Net labels?

Community PCB Design
1

okay, I don’t know the proper terminology but you know how on some schematics you see pins or connections labeled instead of a net wire between them? They are connected but just have labels to make the schem look neater. Yeah, those.

Anyone know how to do those in Eagle?

Thanks!

Bryon

2

I believe you just use the name tool, and it will place the name of the net out there.

3

Using nets in Eagle is easy. Here are the steps:

Select NET tool:

http://www.ke4nyv.com/eagle/eagle_net_step_1.jpg

Add NET to a pin like a wire:

http://www.ke4nyv.com/eagle/eagle_net_step_2.jpg

Select LABEL tool:

http://www.ke4nyv.com/eagle/eagle_net_step_3.jpg

Add LABEL to the NET:

http://www.ke4nyv.com/eagle/eagle_net_step_4.jpg

Select NAME tool:

http://www.ke4nyv.com/eagle/eagle_net_step_5.jpg

Select LABEL and change name in pop up, click ok:

http://www.ke4nyv.com/eagle/eagle_net_step_6.jpg

Final NET with changed LABEL:

http://www.ke4nyv.com/eagle/eagle_net_step_7.jpg

Repeat these steps on any pin that you wish to connect and make sure you keep the net name the SAME. When you do that correctly, Eagle will pop up a window asking if you wish for these nets to be connected.

Good luck,

4

good description.

Note that entering a pre-existing name will cause a connection to that net. very useful to make connections with out actually drawing them. I do that all the time to have clean schematics. Of course, then you definitely want labels so you can see what’s what.

5

This is great! Thanks for the help and the great tutorial!

Bryon

6

Search for ‘symbol’ in the ‘Add’ dialog and you’ll find a bunch of nifty net-name tag thingers (found in the ‘Frames’ library). Gives your schematic that ‘professional’ look.