Re: [PEDA] Connectivity - Netlist issues

2004-05-06 Thread Abd ulRahman Lomax
At 01:30 PM 5/6/2004, John A. Ross [Design] wrote: [...] Where did I give the impression that I suppress warnings? Or am I reading to much into a simple statement? You didn't give that impression. My comment was general, not critical of you. I write not just for one person, but for the readership.

Re: [PEDA] OT: Mentor PADS comparison

2004-05-06 Thread John A. Ross [RSDTV]
> -Original Message- > From: Nukien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:52 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: [PEDA] OT: Mentor PADS comparison > > Hi All - > > Somewhat offtopic here ... I'm currently a 99SE devout user > - we haven't made the switch to 2004 y

[PEDA] OT: Mentor PADS comparison

2004-05-06 Thread Nukien
Hi All - Somewhat offtopic here ... I'm currently a 99SE devout user - we haven't made the switch to 2004 yet. I've been discussing it with some colleagues, and a couple of them have gone to Mentor's PADS 2004 product. They're still new at it, but are definitely singing praises. Does anyone el

Re: [PEDA] Connectivity - Netlist issues

2004-05-06 Thread John A. Ross [Design]
> -Original Message- > From: Abd ulRahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 5:35 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Connectivity - Netlist issues > > At 07:51 PM 5/5/2004, John A. Ross [RSDTV] wrote: > snip < > >There is a bit of pressure on me j

Re: [PEDA] Connectivity - Netlist issues

2004-05-06 Thread John A. Ross [Design]
> -Original Message- > From: Abd ulRahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 5:08 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Connectivity - Netlist issues > > At 07:14 PM 5/5/2004, John A. Ross [RSDTV] wrote: > > > From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [PEDA] Connectivity - Netlist issues

2004-05-06 Thread John A. Ross [Design]
> -Original Message- > From: Abd ulRahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 5:17 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Connectivity - Netlist issues > > At 07:21 PM 5/5/2004, Ian Wilson wrote: > >As I understand John's problem it is in P99SE - he wan

Re: [PEDA] Connectivity - Netlist issues

2004-05-06 Thread Abd ulRahman Lomax
At 07:51 PM 5/5/2004, John A. Ross [RSDTV] wrote: I never use operators as part of net or power port names, always like 3V3A, 5D, 12V, 12VV and so on. It is habit as other tools I use do not like things like +5V etc. I guess from your comments Protel can have issues with this as well? I don't thi

Re: [PEDA] Connectivity - Netlist issues

2004-05-06 Thread Abd ulRahman Lomax
At 07:14 PM 5/5/2004, John A. Ross [RSDTV] wrote: > From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [...]I also assume > that you have verified that the problem does not exist in the > 99SE version of the design. If [this is] not true, please correct me! No, this is in the 99SE design I am prep

Re: [PEDA] Connectivity - Netlist issues

2004-05-06 Thread Abd ulRahman Lomax
At 07:21 PM 5/5/2004, Ian Wilson wrote: As I understand John's problem it is in P99SE - he wants to remove/understand the problem before bringing the design into P2004. A cautious and sound idea, IMO. I don't like surprises like this either. Right. It was not clear to me, however, that he was g

Re: [PEDA] Auto router "Can't Initialize" error

2004-05-06 Thread Laurie Biddulph
I run Protel 99SE SP6 on Win2000, on the few occasion this has happened to me it was because I had a component outside the keepout boundary at the edge of the board (this occurs when you update the pcb with some new components, Protel dumps on the lower right-hand side outside the pcb area. Bes