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 | << [[Hierarchy]] ​ |  **[[geda:​gnetlist_ug|gEDA gnetlist User Guide]]** ​    ​| ​ [[Implicit pins]] >> | | << [[Hierarchy]] ​ |  **[[geda:​gnetlist_ug|gEDA gnetlist User Guide]]** ​    ​| ​ [[Implicit pins]] >> |
  
-===== Slots slotting =====+===== Slots and slotting ===== 
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 +Some integrated circuits provide several identical and interchangeable devices in a single package. ​ The classic "​4000"​ series of logic devices is a good example of this; for example, each 4001 package contains four 2-input NOR gates. ​ [[geda:​gschem_ug|gschem]] and gnetlist provide support for working with these by using //​slots//​. 
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 +<note tip>​Check the "​4001-1.sym"​ symbol in the "​4000-series logic" symbol library for an example of how to use slotting and [[implicit pins]]. 
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 +Detailed information on slotting attributes can be found in the [[geda:​master_attributes_list|Master Attributes List]].</​note>​ 
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 +gnetlist uses several symbol attributes to enable slotting. ​ All must be present for gnetlist to process a slotted component correctly. 
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 +  - Every pin must have a "''​pinseq=''"​ attribute and a "''​pinnumber=''"​ attribute. 
 +  - The "''​numslots=''"​ attribute indicates how many slots a component has. 
 +  - There must be one "''​slotdef=''"​ attribute for each slot.  This contains information about the pin numbers of the pins associated with each slot. 
 +  - A "''​slot=''"​ attribute attached to each component in the schematic indicates which particular slot to use. 
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 +When processing a slotted component, gnetlist first looks for a "''​slotdef=''"​ attribute matching the value of the "''​slot=''"​ attribute. ​ It uses the value of the "''​slotdef=''"​ attribute to renumber the pins for the correct slot.  It then merges the component with other components with the same "​refdes"​. 
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 +<note important>​gnetlist does not currently support slotting across hierarchy. ​ The slots in a package cannot be split between different subcircuits.</​note>​
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