IF there is a way to create footprints as an ASCII pcb file, the current tool can probably read that, and THEN 'create library from PCB'
> -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Wilson (Protta) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:45 PM > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Making of 956 pin SCH component (boring) > > > Version 2.2 Schematic, the product that was sold with 2.8 PCB > was able to ASCII in/out the libraries. > > Not sure what good it will do now, since the Protel 99SE or > DXP programs do not have a Library ASCII in? > > Rick Wilson > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Ellis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 7:00 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Making of 956 pin SCH component (boring) > > > I think that the original format for protel sch parts back in > version 3 had a text format. I am not sure if an older > version of protel could do the conversion of a text to ver3 > binary library and then just convert the library format to > the current version. It would not take too long to check if > it could be done. > > (I think this all derived from the fact that the Orcad > libraries were originally a text format and protel followed suit. ) > > (Of course I could be wrong, it is a while since I have > looked at any of the version 3 and earlier file formats.) > > Scott Ellis > Manager > Novatex Research - Excellence in Electronic Research & > Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] 41 Yule Road, > Merewether, Newcastle, NSW 2291, Australia > Ph 0412 988408 Fax 02 49636058 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Haddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 10:36 AM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Making of 956 pin SCH component (boring) > > > > What a great idea, Vincent! Now why doesn't ALTIUM provide > a text file > input > > format for generating library components!? > > > > It would make my life ever so much easier if I could simply > > auto-create all the pins (with their correct parameters) of a > > schematic symbol - the subsequent shuffling to suit my preferred > > positioning is a walk in the park if you don't have to do all that > > typing first! > > > > Being an IC design group, we have a single pad definition > master file > > that is used for verilog generation, xml documentation, > etc. The only > > missing part is a tool for import into Protel schematic library. So > > the biggest risk area in the process is that the PCB won't > match the > > IC, if a pin swap/change is missed due to the manual nature of > > schematic > component > > generation. > > > > Any import format would do - I can easily write a parser to extract > > the relevant fields from our master pad definition. > > > > I'm unfamiliar with what it takes to write a generator such > as Vincent > > > describes, but if anybody would care to write a generic one using a > > defined text file syntax as input, I'd be mighty grateful! > > > > John Haddy > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: vincent mail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, 19 September 2002 11:24 PM > > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Making of 956 pin SCH component (boring) > > > > > > > > > send me one of those altera txt files . i'll write you a a > > > generator. > > > > > > > > > Juha Pajunen wrote: > > > > > > >Hi, > > > > > > > >I am making Altera 956 pin FPGA SCH component, assign > > > >that many pin is annoying... why not there is component > wizard like > > > > >PCB library editor has, at least I do not know it...? > > > >It would be nice to have a program that could read > > > >pin-out information file > > > >(Altera offers pin-out file, that is in TEXT format) > > > >and "make" pins to SCH component! > > > > > > > >How do you do your huge pin SCH components? > > > > > > > >Sincerely, > > > >Juha Pajunen, Hw Engineer > > > >Bitboys Oy > > > >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >------------ > > > >NOTE: This message, and any attached files, may contain > privileged > > > > >or confidential information. 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