Re: [PEDA] [PROTEL EDA USERS]: Sheet entries don't need a matchingport to connect nets?

2001-05-07 Thread van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH)
I don't see how this is so. If for example there is a typo on the port on a single sheet, that connectivity still doesn't flow through whether the ports are global or not. A good reason to *not* use global ports is it allows you to use the same port name in more than one place, and also allows

Re: [PEDA] [PROTEL EDA USERS]: Library Share

2001-05-07 Thread van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH)
Hi Luo: Did you set it to Read-only using the database permissions, or the file system permissions? Use the database permissions, and see how you go there, if that's not what you did. Cheers, MvdW -Original Message- From: Yu-Ming Luo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 28

[PEDA] Mapping connected copper to the same net

2001-05-07 Thread van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH)
I'm pulling my hair out here - there must be a way of doing this, but I can't find it: I've inherited a board from someone else, with most of the tracks routed (I've had to modify it slightly), but all the tracks are missing netlist information. Is there a way to update all tracks on the board

Re: [PEDA] Mapping connected copper to the same net

2001-05-07 Thread van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH)
Sorry to reply to my own post, but I found the answer here: http://www.protel.com/kb/rdc2039.htm Cheers, (a sheepish) MvdW (who should have looked there first...) -Original Message- From: van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 21 March 2001 10

Re: [PEDA] Protel 99 SE / SP5 ... dead ... won't run ... nightmar e... help

2001-05-07 Thread van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH)
John: Did you try Repair database, under the down-arrow to the left of the File menu? Try installing SP6, it might not help you, but it can't hurt. Did you try other designs? Do they all do this behaviour? How big is the file - can you email it to someone to see if it's broken on their

Re: [PEDA] [PROTEL EDA USERS]: Sheet entries don't need a matchingport to connect nets?

2001-05-07 Thread van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH)
-Original Message- From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 16 February 2001 16:42 To: Multiple recipients of list proteledausers Subject: Re: [PROTEL EDA USERS]: Sheet entries don't need a matching port to connect nets? [snip] Of course forge ahead

Re: [PEDA] Which CPU is best for Protel.

2001-05-07 Thread van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH)
I didn't think motherboards for either of these configs is available yet? Personally, I'd go for the dual Athlons (assuming availability of 760MP chipset MB), but that's mostly because I have issues with RDRAM, patents on it, and scalability concerns for lots of memory. Cheers, MvdW

[PEDA] Protel locking out users

2001-08-03 Thread van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH)
I've just noticed some strange behaviour in Protel, which I'd like to know if anyone else has narrowed down as to the cause. I use the access database system, with access restrictions (per-user logins). The symptom is when I try to close a file, I get a Microsoft ODBC message along the lines of

Re: [PEDA] Public open-source PCB software. was- Changes to the Protel company name

2001-08-08 Thread van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH)
(responses below) Matthew van de Werken Electronics Engineer CSIRO Exploration Mining - Gravity Group 1 Technology Court - Pullenvale - Qld - 4069 ph: (07) 3327 4685 fax: (07) 3327 4455 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [PEDA] Camtastic or Protel?

2001-08-16 Thread van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH)
I guess I'm lucky, in that my board house uses Protel. My method for panelization is as follows: 1. Create new .ddb file for the panel; 2. copy the boards I want on the panel into new .ddb; 3. Make a new pcb in the .ddb for the panel; 4. open each pcb in turn, and copy just the board outline