Quadcept : Linkage with Digi-Key

Registering Digi-Key Component Information

The following will explain how to register Digi-Key component information as attributes with a component. You can order components easily and quickly with Digi-Key from the BOM window by registering Digi-Key component information with parts placed on a schematic.

Example of Digi-Key Component Information Registration


Registering Digi-Key Component Information

There are two ways to register Digi-Key component information with parts placed on a schematic.

Registering from the Component window
Registering from the BOM window

 


Registering from the Component window
The following will explain how to register Digi-Key component information from the Component window.
(1) Click [Digi-Key Search].
(2) Select a Digi-Key component that you want to register and click [OK].
*For details about how to search for Digi-Key components, refer to here.
The Digi-Key component information will be added as attributes.
If you already know the Digi-Key Part Number in advance, you can also input it directly.
When an entered Digi-Key Part Number matches the data in the component database of Digi-Key, other attributes will be read automatically.
You can check the detailed information of a Digi-Key component in Quadcept by clicking the "i" icon.
This is the [Digi-Key Parts Detail] window.

The attribute information read automatically when inputting a Digi-Key Part Number and all the information on the [Digi-Key Parts Detail] window opened when clicking the "i" icon is read-only. It can be selected and copied but it cannot be edited.

 


Registering from the BOM window
The following will explain how to register Digi-Key component information from the BOM window.
(1) Click [BOM Settings].
*For details about how to open the BOM window, refer to here.
(2) Click [Add].
(3) Select [Digi-Key Part Number] on the [Add Attribute] dialog and click [OK].
(4) As the [Digi-Key Part Number] is added on the [Attribute List], click [OK].
(5) Select a component that you want to register Digi-Key component information with and click [Digi-Key Search].
(6)

Select a Digi-Key component that you want to register and click [OK].
*For details about how to search for Digi-Key components, refer to here.

The Digi-Key component information will be displayed on the BOM window.
If you already know the Digi-Key Part Number in advance, you can also input it directly.

When an entered Digi-Key Part Number matches the data in the component database of Digi-Key, other attributes will be read automatically.
*The read attribute information can be checked on the Component window.

You can check the detailed information of a Digi-Key component in Quadcept by clicking the "i" icon.
This is the [Digi-Key Parts Detail] window.

The attribute information read automatically when inputting a Digi-Key Part Number and all the information on the [Digi-Key Parts Detail] window opened when clicking the "i" icon is read-only. It can be selected and copied but it cannot be edited.

 

Outputting Digi-Key Component Information to a BOM

The Digi-Key component information registered with a part can be output to a BOM.


Outputting Digi-Key Component Information to a BOM
The following will explain how to output Digi-Key component information to a BOM.
(1) Click [BOM Settings].
*For details about how to open the BOM window, refer to here.
(2) Click [Add Digi-Key Attribute].
(3) Select attributes that you want to output on the [Add Attribute] dialog and click [OK].
(4) As the selected attributes are added on the [Attribute List], click [OK].
The Digi-Key component information will be displayed on the BOM window.

 


Registering Digi-Key component information with share components

A Digi-Key Part Number as well as a symbol and a footprint is registered in advance with all the shared components that Quadcept provides. Using the shared components, you can check the latest component information owned by Digi-Key at any time and order components directly with Digi-Key's website as well as start to design immediately.