Also, in practice you'll be very lucky to find a resistor sold as 5% that is
within 1% across temperature etc. - they're the ones that are being sold as
1% parts!
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Gary Packman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 02 J
I've recently found out the hard way that despite having autosave set to
10min./10 copies (not completely paranoid, honest!) nothing gets saved
whilst the autorouter is running... (P99SE/SP6)
Is there some trick I've missed, or is it just 'one of those features'?
Reg
armonise the nominal voltage to 230V, but the tolerances allow
the original 220V and 240V voltages to comply. I'm now waiting for the EEC
to try and come up with a Europe-wide standard mains plug...
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
UK factories use 415V 50Hz 3-phase power for 'heavy duty'
electrical stuff, in addition to 120V/50Hz (power tools, but not everywhere)
and 230V/50Hz (everything else). As an extra complication, when I worked on
avionic stuff many years ago the lab. also had outlets fo
as well as
following a few (more) design rules...
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
still grinning and bearing it (just!)
> -Original Message-
> From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 24 July 2002 15:52
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] AW: wa
miles'
he wasn't going that fast - and got let off with a warning!
Regards
Andy Gulliver
**
27; of tracks and checking with selective DRC. I find this
to be quicker and less wasteful of board space.
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 13 August 2002 23:37
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PED
The Specctra routing layers issue is covered by KB article 2213 - I found it
by accident when searching for tips on Specctra interfacing and printed it
for future reference.
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
You can get mm by changing to metric, or else there's the option to 'explode
dimension to primitives' after which you can edit the text as a string to
whatever you like - although that method is a bit messy, and a pain if you
then need to change the dimension.
Regards,
I've had the demo CD for a while now, but not had the time for a proper
evaluation. We are expected to use Cadence for all new designs following a
takeover last year, as it is the parent company standard, which means that
an upgrade is now extremely unlikely :-(
Regards,
Andy Gul
OK, this may be a silly question... but how about using that free copy of
Camtastic that came with P99SE to view the Gerbers? The 'auto load' works
with just about everything I've thrown at it so far.
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Terry
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>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Andy Gulliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 9:31 AM
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> > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewin
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measures (e.g. reformat the HDD!)?
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
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> -Original Message-
> From: Ian Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 21 March 2003 10:50
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] P99SE crash on opening schematic
>
>
> On 08:19 PM 21/03/2003, Andy Gulliver said:
> >I'm running P99SE/SP6 o
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 21 March 2003 11:32
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] P99SE crash on opening schematic
>
>
> I recall running into something like this. It's been quite a
> while ago so my
> memory of it is fuzzy,
> -Original Message-
> From: Wojciech Oborski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 21 March 2003 12:08
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] P99SE crash on opening schematic
>
>
> Andy Gulliver wrote:
>
>
> > I've tried an uninstall/reins
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> > -Original Message-
> > From: Andy Gulliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
s procedure was that when I came to re-apply SP6, the
installer decided that the valid installation was in the recycle bin (which
I hadn't emptied since the removal...)! It was however easily persuaded
otherwise and normal operation has been restored.
All the wheel mouse issues I've seen have been driver related. Have you
tried the latest drivers from your mouse manufacturer? The new PC probably
has a default set of drivers rather than the latest.
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Christopher Rhomb
est combination.
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Florian Finsterbusch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 05 September 2001 08:56
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: [PEDA] Problems when pouring polygons
>
>
> Hello everybody,
>
> we have so
the
connection rule doesn't let the pads connect to the polygon...).
Regards (and apologies if appropriate!)
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Richard Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 05 September 2001 11:00
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: [PEDA]
the metric
pad positions to the nearest mil, although beware that on really small
footprints the pad displacement in converting can be a significant
percentage of the pad spacing (although I've yet to see any problems caused
by this approach).
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original M
ion to the planes on
the exported file (pads are exported OK).
Can anyone else confirm this behaviour?
I'd guess at it being a legacy thing from the days when vias couldn't be
connected to internal planes, and the export utility hasn't been upgraded to
allow for them to be connected
Thanks Mike,
It turns out that the people I've been sending DXFs to have a Gerber
viewer... As you say, it's always more accurate to use the Gerbers,
especially since the 'print final' option was removed :-(
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
>
I had a similar problem following a recent change of company email
addresses - there's a note on the website on how to unsubscribe by email,
which works OK at http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/joinforum.html
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: John Sc
- Schematic
- PCB
- Powerprint
- CAM Manager
- Autorouter
- CamTastic (if it counts as part of Protel...)
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Edi Im Hof [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 16 November 2001 18:17
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: [PED
My anti-Murphy tactic is to use SOT-23 LEDs. They may not be a small or
cheap as rectangular footprint parts, but they're a lot harder to fit
wrongly!
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 30 Novem
No luck here either :-(
I've tried using the new company name (notified to Premier a couple of
months ago, I think), the old name and my name as company contact - none
worked.
Time to call Premier I guess...
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Stephen Ca
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do not wish to receive further e-mails on this or similar subjects from
Premier, please reply to this e-mail, typing the text "Un-Subscribe" in the
subject box of your reply e-mail."
Worth a try?
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL
oops... my mistake - the reference to 'PEDA' followed a series of messages
about Premier EDA, and I'd just got a mailshot from them so I assumed that
it was their list we wanted to get off...
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Abd ul-Rahman
footprints in data sheets (I think Philips/BC have one for the SMT resistor
networks - which one are you using? I may have done a footprint for it
already), although these often get modified based on feedback from our
assembly people.
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
>
In the options for netlist creation (Design|Create Netlist), there are two
variants of Edif 2.0 on the drop-down for Output Format on the Preferences
tab. Have you tried these?
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
I usually find that if Protel has got into this sort of routine, then it's
time to re-boot the PC (often needing power-cycling, just to make sure).
The same applies with Windows 2000, although it's not needed nearly as often
as with 95!
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Ori
Don't get me started on Xilinx software, just don't!
It even makes Micro$oft look good...
been using Xilinx for 8+ years... it wasn't my idea, honest!
been using Protel for around 7 years... now that *was* my idea - well, after
Cadstar anything's better ;-)
Re
characters - does Windows now support
this?
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Don Ingram [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 28 January 2002 20:47
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Schematics no longer recognized.
>
>
> As an aside...
&g
Then it'll be the brackets it doesn't like. AD0 thru AD15 should work fine.
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Tim Fifield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 30 January 2002 16:22
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Warning: Unconnec
Seconded! (especially the control bus).
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 31 January 2002 16:45
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Warning: Unconnected net label
>
[cut]
> Bus/Port/S
Same here - it's amazing how much router fallout the Mk.1 eyeball can find
:-)
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Andrew Ircha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 01 February 2002 16:28
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Hanging Track
>
hut down the PC within a
certain time of closing Protel?
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Sean James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 06 March 2002 11:57
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: [PEDA] Weird behaviour
>
>
> Has anybody had this happen t
ngs).
>
and (3) after the hard copy in the documentation becomes a nth-generation
photocopy you can be sure that the blob at the crossover *isn't* meant to be
a connection! (We were taught this rule a few years back in the days of
dyeline prints from 'pencil on drafting film' s
ced a printable
result without too much distortion of the original logo.
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Abd ulRahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 12 April 2002 22:28
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] BMP2PCB Question (slightly off topic)
-windows CadStar
(and may still exist - I haven't used it for years) where a single quote
toggled the bar on/off such that 'CS and 'CS' displayed the same.
Play safe, avoid the bar!
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Steve Wiseman [mailto:[EMA
There was a known issue a while back with the Microsoft Intellimouse causing
keyboard shortcuts to stop working, which was fixed by using the Logitech
drivers. The latest Microsoft drivers work fine. If this is a related
problem then maybe a driver update will help your problem?
Regards,
Andy
P99SE/SP6 and the PC is an 800-and-something MHz
P3 with 512M SDRAM running Windows 2000 Professional)
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
* Tracking #: 0D6407
Ah, if only! Why did they ever do away with the batch router?
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: TSListServer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Tommy Ekesson
> Sent: 06 February 2001 14:49
> To: Multiple recipients of list proteledausers
> Su
could this be the origin of that other engineering term for a small distance
: "nine tenths of a gnat's boll*ck" ? :-)
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: TSListServer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
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> Sent:
I've not seen this as such, but feel it might be related to a phenomenon
I've seen since at least P98 where I'll get prompted on exit to save changes
to a file (often a .lib file) even though I've only opened it to e.g. check
pad dimensions on a symbol.
Regards
Andy Gulliver
was found to be
non-compliant but had worked OK with a lower spec. processor board - they'd
designed circuitry that didn't meet the spec but worked when originally
tested.
Looks like it's the same with PCI - shortcuts can work fine in some systems
but not the higher speed ones.
Re
TTL!) and I
still prefer it to a direct tie, although mainly to facilitate circuit
changes.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Andy Gulliver
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I can open the management window, and browse OK on my P99SE/Win2k system -
is there any specific action that causes the problem? Is it with or without
P99SE actually running?
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Ken Henrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent:
voltage than inputs - the
resistor limits input current in such cases.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Nicholas Cobb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 28 March 2001 15:15
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PEDA] Reference
>
>
>
One caveat on the use of curved corners:- they're placed as arcs rather than
curved tracks, so if you use the autorouter it will ignore their locked
attribute (if set) and mess up your careful hand routing! (BTDT...)
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Tho
Assuming you're using 99SE, then you can set up a net class for each group
of nets with a particular width requirement and specify a width rule based
on net class for each class. This is one rule the autorouter actually
follows!
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
>
After re-reading your original email, I might have missed the point - if you
want different widths on different parts of the same net then you'll have to
route those segments manually as the autorouter ignores rules set by
from-to, as mentioned in an earlier reply.
Regards
Andy Gul
...like most of the UK :-( and where it's available they charge 150ukp
installation plus 25ukp a month for 512kbit ADSL. Fortunately at the office
we've got 256kbit, but there are still too many frames, flash intros and
other web frills out there.
Regards
Andy Gulliver
>
router doesn't need the libraries to be accessible, but the Sophos update
could be significant.
Can anyone shed any light on the cause (and hopefully fix for) this crash?
Regards
Andy Gulliver
No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message. However, a large
number o
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 08 August 2001 19:04
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Router crashes (P99SE/SP6)
>
>
>
>
> Have you tried moving the files to the local drive, d
[FX: brain going 'pop'])
FYI, there's a new EMC directive being worked on (EMCD:2000), currently
scheduled to come into force Q4/2005.
Regards
Andy Gulliver
- in the UK and still (relatively) sane after 8 years of EMC =:~}
> -Original Message-
> From: Dennis Sapu
compliance
with. There is much confusion generated from the assumption that CE marking
is just about EMC, whereas the EMC directive is just one that a piece of
electronics needs to comply with.
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Brad Velander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE
Perhaps it'd be safer to be able to select track segments under a specified
length rather than have them all automatically removed. This would also
help identify dodgy pad entries left by the router.
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Richard Thompson [ma
, and have them in different
colours, whilst placing the boundary tracks.
Regards
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 15 August 2001 11:51
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: [PEDA] Plane vs. Split Plane
>
>
via-to-(pad
or via) clearance rule at double the basic board spacing and this stopped the problems
- at the expense of routability.
Under BGAs, I'd always tent vias as any risk of shorts is too great a risk given the
cost/difficulty of inspection and rework.
Regards
Andy Gulliver
>
Depending on the board size, you may be able to edit it with the free
version. If not then you will be able to at least view it which is useful
to check that the Gerber import has worked as intended!
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Terry Creer [mailto:
Not sure about the layer set, although I think Specctra uses the layers
turned on and enabled for routing rather than all in the layer stack - so
you need to turn them all on and set a routing direction for each.
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Steve Wisema
ng blind/buried vias
on that project).
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Emanuel Zimmermann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 01 October 2003 07:43
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Blind vias in P99 / Specctra
>
>
> Well, this is
at if you've got any SMT and you're wanting some signals
to keep off the outer layers then you'll have to either fanout manually or
change the rule for a fanout pass and reset it for the main routing.
Regards,
Andy Gulliver
> -Original Message-
> From: Gary [mailto:[EMA
Net Properties dialog where you can set the net colour.
Once this is done, select both nets and the tracks will be highlighted in
their own colours. Note that the highlight colour is the same for all
layers, so not every 'near miss' will be genuine but it does help track them
down.
Reg
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