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Physical / electrical concepts

Hierarchical schematic

A KiCad schematic split into sub-sheets that act like functions, with named input/output pins. Used by CapnKernel for main + PSU + level translator.

How it looks

Real image: the CORE3588 schematic, exported by KiCad (shown in greys)
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The top sheet of the CORE3588 schematic, as KiCad draws it: just two boxes, each standing for a whole sub-sheet. (The lines crossing them are the page frame.)

How it works

ONE DESIGN, SPLIT INTO SHEETSone huge sheetmainI2C3V3power supply3V3level shifterI2Cnamed pins on each box are the only way between sheets

Where it fits

Each box is a sub-sheet; inside, nets can also be joined by name with a global label. The whole thing still makes one netlist.

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