The name ELECTRA -- it has a nice ring to it. tr :)
-----Original Message----- From: edsi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 5:44 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Router comparison Good question Joe I plan to phase out my usage with Spectra, Since I have an older version, with not quite all the bells and whistles. Alot of the "bells" in Spectra dont work any way. What I have found is ...SPECTRA like all the other routers were written 20 years ago. Spectra has not kept up with the latest footprint technology. Spectra has a difficult time keeping bundled busses together. Has problems fanning out ( Advantage goes to ELECTRA for fanout, but I use pre fanned parts) Dont get me wrong SPECTRA is ....the best router on the market at any price. ELECTRA is a newcomer. I have been using it with great success and the enginnering department at ELECTRA is in tune with its users. They are receptive to inputs and will turn a suggetion around fairly quickly. Give this company time, they will be a major player in the CAE market. You guys need to plunk 3 K down and purchase the ELECTRA router. Then learn to use it. I never like to hear "WE ALWAYS ROUTE BY HAND". That tells me you are designing small boards, or dont know how to use a router. or you are simply farming out a design that should take you about half the time. Dont just hit GO and expect a rotuer to work. I might spend days thinking about routing stategies. I spend days tuning parts to open channels. I might make several passes, and adjust my rules. Rules driven routing can control vias, number of vias, line lengths, pairing, layers line widths, and spacing. Routers work! And yes I am finally becoming an expert at something....it may be auto routing Mike Reagan ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Joe Sapienza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 13:05:07 -0400 >Mike, > >Maybe my response came across wrong, What I was getting at why both routers, >I had no problems justifying the Specctra router, but I don't see me >spending for the Electra. Agreed that Protel with a less than spectacular >router may benefit from partnering with someone else for their bundled offer >or just ommiting it altogether. Like you I'm doing this full time, but with >the economy having been down loads have been too rollercoatery to spend much >when I'm getting by. > >Sounds like you have spent some time with the Electra router, care to >expound some virtues since I was working and my demo expired long before I >had any real time to spend on it. > >Joe > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "edsi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:29 PM >Subject: Re: [PEDA] Router comparison > > >> Joe, >> >> If you are designing boards full time ....and not just a few boards a >year, a good router is a must. I keep a log. I designed over 40 >boards for each of the past 6 years. The router costs are easy for me to >justify. >> >> I also perfer having 2nd party software for routing because it doesnt tie >up my main CAD system. Hey Altium what a novel idea.....I dont want >integrated routers....ever. I can work on two boards at once if one is >routing. Wow what a concept...I can really multitask on two PCs >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
