Connectors are no longer points on a schematic.” Front-panel connectors such as SFP and its derivatives contain active components that are inherently radiators of RF energy. In addition, they generate ...

Figure 6 If you let a connector symbol stay one part it makes the schematic very confusing (a). By using the heterogeneous part function in OrCAD, or the part “modes” in Altium/CircuitStudio, you can ...