{"id":10320,"date":"2018-11-20T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.zuken.com\/?p=10320"},"modified":"2023-05-12T10:35:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T09:35:26","slug":"find-one-pin-net-in-cr-8000-design-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zuken.com\/en\/blog\/find-one-pin-net-in-cr-8000-design-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tip: How to Find a One Pin Net in CR-8000 Design Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a case where the board design data (.dsgn) has a one pin net, we can find it using a batch program called <strong>DFbdnetout.exe<\/strong> and then output the one pin net information in the netlist text file.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a sample of the user command to do this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10321 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.zuken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/One-Pin-Net-1-1024x243.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"166\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In order to run this batch program, we need to close design data. 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