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getantipads

Generate antipad stack

Since R2024a

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Syntax

propVal = getantipads(pcbobject)

Description

propVal = getantipads(pcbobject) generates an antipads stack based on the number of signal vias and the number of conductive layers. propVal can be optionally customized and assigned to SignalViaAntipad.

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Examples

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This example shows how to use the getantipads function to generate an antipads stack

via = viaSingleEnded
via = 
  viaSingleEnded with properties:

   Conducting Layers
                        SignalLayer: [1 7]
                        GroundLayer: [3 5 9]
                          Conductor: [1x1 metal]

   Dielectric Layers
                          Substrate: [1x1 dielectric]

   Signal Vias
                 SignalViaLocations: [0 0 1 9]
                  SignalViaDiameter: 2.5000e-04
          SignalViaFinishedDiameter: 2.0000e-04
                       SignalViaPad: [1x1 shape.Circle]
                   RemoveUnusedPads: 1
                   SignalViaAntipad: [1x1 shape.Circle]

   Ground Return Vias
           GroundReturnViaLocations: [1.0000e-03 1.0000e-03 1 9]
            GroundReturnViaDiameter: 2.5000e-04
    GroundReturnViaFinishedDiameter: 2.0000e-04

   Ports
                        SignalTable: {2x4 cell}


propVal = getantipads(via)
propVal=1×3 cell array
    {1x1 shape.Circle}    {1x1 shape.Circle}    {1x1 shape.Circle}


show(via)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with title viaSingleEnded element, xlabel x (mm), ylabel y (mm) contains 15 objects of type patch, surface. These objects represent Copper, feed, FR4, \infty board edge.

Input Arguments

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Example: via=viaSingleEnded; propVal = getantipads(via)

Data Types: sigle ended via

Output Arguments

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getantipads returns an antipad stack of size SignalViaLocations-by- GroundLayer in the via. The first non-empty shape from obj.SignalViaAntipad is used for scalar expansion to build the antipad stack.

Version History

Introduced in R2024a