Re: [PEDA] License number not accepted

2001-12-17 Thread iturner
Mine did not work either - have yet to chase Protel. Ian Turner From: Andrew Ircha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEDA] License number not accepted Date: 17/12/2001 10:18:26 To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've tried entering my Protel 99SE license number (purchased before 1 Oct

Re: [PEDA] License number not accepted

2001-12-17 Thread Wolfgang . Geier
Did you enter the license code or the serial number? By myself my serial number works. regards Wolfgang Geier JUMPtec AG PPC Embedded Components [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17.12.2001 12:59 Please respond to Protel EDA Forum To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:

Re: [PEDA] License number not accepted

2001-12-17 Thread Darren Moore
What I don't understand is why would you not let all users have a document that helps you use there software??? It is not like they couldn't do with all the documentation help they (Protel) can get. Darren Moore -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

Re: [PEDA] License number not accepted

2001-12-17 Thread Matt Pobursky
I used the 9 digit license number (not the 16 digit activation code) and company name and it worked fine for me. The Fax I received from Protel with my registration information is dated May 28, 1999. Matt Pobursky Maximum Performance Systems   On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 10:18:26 +, Andrew Ircha

Re: [PEDA] License number not accepted

2001-12-17 Thread Jeff Adolphs
The security key is what worked for me (---). Jeff -Original Message- From: Andrew Ircha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 8:19 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] License number not accepted What is the difference between the license

Re: [PEDA] License number not accepted

2001-12-17 Thread Wolfgang . Geier
ok it's the same. I got it in german and it was named 'Seriennummer'. sorry Wolfgang Geier JUMPtec AG PPC Embedded Components Brunnwiesenstrasse 16 D-94469 Deggendorf Tel +49 (0) 991 37024 601 Fax +49 (0) 991 37024 104 Andrew Ircha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17.12.2001

Re: [PEDA] License number not accepted

2001-12-17 Thread Buckley.Dave
I don't know if it's a UK license problem but I tried registering last week and failed. Tried again today and no problem. Dave -Original Message- From: Andrew Ircha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 17 December 2001 10:18 To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: [PEDA] License number not accepted

Re: [PEDA] License number not accepted

2001-12-17 Thread Rolf Molitor
The license number 99xx worked for me. It is important to enter the name/company exactly as it is in the altium customer database. Rolf Molitor Ing.Buero i2e Remscheid/Germany -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Andrew Ircha [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [PEDA] License number not accepted

2001-12-17 Thread HxEngr

Re: [PEDA] Altium article from Australian electronic news Dec mag

2001-12-17 Thread Bagotronix Tech Support
And that future looks particularly good, with the company expecting sales revenue growth in line with worldwide forecasts for the PCB market of 15-20%, driven strongly by the growth of the Windows/NT end of the market Buttrose said. Funny, for me this is like falling into a time warp. It

Re: [PEDA] Altium article from Australian electronic news Dec mag

2001-12-17 Thread Leonard Fischer
re - What the h*** does organic growth mean in this context? - It means growth through increased sales of products as opposed to growth through acquisitions of another company or product. It's admittedly a somewhat fuzzy term, but not uncommon in business discussions, and it is important

[PEDA] Warning about the ASUS AGP-V7100/2V1D video card.

2001-12-17 Thread Brian Guralnick
I just set up a dual head display system with this ASUS dual head video card. A GeForce2 MX card with dual head output. It's a lemon. What ever you do, avoid this card all together. The main video out is a little blurry, but the secondary display is completely blurry at 1280x1024 x 75Hz. All

Re: [PEDA] Altium article from Australian electronic news Dec mag

2001-12-17 Thread Steve Baldwin
What the h*** does organic growth mean in this context? Organic growth in the vege garden infers the use of natural fertilisers such as that produced by cows. Therefore, in this context it must mean growth in sales based on BS. :-) Steve.

Re: [PEDA] Altium article from Australian electronic news Dec mag

2001-12-17 Thread Steve Baldwin
A better approach for tools integration would be: 1. a global project management for *all* kind of source files including configuration management/version control 2. seemless integration of third party compilers (cross compilers, PLD/FPGA compilers) (I mean integration, not

Re: [PEDA] Warning about the ASUS AGP-V7100/2V1D video card.

2001-12-17 Thread HxEngr

[PEDA] bug plotting rotated fill

2001-12-17 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
I'm working on a board which requires high precision, in the submicron range. Theoretically, Protel supports photoplotting with four-place decimal metric, i.e., one-tenth micron resolution; however, I ran into some problems with PCB and with CAMtastic. Rotated fills, which are not flashed but

Re: [PEDA] Warning about the ASUS AGP-V7100/2V1D video card.

2001-12-17 Thread Cliff Ober
Brian, I run (on my work machine, Dell Dimension 4100) an NVidia GeForce 32MB DDR AGP board as the primary, and a 3dfx Voodoo3 16MB secondary controller, with Win2k SP2. Not the most cutting edge adapters, but I've had no problems of any sort with any package, including P99SE SP6. It's a real

Re: [PEDA] Altium article from Australian electronic news Dec mag

2001-12-17 Thread Tony Karavidas
That was a funny email! One of the definitions of organic is systematically arranged. You can read into that one... I do think it's WAY OVERUSED in general. Marketing people...jeeezzz Tony -Original Message- From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday,

Re: [PEDA] Warning about the ASUS AGP-V7100/2V1D video card.

2001-12-17 Thread Tony Karavidas
Don't discount the notion that your card may be defective. Have you tried a replacement? I could see you bagging on it if two in a row where like that. Tony -Original Message- From: Brian Guralnick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 10:40 AM To: Protel EDA

Re: [PEDA] .TXT File generation

2001-12-17 Thread Tim Fifield
ok, I've installed the server and put it on my toolbar. 2 questions. 1. Where can I find the bitmap file for the icon? (The icon as seen in the list of servers). 2. How do I use it? I've selected a pad I want as a test point and then pressed the button, but the testpoint box doesn't become

Re: [PEDA] .TXT File generation

2001-12-17 Thread Ian Wilson
On 04:30 PM 17/12/2001 -0400, Tim Fifield said: ok, I've installed the server and put it on my toolbar. 2 questions. 1. Where can I find the bitmap file for the icon? (The icon as seen in the list of servers). 2. How do I use it? I've selected a pad I want as a test point and then pressed the

Re: [PEDA] Warning about the ASUS AGP-V7100/2V1D video card.

2001-12-17 Thread Brian Guralnick
I only use BNC cables. Both monitors are Mitsubishi 4040u. Replacing the video card with my Matrox G400 creates a perfect image, exactly matched, on both screens. No blur at all. Brian Guralnick - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL

[PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Brian Guralnick
Here is my new system configuration: Win2Kpro AGP video card - Hercules 3D Prophet III Titanium 500 - latest drivers secondary PCI video card - ATI XPERT 128 - drivers provided on CD No problems running protel with both screens running at 2048x1536 making a total screen resolution of

Re: [PEDA] Warning about the ASUS AGP-V7100/2V1D video card.

2001-12-17 Thread Bagotronix Tech Support
Are you sure you are using the right type of coax in your BNC cables? Could be signal reflection from impedance mismatching. I seem to remember that many coax/BNC cables are 50 ohm. But most video signals are based on 75 ohm termination. You need special 75 ohm BNC cables if you have 75 ohm

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Brian Guralnick
Additional: The ATI initially was ever so slightly blurrier than the Hercules. After removing 3 caps jumping 6 ferrites on the RGB analog output, the video ATI virtually matched the Hercules. Brian Guralnick - Original Message - From: Brian Guralnick [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [PEDA] Warning about the ASUS AGP-V7100/2V1D video card.

2001-12-17 Thread Brian Guralnick
It's the video card. The only way to get 2 good images with the V7100/2V1D is to have 1 digital LCD screen connected 1 analog screen connected on the main analog output. Brian Guralnick - Original Message - From: Bagotronix Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Bagotronix Tech Support
The ATI initially was ever so slightly blurrier than the Hercules. After removing 3 caps jumping 6 ferrites on the RGB analog output, the video ATI virtually matched the Hercules. I assume that voided the warranty on your ATI card. Not that computer equipment warranties mean much anymore.

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Ian Wilson
On 05:28 PM 17/12/2001 -0500, Brian Guralnick said: Additional: The ATI initially was ever so slightly blurrier than the Hercules. After removing 3 caps jumping 6 ferrites on the RGB analog output, the video ATI virtually matched the Hercules. FCC Part 15 be blowed :-) Ian Wilson * * * *

Re: [PEDA] Warning about the ASUS AGP-V7100/2V1D video card.

2001-12-17 Thread Jon Elson
Brian Guralnick wrote: I only use BNC cables. Both monitors are Mitsubishi 4040u. Replacing the video card with my Matrox G400 creates a perfect image, exactly matched, on both screens. No blur at all. Hmm, very odd. I have some BNC monitors, too. I have seen a 'blurry' image when the

Re: [PEDA] bug plotting rotated fill

2001-12-17 Thread Leonard Fischer
Wow. That is interesting and kind of amazing that it is workable. And the first paragraph where you just said it was a board with submicron precision really threw me for a loop. Question/Suggestion/Possibility: It seems to me that part of the issue here is that Protel and Camtastic are both

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Bagotronix Tech Support
FCC Part 15 be blowed :-) How about those gov't regs that prevent stuff from working well? You gotta love those (NOT). Does the lead-free solder debate come to mind? Protel should add a check box to the pad stack dialog. When you check Lead Free Solder, another dialog box should pop up that

Re: [PEDA] Warning about the ASUS AGP-V7100/2V1D video card.

2001-12-17 Thread Thomas
Over the past two days I too have come to the conclusion that this card is a pig (nVIDIA GeForce2 MX400). It's got 32M more video memory than my old AGP video card, but the performance when playing games like Quake II or Unreal is just woeful, (I know it's not intended for gaming but either was

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Brian Guralnick
LOL Brian Guralnick - Original Message - From: Bagotronix Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel. | FCC Part 15 be blowed :-) | |

[PEDA] Bring out un-connected pins

2001-12-17 Thread Shuping Lew
Hello, all. I recalled the same question was discussed couple weeks ago but I couldn't find those e-mail anymore. How should I set up the design rule so I can get rid of all the violations for bring out any unconnected pins to vias? Thank you very much. Susan Lew Quintron Systems, Inc. *

Re: [PEDA] Altium article from Australian electronic news Dec mag

2001-12-17 Thread Geoff Harland
What the h*** does organic growth mean in this context? Organic growth in the vege garden infers the use of natural fertilisers such as that produced by cows. Therefore, in this context it must mean growth in sales based on BS. :-) Steve Baldwin Not especially Protel related, but my

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Chris Mogford
I'm forever wanting more screen real estate but have not yet got into investigating dual head video cards or dual video cards. In practice, how do you utilise the two screens? What program goes to what screen? If only Protel, how is it split up between the two monitors? I have seen a dual head

Re: [PEDA] License number not accepted

2001-12-17 Thread Geoff Harland
I've tried entering my Protel 99SE license number (purchased before 1 Oct 2001) and this link doesn't work. My local Protel distributor was under the impression this was for ATS members only. Would anyone care to email the Protel 99SE training manual to me? Andrew Ircha What I

Re: [PEDA] Bring out un-connected pins

2001-12-17 Thread Ian Wilson
At 03:55 PM 17/12/01 -0800, you wrote: Hello, all. I recalled the same question was discussed couple weeks ago but I couldn't find those e-mail anymore. How should I set up the design rule so I can get rid of all the violations for bring out any unconnected pins to vias? Thank you very much.

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Brian Guralnick
Here are some answers: 1. If you use the maximize, the program will fill 1 monitor, but if you manually size the window, you can stretch the window over 2 monitors. 2. With Matrox being the exception, being that the dual head output is very high quality on both video outputs, 2 video cards

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Harry Selfridge
Hi Chris, Under windows, the desktop is expanded across the two screens. When you maximize a program window, it occupies only one of the screens - except for very few programs that are specifically written to expand across the entire multiscreen panorama. Protel will only occupy one screen

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Matt Pobursky
On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 20:41:13 -0500, Brian Guralnick wrote: Here are some answers:     2.  With Matrox being the exception, being that the dual head   output is very high quality on both video outputs, 2 video cards should work fine.  Matrox G400DH will limit the resolution on   the second

Re: [PEDA] Merging boards

2001-12-17 Thread Gareth De Mar
Protel 99SE is not well suited for the purpose of panelising boards. Better off generating Gerber files and panelising with Camtastic. Gareth de Mar. Compucat Research Pty Ltd. Ph: 02 62951331 Fax: 02 62951855 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Sean James [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Ian Wilson
At 08:41 PM 17/12/01 -0500, you wrote: These are examples of how I set up my screens. Keep in mind, that if you use the tools and custom menu buttons, you can place them anywhere on monitor #2 so that there is no obstructions over your board work space. Because of a bug in Protel's adaptive

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Brian Guralnick
David Bowie was some .mp3 music playing. What's a virus vector? Brian Guralnick - Original Message - From: Ian Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 10:26 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Chris Mogford
Thanks for the info about monitors. Sounds good. I assume that a dual head card would come with the twin screen software as does the GForce2 with tv-out and the Matrox G400 with dual head. I have one last question. With 2 video cards is it Win2k that does the stretching over 2 screens ? Chris

Re: [PEDA] Altium article from Australian electronic news Dec mag

2001-12-17 Thread Terry Harris
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 07:48:47 +1200, Ralf wrote: The same with version control project management. It would be a particularly useful thing to be supplied on the same CD (knowing that it works with Protel), but if it is integrated, its usefulness for everything else is diminished. I

Re: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel.

2001-12-17 Thread Ian Wilson
At 10:37 PM 17/12/01 -0500, you wrote: David Bowie was some .mp3 music playing. I figured that - I was jesting about your taste in music... joke only, sort of dates you. (I won't say what my taste in music is - dates me more I suspect.) What's a virus vector? A vector is a method a virus

Re: [PEDA] Altium article from Australian electronic news Dec mag

2001-12-17 Thread Ian Wilson
At 05:00 AM 18/12/01 +, you wrote: Secondly how do you diff a schematic or PCB? This one is something we have been grappling with for some time. A good workable, bug-free method of diff'ing two revs of a sch or a PCB, in a sensible fashion (that is not simply comparing bytes or lines of

Re: [PEDA] Altium article from Australian electronic news Dec mag

2001-12-17 Thread Steve Baldwin
Secondly how do you diff a schematic or PCB? I would find (a working) integrated version control system very useful. I may have misunderstood what the original poster was wanting. I thought that the proposal was for a VCS (and other things) that would make the Protel environment the