Do you mean as a free 30 day trial?
> -----Original Message----- > From: matt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 10:25 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel PLD/CUPL Question > > > Thanks , Rob. I have installed the free Atmel Protel on a > differetn machine > and opened all PLD library files with a hex editor. I have found a file > called Atmel.DL which had the descriptions for all the Atmel CPLD's , > including the one I needed . I then replaced the full blown PRotel PLD > library file (there was an identically named file in the full blown protel > library\pld folder ) and now all the missing chips are available. I was > going to test the functionality by compiling a known design to verify if > there are any version incompatibilities, but since you had this > working the > same way I'll use it without additional sanity checks. > > It's interesting to note that Atmel supplies the Altium/PRotel > schematic and > PLD tool as a free download , packaged with a VHDL compiler for > FPGA's . The > PRotel executables are the regular PRotel 99se (with sp6 included) files, > libraries are trimmed down to just Atmel parts but are more recent . The > Atmel.DL file I needed is dated 1998 , whereas the official PRotel 99se > Atmel.dl library file is even older. This just shows how much > effort PRotel > really spends for the fixes and upgrades. All they had to do was > include the > new Atmel library in their sp6 or make it downloadable off their website , > since it is already available for free from Atmel. It took me a > few hours in > all , from the clueless stage to having it working . It should > take about 10 > minutes in all for a software engineer who knows the Protel libraries and > knows they have this free PLD/FPGA design tool deal with Atmel. > That's what, > $10 in cost for a library upgrade, at most ? i had initially suggested our > customer to go with xilinx and use their coolrunner parts since > the webpack > is free and works > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 11:36 AM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel PLD/CUPL Question > > > > > > > > If you look in the Design Explorer 99 SE\Library\PLD directory you will > find the > > files for Protel PLD including Atmel.DL which as I recall contains the > info you > > are looking for. I did this type of thing more than 2 years ago so I > can't > > remember exactly, but all CUPL files are there. At one point with Protel > 99 PLD > > was fighting me so much that I created the CUPL file in Protel than > compiled it > > with WINCUPL. Later with Protel 99 SE I compiled it fine. > > > > I just changed the ATMEL.DL file and the PLD configure options > changed to > match, > > so I suspect this is the file you want to copy. > > > > > > You might also try renaming the Protel PLD directory to something else > then > > copying the Atmel PLD directory over, so the full version of Protel uses > the > > Atmel Files. > > > > Rob > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > * Tracking #: CB35C126344C8448B92644D0B30AA1AC39ED2D4C > * > ************************************************************************ > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
