Altium: Multi-Channel with a Multi Part Component

[benzmac16v]

Hi,

I am trying to learn Altium Designer, but I have kind of hit a wall.

I have 9 identical circuits that I have defined using a sheet symbol with the Repeat(sheetname,1,9). Seems to work great, except I have a component that has 2 identical parts (A dual gain Amplifier, LM6172). Each circuit only needs to use one of the amplifiers. However, I cannot get the next circuit to use the second amplifier from that component. Instead of having 5 LM6172s with each circuit using one of the amplifiers, I get 9 LM6172s and an unused sub-part on each component.

Anyway to fix this? I have been pulling my hair out for the last couple days! It has to be something simple that I am just not seeing!

Thanks,
Jim

 

[electronicsbasecom]

Hello,

Just place amplifier and enter the properties. See picture where you can change wich part will be shown.

 

[benzmac16v]

That will only change which part will be used. So if I select 1, every 'channel' uses part 1 of the component. Select 2 and every 'channel' uses part 2. I never get different channels using the same component.

Thanks,
Jim

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Please excuse the incompleteness of the design, I am just trying to figure out how to use Altium and will finish the design later.

Anyway, here are some pics of what is going on:

TopSheet is where I define the sheet with a repeat command:


The current sensor sheet:


The properties of the Amplifier:


One of the circuits after compiling:


Properties of the Amplifier after compiling:


Altium seems to create new components for each channel based on the name of the channel, making it impossible for me to just tell it to use a different part from a component in another channel.

Maybe I am just approaching the problem wrong?
Thanks,
Jim

 

[electronicsbasecom]

Hmmm...maybe if you use Repeat that's mean that all parts must be identical. Try to make CurrentSensor.DocSch that will contain 2 channel with both used amplifiers.

 

[benzmac16v]

While that would probably work OK for my CurrentSensors, it will pretty much eliminate the usefulness of the repeat command when I move to my digital IOs which will all go through a buffer chip with 14 channels.

There has to be a way to accomplish what I am trying to do, use one schematic multiple times and exploit the multi-part functionality of components. Seems like it would be an extremely common task. Maybe the Repeat command is not the correct way to do this?

I really appreciate the input!
Jim

 

[johncronan]

I'm bumping this, because I have the exact same problem. Does anybody know the answer? Jim, what did you eventually decide?