Re: [kicad-users] native autorouter VS freerouting.net

2009-05-18 Thread Julien

Thanks a lot!!
I'll test it asap!
It could be fine to put these informations in the pdf or elsewhere

Talk soon

// from iPhone

Le 17 mai 09 à 23:37, Brian Sidebotham brian.sidebot...@gmail.com a  
écrit :





Hi Julien,

It looks like a problem with your designators. A while back a problem
was fixed with the specctra import where a component name began with a
number instead of an alphabetical character. So your component 1pin
should now parse correctly.

I think your problem is with the reference designators for your
component 1pin, they have no designator portion, only the number is
present. So your 1pin component designators are for example 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, etc. instead of something sane like J1, J2, J3, J4, J5, etc.

Unfortunately I'm on a plane tomorrow and am packing now so I don't
have the time to look at this any further, but I'm sure you can fix
this by making sure your 1pin reference designators start with at
least one alphabetical character (a-z)

The KiCad autorouter is currently not as good as the freerouter.net
version, so I would suggest using the freerouter version at the moment
and importing the specctra session back into kicad as your are trying
to do if you intend to autoroute boards.

Best Regards,

Brian Sidebotham.

2009/5/17 Julien Bayle julien.ba...@gmail.com:
 [Attachment(s) from Julien Bayle included below]

 hi Brian,

 here is the error message (in french, but I can translate it)
 here is the ses file from freerouting.net, too.

 I hope I can solve that ...


 as I wrote, I don't understand too why sometimes kicad doesn't  
autoroute

 anything :-(
 if it does, I don't use freerouting.net anymore but ...
 Julien


 2009/5/17 Brian Sidebotham brian.sidebot...@gmail.com


 2009/5/17 Julien Bayle julien.ba...@gmail.com:
  hi,
 
  I would want to autoroute my pcb.
  I tested native autorouter... on several pcb, it began to  
autoroute and
  finished . on some other, it didn't start and just displayed  
the whole

  unrouted wires.
 
  so, I tested freerouting.net
  it works everytime and it is pretty good!
  BUT, how to use the result from freerouting.net to kicad to  
finish my

  pcb ??
 
  I tried to save the file as a session specctra file (.ses) but  
when I'm

  trying to import it in kiCad, there is an error message (expected
  component_id at line 7 etc etc)
 
  how can I solve my problem??
 
  cheers,
  julien

 Hi Julien,

 It sounds like you are doing the right thing, so please post up the
 exact error message you get, and if possible attach your specctra
 session file. I'm sure someone will be able to help you further  
from

 there.

 Best Regards,

 Brian Sidebotham.


 Attachment(s) from Julien Bayle

 1 of 1 Photo(s)

 error.jpg

 1 of 1 File(s)

 PCB1.ses




Re: [kicad-users] native autorouter VS freerouting.net

2009-05-17 Thread Brian Sidebotham
2009/5/17 Julien Bayle julien.ba...@gmail.com:
 hi,

 I would want to autoroute my pcb.
 I tested native autorouter... on several pcb, it began to autoroute and 
 finished . on some other, it didn't start and just displayed the whole 
 unrouted wires.

 so, I tested freerouting.net
 it works everytime and it is pretty good!
 BUT, how to use the result from freerouting.net to kicad to finish my pcb ??

 I tried to save the file as a session specctra file (.ses) but when I'm 
 trying to import it in kiCad, there is an error message (expected 
 component_id at line 7 etc etc)

 how can I solve my problem??

 cheers,
 julien

Hi Julien,

It sounds like you are doing the right thing, so please post up the
exact error message you get, and if possible attach your specctra
session file. I'm sure someone will be able to help you further from
there.

Best Regards,

Brian Sidebotham.


Re: [kicad-users] native autorouter VS freerouting.net [2 Attachments]

2009-05-17 Thread Julien Bayle
hi Brian,

here is the error message (in french, but I can translate it)
here is the ses file from freerouting.net, too.

I hope I can solve that ...


as I wrote, I don't understand too why sometimes kicad doesn't autoroute
anything :-(
if it does, I don't use freerouting.net anymore but ...
Julien


2009/5/17 Brian Sidebotham brian.sidebot...@gmail.com



 2009/5/17 Julien Bayle julien.ba...@gmail.com julien.bayle%40gmail.com
 :
  hi,
 
  I would want to autoroute my pcb.
  I tested native autorouter... on several pcb, it began to autoroute and
 finished . on some other, it didn't start and just displayed the whole
 unrouted wires.
 
  so, I tested freerouting.net
  it works everytime and it is pretty good!
  BUT, how to use the result from freerouting.net to kicad to finish my
 pcb ??
 
  I tried to save the file as a session specctra file (.ses) but when I'm
 trying to import it in kiCad, there is an error message (expected
 component_id at line 7 etc etc)
 
  how can I solve my problem??
 
  cheers,
  julien

 Hi Julien,

 It sounds like you are doing the right thing, so please post up the
 exact error message you get, and if possible attach your specctra
 session file. I'm sure someone will be able to help you further from
 there.

 Best Regards,

 Brian Sidebotham.
  



Re: [kicad-users] native autorouter VS freerouting.net

2009-05-17 Thread Brian Sidebotham
Hi Julien,

It looks like a problem with your designators. A while back a problem
was fixed with the specctra import where a component name began with a
number instead of an alphabetical character. So your component 1pin
should now parse correctly.

I think your problem is with the reference designators for your
component 1pin, they have no designator portion, only the number is
present. So your 1pin component designators are for example 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, etc. instead of something sane like J1, J2, J3, J4, J5, etc.

Unfortunately I'm on a plane tomorrow and am packing now so I don't
have the time to look at this any further, but I'm sure you can fix
this by making sure your 1pin reference designators start with at
least one alphabetical character (a-z)

The KiCad autorouter is currently not as good as the freerouter.net
version, so I would suggest using the freerouter version at the moment
and importing the specctra session back into kicad as your are trying
to do if you intend to autoroute boards.

Best Regards,

Brian Sidebotham.

2009/5/17 Julien Bayle julien.ba...@gmail.com:
 [Attachment(s) from Julien Bayle included below]

 hi Brian,

 here is the error message (in french, but I can translate it)
 here is the ses file from freerouting.net, too.

 I hope I can solve that ...


 as I wrote, I don't understand too why sometimes kicad doesn't autoroute
 anything :-(
 if it does, I don't use freerouting.net anymore but ...
 Julien


 2009/5/17 Brian Sidebotham brian.sidebot...@gmail.com


 2009/5/17 Julien Bayle julien.ba...@gmail.com:
  hi,
 
  I would want to autoroute my pcb.
  I tested native autorouter... on several pcb, it began to autoroute and
  finished . on some other, it didn't start and just displayed the whole
  unrouted wires.
 
  so, I tested freerouting.net
  it works everytime and it is pretty good!
  BUT, how to use the result from freerouting.net to kicad to finish my
  pcb ??
 
  I tried to save the file as a session specctra file (.ses) but when I'm
  trying to import it in kiCad, there is an error message (expected
  component_id at line 7 etc etc)
 
  how can I solve my problem??
 
  cheers,
  julien

 Hi Julien,

 It sounds like you are doing the right thing, so please post up the
 exact error message you get, and if possible attach your specctra
 session file. I'm sure someone will be able to help you further from
 there.

 Best Regards,

 Brian Sidebotham.


 Attachment(s) from Julien Bayle

 1 of 1 Photo(s)

 error.jpg

 1 of 1 File(s)

 PCB1.ses