[kicad-users] Re: Orcad .OLB to KICAD
I found an .OLB Orcad lib from the part manufacturer which I would like to use in KiCAD. It seems the only way to convert to .lib is to export from Orcad into EDIF and from there to KiCAD .lib? Due I have no Orcad I am looking for an alternative. Has anyone successfully done this? Cheers Andrej
RE: [kicad-users] Re: Orcad .OLB to KICAD
You can export OrCAD to EDIF, which is not only text but well documented. Bob Kondner -Original Message- From: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob_xyz Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 10:58 AM To: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com Subject: [kicad-users] Re: Orcad .OLB to KICAD --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 14 Sep 2007 at 14:12, stephen_alexander_1 wrote: David, Apologies if this is a resend, the original reply seems to have disappeared. Did you ever get a solution to this problem? I have an OrCAD olb file which I downloaded from ST Microelectronics, which I would like to convert for use with KiCAD. If you managed to get a solution for this, I would apreciate the info. Thanks, No, I more or less gave up. Does OrCAD have the capability to export to text files? Or might there be a utility program around that could do the binary-to-ASCII extraction? I've never been able to make any sense of the .olb file format. If they can be converted to plain text, though, automated translation to another EDA program's format should be possible. Alternately, is there any documentation available that describes the details of the .olb file format? Regards, Bob Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your question. Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of Kicad. Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your symbols/modules to the kicad library. For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-devel Yahoo! Groups Links
RE: [kicad-users] Re: Orcad .OLB to KICAD
Hi, For a sample EDIF export an OrCAD schematic or library. You will need the EDIF 2.0.0 documents they cost a couple hundred dollars. If you really want to do this keep in touch, I have plans on doing the same at some point in the near future. Bob Kondner [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob_xyz Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 5:17 PM To: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com Subject: [kicad-users] Re: Orcad .OLB to KICAD --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Robert Kondner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can export OrCAD to EDIF, which is not only text but well documented. That's terrific. If someone could post an example EDIF file or two, I'd like to take a crack at writing a utility to do the conversion automatically. I do have a different target CAD system in mind. Once the basics are in place, though, I wouldn't expect it to be too difficult to adapt the program so that it can output kikad-format files as well. I do need to review the kikad and EDIF formats but I'm fairly sure that this would be quite possible to do. Regards, Bob Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your question. Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of Kicad. Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your symbols/modules to the kicad library. For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-devel Yahoo! Groups Links
[kicad-users] Re: Orcad .OLB to KICAD
--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Robert Kondner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, For a sample EDIF export an OrCAD schematic or library. Unfortunately, I have no access to a system running OrCAD. You will need the EDIF 2.0.0 documents they cost a couple hundred dollars. I just found the spec - OUCH, it's US$372. That's a bit more than I was planning to spend on this effort. I'll have to see if I can get access to a copy without buying one. With a few example files, though, it should be possible to figure out the basics from the files themselves. The descriptions and examples that I've seen indicate that EDIF is a fairly straightforward format. If noone in this group is able to post a few EDIF files, I'll try to get someone over on the OrCADexchange Yahoo group to post some. If you really want to do this keep in touch, I have plans on doing the same at some point in the near future. Will do. Regards, Bob
RE: [kicad-users] Re: Orcad .OLB to KICAD
Hi, I put a schematic with its EDIF output. http://www.kondner.com/files/ps10.zip I have a copy of the spec, yes that is what I paid. Come on, what is a month of your time worth? That's cheap :-) If you can do this I will help pay for it and your time. Contact me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You might want to look at www.aapcb.com. I wrote all their internal code and I licensed it to them. I want to do for SCH to PCB what I did for PCB to Assembly. I like the idea of KiCAD but the required features and library structures does not make it possible to use KiCAD. Do you use Delphi? Thanks, Bob Kondner -Original Message- From: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob_xyz Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 6:46 PM To: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com Subject: [kicad-users] Re: Orcad .OLB to KICAD --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Robert Kondner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, For a sample EDIF export an OrCAD schematic or library. Unfortunately, I have no access to a system running OrCAD. You will need the EDIF 2.0.0 documents they cost a couple hundred dollars. I just found the spec - OUCH, it's US$372. That's a bit more than I was planning to spend on this effort. I'll have to see if I can get access to a copy without buying one. With a few example files, though, it should be possible to figure out the basics from the files themselves. The descriptions and examples that I've seen indicate that EDIF is a fairly straightforward format. If noone in this group is able to post a few EDIF files, I'll try to get someone over on the OrCADexchange Yahoo group to post some. If you really want to do this keep in touch, I have plans on doing the same at some point in the near future. Will do. Regards, Bob Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your question. Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of Kicad. Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your symbols/modules to the kicad library. For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-devel Yahoo! Groups Links
[kicad-users] Re: Orcad .OLB to KICAD
David, Did you ever get a solution to this issue? I have downloaded an OrCAD OLB file from ST Microelectronics, but want to convert it for use with KiCAD. Your posting looks to be the same issue, so if you managed to get a solution, I would appreciate it if you could forward the info. Thanks, Stephen. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, David Brainerd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I received a reply from cfdevelop. But all messages to him from me bounce with a message delivery error: dd Sorry your message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] cannot be delivered. This account has been disabled or discontinued [#102]. - mta228.mail.re3.yahoo.com (in reply to end of DATA command I cannot get to www.protel.user.com. I get a server not found error. Other sites on the net work OK. I don't have ORCAD, so I can't save the libs out as SDT 386 format (I downloaded them from Analog Devices). I searched this user group for ORCAD to KICAD. Everything referred to www.proteluser.com which I can't get to. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, David Brainerd brainerd@ wrote: How do I convert ORCAD .OLB files to KICAD library files? I downloaded a program from the files area, but it requires decomp.exe and sdtxtend.exe. Spent the whole day trying to find sdtxtend with no luck. The site they were(proteluser.com) at apparently is no longer there(I get a server not found message. Can someone upload them to the files area? Dave - WB6DHW http://users.wildblue.net/wb6dhw
Re: [kicad-users] Re: Orcad .OLB to KICAD
On 14 Sep 2007 at 14:12, stephen_alexander_1 wrote: David, Apologies if this is a resend, the original reply seems to have disappeared. Did you ever get a solution to this problem? I have an OrCAD olb file which I downloaded from ST Microelectronics, which I would like to convert for use with KiCAD. If you managed to get a solution for this, I would apreciate the info. Thanks, No, I more or less gave up. Dave - WB6DHW http://wb6dhw.com
[kicad-users] Re: Orcad .OLB to KICAD
I received a reply from cfdevelop. But all messages to him from me bounce with a message delivery error: dd Sorry your message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] cannot be delivered. This account has been disabled or discontinued [#102]. - mta228.mail.re3.yahoo.com (in reply to end of DATA command I cannot get to www.protel.user.com. I get a server not found error. Other sites on the net work OK. I don't have ORCAD, so I can't save the libs out as SDT 386 format(I downloaded them from Analog Devices). I searched this user group for ORCAD to KICAD. Everything referred to www.proteluser.com which I can't get to. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, David Brainerd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I convert ORCAD .OLB files to KICAD library files? I downloaded a program from the files area, but it requires decomp.exe and sdtxtend.exe. Spent the whole day trying to find sdtxtend with no luck. The site they were(proteluser.com) at apparently is no longer there(I get a server not found message. Can someone upload them to the files area? Dave - WB6DHW http://users.wildblue.net/wb6dhw
