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Multi-board electronic systems design with Xpedition

Multi-Board Electronic Systems Design
The last decade has seen extraordinary advances in printed circuit board design and fabrication. There has been substantial advances across design, from schematic entry to simulation to layout and routing to team collaboration and even to the way that manufacturing data is transferred to the fabricator. But there is one place where advancement has seemingly been stalled: the overarching system level hardware architecture design and connectivity.

Siemens has a solution that brings integration, automation, and power to multi-board electronic systems design, as an integral part of the Xpedition® design flow.

Multi-board electronic system definitions

  1. Element – Individual component or sub-assembly that is designed to be part of a larger collaborating function

  2. Sub-system or Board – A single printed circuit board (PCB) comprised of digital, analog, and/or mixed signal logic that when connected with other boards deliver a higher level of capability and value

  3. System or Multi-board system - Independent functioning electronic-centric system packaged as multiple PCBs; COTS components such as actuators, sensors, etc.; all interconnected with cables and/or connectors that deliver features and capabilities that can operate as a standalone complex unit/product.

  4. System of Systems - Integration of interdependent systems that create a new, more complex system

PCB design advances in the last decade

The PCB design realm has seen huge advances in the last decade. What is needed at the multi-board electronic system level is a similar revolution to provide a solution that automates the enormous connection management problem, facilitates easy system and logical design and integrates seamlessly with the PCB design flow while managing team, design, and library data at each level of the design hierarchy.

How Siemens multi-board electronic systems design solution helps

Xpedition’s multi-board electronic systems design capabilities precisely fill that need. It is a single integrated environment that enables multi-board systems design, including logical design, partitioning, and connector and wiring management. Your entire hardware design, from multi-board electronic system specification to completed PCBs and cables can be handled with one integrated flow.

Learn more about multi-board electronic systems design.

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