Jami You could be right. On MG Support Net I looked up the last releases of SP & patches etc and saw BS referenced to EN2002 but have also found it under WG2002 releases.
======== Board Station (BS) Patch Notification for EN2002 PCB Browser Spac 2 2003/04/09 Board Station (BS) Patch Notification for EN2002 Board Station to ICX Interface Spac 1 2002/12/23 ======== Expedition PCB Patch Notification for WG2002 Expedition PCB Spac 3a 2003/08/22 mg33755 Expedition PCB Patch Notification for WG2002 PCB Browser Spac 3 2003/08/04 mg33756 Expedition PCB Patch Notification for WG2002 PCB Planner SPac 3 2003/08/04 ======== So BS I assumed was EN2002 and Expedition was WG2002. But I also just found a Bi-Dir Lib & PCB interface for Expedition/PowerPCB there as well and I know I can get my netlist into PPCB so perhaps I have some more possibilities there. I will email Mentor support now, we will see how responsive they are, (they might call me as I know their VAR at least monitors this list :-) ). Hopefully I can find out at least if it uses a netlist and what format it should be. My $$$ I pay MG support for is actually for Pads products Thanks John > -----Original Message----- > From: JaMi Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 6:06 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Cc: JaMi Smith > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Mentor Board Station Netlister > > > John, > > Forgive me, but I am lost as to the meaning of "EN2002". > > Is it somehow related to their (Mentor Graphics) current > Expedition Series? > > If so, it may be that you are better off looking for a > "Cadnetix" netlist generator, or even a "VeriBest" netlist > generator, since the current Expedition has decended from > Cadnetix thru VeriBest, and is actually unrelated to the > former Board Station. > > JaMi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John A. Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 9:48 PM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Mentor Board Station Netlister > > > > Thanks Jami > > > > The end application is EN2002 version but 99SE seems only to have a > > MGBS V6 netlister. > > > > Like most of the netlisters in 99SE and DXP they are well > out of sync > > with the latest versions of other vendors tools :-( > > > > There is currently no PCB file, only the SCH project from another > > design which will be reused as it is a proven block. > > > > I do not mind writing a utility to create any macros or > otherwise to > > merge the 99SE outputs to some kind of readable format if it is not > > too involved. (and from what I read below there might not be a > > separate netlist file anyway). > > > > My Spanish colleagues will be back on Monday so I will ask if an > > intermediate file exists and get a copy of one. > > > > An alternative route I have not tried yet is CAM350, but I cannot > > access that until Tuesday. I believe I can create a protel PCB with > > just a netlist imported (delete parts after load), export as PCAD > > ASCII, save in CAM350 and then export as Mentor format > file. Hopefully > > my friend has licensed these options! > > > > Long way for a short path, but I did not expect it to be easy. > > > > Best Regards > > > > John A. Ross > > > > ~ ~ ~ > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
