> -----Original Message----- > From: JaMi Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:06 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Cc: JaMi Smith > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Quit Complaining!!! ( 2004 DXP Looks Great) > > <snip>,
> As an interesting side note to this discussion of the above > two issues, I am willing to bet that if someone were able to > come up with a reliable low cost (or no cost) design > "translator", so as to be able to reliably directly translate > a current design from DXP directly into say Mentor > Expedition, or Mentor PADs, that you would see a whole lot of > people with their box in their hands lining up to get their > money back for DXP, losses on training notwithstanding. Jami If you check my previous posts you will see I use PPCB all the time, I specifically use it now for Blaze as the router. I have to have a copy anyway for client support so I make use of it that way. I gave up expending energy on Protels routers since P98, as even then, it was inferior to Spectra 6 or the Bartels one I used. I expended my energy instead on getting more productive, right tool for the job and all that, as for netlist translation tools they can either be written in house (command line & clunky but work) or there are many available which target PPCB as an end target. www.cadprosystems.com http://www.lynnerup-ecad.dk And a lot more. Protel is VERY hard to beat for a capture tool. Direct translation in my case is at Netlist/ECO level, where I have the data in nice, readable ASCII format. Mike has had very good things about the Konnekt router, Pat Nystrom has his testimonial to it on their front page, but I have had no time to play yet. Hopefully with Altiums new licensing system it will be possible to just order the modules you use and skip the others. I fear the concept of a 'all in one wonder' suite is a pipe dream, so I look to get the best from what I have available. John * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
