins can be sorted in ascending or descending alphabetical order. You can also change the bit order for a selected bus, using the and buttons. This is an important consideration when configuring a bus.

This command is launched by clicking Home > Label > Net/Bus on the eCADSTAR Schematic Editor ribbon.

Select multiple nets or busses on the canvas using the Ctrl key, or by dragging the cursor.
Select all segments in a net using the Shift key. If you have already selected nets or busses, pressing the Shift key and clicking a segment will expand the selection to include all relevant segments.

Item		Description
Bit Count		Displays the bit count associated with the net or bus that you select on the canvas. This value shows the number of items that you select in the Suggested Labels box.
Suggested Labels		Displays the labels of pins that are connected to the selected net or bus. Labels are displayed for the following. The net or bus name. The part name of power supplies, ground connections, sheet connectors, hierarchy connectors or global connectors. Note Whether hierarchical connectors are targeted depends on the Do Not Target Hierarchy Connector in Net/Bus and Port Net Label setting in the Application Settings dialog. For a net that you select on the canvas, you can create a new label by clicking it in this box, and then clicking Apply. For a bus that you select on the canvas, you can create a new label by selecting multiple items in this box. Select multiple items using the Ctrl or Shift key, or by dragging the cursor. Alternatively, define a new label of your choice in the New Label box. Bus names are listed in the order of the bus arrays. They can also be listed in ascending or descending alphabetical order by clicking the relevant button. You can change the order by selecting a signal label and clicking or to provide the desired Bus naming. See New Label. For example, if the following signals are listed in the order of the bus array, PWR, IN, OUT, RESET, GND, then the label is created in that order. Clicking the Sort Ascending button creates the label: GND, IN, OUT, PWR, RESET, according to alphabetical order.
		Sorts the Suggested Labels list in ascending alphabetical order.
		Sorts the Suggested Labels list in descending alphabetical order.
		Resets the Suggested Labels list to the original order when the dialog is launched. Bus names are listed in the order of the bus arrays.
		For a selected label in the Suggested Labels box, click to move it up by one place. This changes the bit order for a selected bus. This is an important consideration when configuring a bus. The bus name is displayed with the chosen label order, when more than one label is selected in the list. If no items are selected, then this button is made unavailable.
		For a selected label in the Suggested Labels box, click to move it down by one place. This changes the bit order for a selected bus. This is an important consideration when configuring a bus. The bus name is displayed with the chosen label order, when more than one label is selected in the list. If no items are selected, then this button is made unavailable.
New Label		Displays the new label that is assigned to the selected net or bus. For nets: create this label by selecting an item in the Suggested Labels box. The item that you select is displayed in the New Label box. For busses: create this label by selecting multiple items in the Suggested Labels box using the Ctrl and Shift keys, or by dragging the cursor. The new label is created by combining selected items into a comma-separated list. For example, if you select A, ADDR[0], ADDR[1], ADDR[2], and ADDR[6] in the Suggested Labels box, the following label is created: A, ADDR[0-2,6].
Connectivity Target		Select whether a label is changed for all instances of the net or bus on all sheets in the circuit, the current sheet only, or the selected net or bus only. If you attempt to change a label to one that already exists, then the command is paused and a confirmation dialog is displayed. Click Yes to make the change. Click No to cancel the operation.
	Whole circuit	For a net or bus that you select on the canvas, the label is changed for all instances of the net or bus on all sheets in circuit. If another user is editing a sheet, then the command is paused and an error message is displayed.
	Whole sheet	For a net or bus that you select on the canvas, the label is changed for all instances of the net or bus on the current sheet.
	Selected items	For a net or bus that you select on the canvas, the label is only changed for the selected net or bus. Other instances of the net or bus on the current sheet are not changed.
Apply		The label of the net or bus that you select on the canvas is changed to the value displayed in the New Label box. This label can also be changed by double-clicking an item in the Suggested Labels box. The Net/Bus dialog remains open.
Exit		Closes the Net/Bus dialog without changing the label of the selected net or bus.

Note
If nets and busses are both selected on the canvas, then you can only select a single item in the Suggested Labels box.