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Verification User Guides
This section contains the user guides for the following tools: DFA, DFE, DFE+, DFM, and Logic DFE.
DFM
PollEx DFM is a board level manufacturability checking software.
Check Item Category
Tooling
Pin Mark Match Check
Verify matching pin numbers with DXF or IGES data, which inputs as a board layer on PCB data.

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- Manufacture User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: Block JIG Generator, Compare GDSII, Gerber to PCB, Make Board Paneling, Metal Mask Manager, Mounting Data Extractor, Mounting Emulator, Router-Machine JIG Generator, Solder Quantity Calculator, Soldering Pallet, Test Point Location Generator, and Underfill.
- Modeler User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: BOM, CAM, Component Arrangement Plan, CP, Golden Sample, Logic, PCB, Redmark+, and Worksheet Planner.
- Solver User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: PI, SI, SI Explorer, and Thermal.
- Verification User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: DFA, DFE, DFE+, DFM, and Logic DFE.
  - DFA
    PollEx DFA is an assembly status checking toolset for PCB design based on 3D package library.
  - DFE
  - DFE+
    PollEx DFE+ is a fully automated SI analysis tool.
  - DFM
    PollEx DFM is a board level manufacturability checking software.
    - Start DFM
      From the menu bar, click Option > DFM > Input after reading the design file to make a DFM input file.
    - Component Classification
    - Check Item Category
      - Board
      - Component
      - Drill Size
      - Etc.
      - FPCB
        FPCB is excellent for development of electronic components as electronic appliances are becoming miniaturized and lightweight.
      - Ground Wall
        Check the clearance for an area affected by ground wall.
      - Package
      - PAD
      - Pattern
      - Placement
      - Test Point
        Verify if the clearance between test points and other objects follow specifications and if the test points contain text.
      - Test Point2
        Analyze the clearance between a test point and each component on a board.
      - Tooling
        Board Outline Match Check
        Verify the board outline matches the board.
        Conformal Coating
        Verification items related to conformal coating, Selective spray conformal coating, and Dip conformal coating.
        Hole Mark Match Check
        Analyze the DFX or IGES format designs to compare hole locations with the PCB layout design.
        Pad Match Check
        Analyze the DFX or IGES format design to compare the pad locations with the mechanical design and the PCB layout design.
        Pin Mark Match Check
        Verify matching pin numbers with DXF or IGES data, which inputs as a board layer on PCB data.
        Placement Mark
        Analyze the mounting position of the component, and verify the size of the placement mark.
        Screw
        Analyze the board to prevent damage.
        Screw2
        Analyze the board to prevent damage.
        Silk Match Check
        Analyze differences in the special silkscreen and the mechanical guide from DXF or IGES data.
      - Underfill
        Find and examine underfill areas in BGA-type components.
    - Result
    - Lock Input Setup
      Lock the DFM input rule file (*.DFMI) to prevent any modifications from others.
  - Logic DFE
    PollEx Logic DFE is a toolset that checks electrical validity and standardizing of schematic design.
  - Technical Cleanliness
    PollEx Technical Cleanliness (TC) is an optional module of the PollEx PCB and a reliability analysis tool set for hazardous areas on a PCB design, using its micro particles.
- UPE User Guides
  This section contains the PollEx UPE user guide.
PollEx Installation Guide
Instruction to install PollEx 2024.1.
Character String Search Rule
Definition for meta character using in making sentence for searching option.

Pin Mark Match Check

Verify matching pin numbers with DXF or IGES data, which inputs as a board layer on PCB data.

The pin numbers come from IGES or DXF data.
Compare the text number of the edge pin on a specified layer with a text layer from IGES or DXF data.
Input a tolerance.

More detailed information:

Text Layer Definition
- Top Text Layer: Select the pin mark text layer for the top side.
- Bottom Text Layer: Select the pin mark text layer for the bottom side.
Select Layer: Select a layer for analysis.
Check Component Group: Select a component group.
- Expand Area by Text Justification: Expand the pin analysis area by the entered test justification value.