AC Coupled Differential Traces

[GyrosGeier]

Hi,

I have a bunch of AC coupled differential pairs. Is there a better way than this monstrosity

to tell KiCad that both sides of the capacitors are differential pairs?

[aaron]

I would typically put them in-line at the IC and shorten the name a bit, if possible:

[paulvdh]

To create a differential pair, you only have to end the labels with “+” / “-” or “P” / “N”. I don’t think it’s very important to remind yourself that all these lines are for SATA, so you can drop that part from the name. The labels as proposed by aaron look quite adequate.

I also don’t like the the idea of all those capacitors connected by nothing but labels. If you connect them with wires, you still need labels to turn them into differential pairs, but you can remove half of the labels.

I do agree though that it’s sometimes quite a struggle to create a schematic that is easy and logical to read and maintain.