PCB Explorer

Use the PCB Explorer to search components or nets.

It provides searching objects of combination for net and net connected components or components and connected nets.

  • Selection Type – A: Basic search window (Type-A).
  • Selection Type – B: Second search window (Type-B).
  • Searching keyword input box. If you want to search the Part, Reference, or Net name, use this. Also, you can search keyword input box with Wild Card (*, ?, #) in PCB Explorer. Search keyword is case-insensitive.
    • *: String
    • ?: One Character
    • #: One Number
    • " ": Searching the matching string only.
  • Objects selection in the basic search window.
    • Example 1) Search String: c1. Search Result: *C1, C10, C11, IC1, IC10, IC11, and so on.
    • Example 2) Search String: gr red blu. Search Result: GREEN, GREEN1, RED, RED1, BLUE, BLUE1, and so on.
    • Example 3) Search String: “green” “red” “blue.” Search Result: GREEN, RED, BLUE
    • Example 4) Search String: 1*. Search Result: 1S335-BP, 1SV164, and so on.
    • Example 5) Search String: *1*. Search Result: 1S335-BP, 1SV164, AD724JR-16-IC, ERJ6GEYJ101, ERJ6GEYJ301, ERJ6GEYJ331, and so on.
    • Example 6) Search String: ?#1#. Search Result: C210, C211, C212, R214, U210, and so on.
    • Example 7) Search String: ?c5. Search Result: *C5, IC5, and so on.
    • Example 8) Search String: “c6””
  • Search Result: C6”
    • Including Wild Card(*, ?, #) in string, enter “ ' ” ahead of the Wild Card.
    • Not including Wild Card(*, ?, #) in string, “ ' ” is regarded as the character.
    • Example 1) Search String: CLK’*. Search Result: CLK*.
    • Example 2) Search String: CLK'A. Search Result: CLK'A.
  • View control buttons on screen.
    • Clear: reset selection.
    • Color: assign color for selected objects.
    • Excl: display only selected objects. For others, PollEx PCB will not show them.
    • Disp: make high-light for selected objects.
    • Contrast: display unselected objects with gray color.
  • Combination methods selection for objects on basic window and second window.
  • Second window’s object selection.

Basically, PollEx PCB Explorer runs with two windows, Selection Type – A and Selection Type - B. If you want to search certain objects on PCB, using Selection Type-A would be enough. However, if you want to find a certain net and connected components for selected net, use Selection Type-B. In this case, select with Net in the Selection Type – A and Ref in the Selection Type – B.

From the menu barmenu bar, click Tools > PCB Explorer.