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• Every net in your schematics should be named with a net label

  • This is crucial as it provides clear information regarding the signal you are working with during PCB layout.

  • For example, it is unclear what kind of layout considerations are required for a signal named NetLabel_C15_1 (an example automatically assigned net name)

  • Power objects count as a subset of net labels

• net names should be all caps

• net names should not included spaces

  • Underscores are permissible

• Default Altium Color, font, and size should be used

• net names should appear horizontal in the schematic

Ground Nets

If you have just one ground, keep things simple, if you have more then net names should get more complicated/specific:

• GND

  • only use if you have a single ground on a schematic

• CGND

  • chassis ground, generally associated with mounting holes or ESD guard rings

• PGND

  • power ground

• AGND

  • analog ground

• VBATT_NEG

  • battery ground

Power Nets

Power nets must be defined such that their regulator topology and/or upstream source is clear. For example, the nets associated with a buck converter should have a prefix with “BUCK”.

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