[PEDA] Want to know which program created some .PCB files
Hello all, We have been given responsibility for a large suite of technology from a defunct US company (once owned by Cadence). The schematics are in OrCad capture (DSN) format, but the PCBs are unknown. I thought either OrCad Layout or Cadence Allegro but neither creates *.PCB files. Inspecting the binary PCB files gives no apparent clue (no helpful text string embedded anywhere that gives any clues). So what mainstream, and probably high end, programs create PCB files with a .PCB extension. I have reason to believe that it was hosted on Windows but even it may have been a Unix variant. It is not an option to send out a sample file (at least until we get through the pile and find some of the low-IP test jigs). Not much to go on I know but has any one got any ideas? Many thanks and for those that celebrate different occasions at this time of year, have a good one, Ian Wilson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Want to know which program created some .PCB files
Have you tried Pads PowerPCB? John Williams At 09:03 PM 12/21/01 +1100, you wrote: Hello all, We have been given responsibility for a large suite of technology from a defunct US company (once owned by Cadence). The schematics are in OrCad capture (DSN) format, but the PCBs are unknown. I thought either OrCad Layout or Cadence Allegro but neither creates *.PCB files. Inspecting the binary PCB files gives no apparent clue (no helpful text string embedded anywhere that gives any clues). So what mainstream, and probably high end, programs create PCB files with a .PCB extension. I have reason to believe that it was hosted on Windows but even it may have been a Unix variant. It is not an option to send out a sample file (at least until we get through the pile and find some of the low-IP test jigs). Not much to go on I know but has any one got any ideas? Many thanks and for those that celebrate different occasions at this time of year, have a good one, Ian Wilson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Want to know which program created some .PCB files
Tango, and Accell used the .pcb file format. Bill Brooks PCB Design Engineer , C.I.D. DATRON WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC 3030 Enterprise Court Vista, CA 92083 Tel: (760)597-1500 Ext 3772 Fax: (760)597-1510 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] IPC Designers Council, San Diego Chapter http://www.ipc.org/SanDiego/ http://home.fda.net/bbrooks/pca/pca.htm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 8:10 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Want to know which program created some .PCB files Ian, I did some work for a local company that was a spin-off of Nortel and ran into the same problem. The schematics were in Cadence but the PCB files were unknown. I found out later that they were created using a proprietary layout program of Nortels. It seems that this program is created by Cadence but something about it is different. My only option at the time was to rebuild the PCB from the gerbers, which fortunately I had. I fear that this might be the same case with you. Regards, -Original Message- From: Ian Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 3:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEDA] Want to know which program created some .PCB files Hello all, We have been given responsibility for a large suite of technology from a defunct US company (once owned by Cadence). The schematics are in OrCad capture (DSN) format, but the PCBs are unknown. I thought either OrCad Layout or Cadence Allegro but neither creates *.PCB files. Inspecting the binary PCB files gives no apparent clue (no helpful text string embedded anywhere that gives any clues). So what mainstream, and probably high end, programs create PCB files with a .PCB extension. I have reason to believe that it was hosted on Windows but even it may have been a Unix variant. It is not an option to send out a sample file (at least until we get through the pile and find some of the low-IP test jigs). Not much to go on I know but has any one got any ideas? Many thanks and for those that celebrate different occasions at this time of year, have a good one, Ian Wilson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Want to know which program created some .PCB files
At 08:54 AM 12/21/01 -0800, you wrote: Tango, and Accell used the .pcb file format. As do Protel, Zuken Cadstar, and Mentor Expedition (Veribest). John Williams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Want to know which program created some .PCB files
Why not cut the file in half and post it somewhere for people to view the binary? -Original Message- From: Ian Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 2:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEDA] Want to know which program created some .PCB files Hello all, We have been given responsibility for a large suite of technology from a defunct US company (once owned by Cadence). The schematics are in OrCad capture (DSN) format, but the PCBs are unknown. I thought either OrCad Layout or Cadence Allegro but neither creates *.PCB files. Inspecting the binary PCB files gives no apparent clue (no helpful text string embedded anywhere that gives any clues). So what mainstream, and probably high end, programs create PCB files with a .PCB extension. I have reason to believe that it was hosted on Windows but even it may have been a Unix variant. It is not an option to send out a sample file (at least until we get through the pile and find some of the low-IP test jigs). Not much to go on I know but has any one got any ideas? Many thanks and for those that celebrate different occasions at this time of year, have a good one, Ian Wilson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Want to know which program created some .PCB files
Post the 1st half! :) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Want to know which program created some .PCB files
What are the first few bytes of the files (10 or so). That shouldn't give any IP away! There might be a recognisable header... Hello all, We have been given responsibility for a large suite of technology from a defunct US company (once owned by Cadence). The schematics are in OrCad capture (DSN) format, but the PCBs are unknown. I thought either OrCad Layout or Cadence Allegro but neither creates *.PCB files. Inspecting the binary PCB files gives no apparent clue (no helpful text string embedded anywhere that gives any clues). So what mainstream, and probably high end, programs create PCB files with a .PCB extension. I have reason to believe that it was hosted on Windows but even it may have been a Unix variant. It is not an option to send out a sample file (at least until we get through the pile and find some of the low-IP test jigs). Not much to go on I know but has any one got any ideas? Many thanks and for those that celebrate different occasions at this time of year, have a good one, Ian Wilson _ Join the world s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
