EAGLE Netlist conversion

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[Leon Heller]

"Virgil Smith" <vsmith26@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Does anyone here have (or know of) a software package to convert
EAGLE 4.1 net lists into other industry standards? I am particularly
interested in turning out EDIF and PADS 2k lists from my already-existing
EAGLE schematics.

I did ask about this on the EAGLE support news group, but nobody
there knew of any s/w to do this. Net list conversion doesn't seem to
be too difficult, once you know all about the formats, and I can't be
the only one interested in this!!

FWIW, the Pulsonix software I use can import Eagle schematics and PCB
designs.

Leon
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With your PCB window open, Select "REPORTS"
IN the pull down menu, select "Netlist status"
In the report find the Net you want to learn the length, it is the number
furthest on the right. IT IS THE TOTAL, NOT A POINT TO POINT VALUE.

That's what I needed.

Thanks a lot

 

[Thomas Garson]

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:40:16 UTC, nyffeler@phys.chem.ethz.ch
(nyffeler) wrote:

Hi,
I'm looking for a spice model of a piezo actuator.

For a reasonable aproximation measure the capacitance between the
piezos terminals and use a capacitor of the same value. You might also
want to add back to back zener diodes whose zener voltage equals the
breakdown voltage of the piezo element. Otherwise you will need to
measure the impedance curve of the specific device you are working
with and model it as a parallel set of series resonators of various Qs
that provide the same results. A very tedious job... (accurately
modeling electro-mechanical devices can be really messy.)

--
Tom Garson
Aural Technology, Ashland, Or.
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[Charles DH Williams]

In article <22a89a25.0409300715.40ad6639@posting.google.com>,
wangllu@yahoo.com (cici) wrote:

Thanks for your reply. I tried the command "linearize", it does work
when I
type the command in spice3 invironment. However, when I put the all
the commands into one spice file, it does not work. I was using :

.tran .. ..
.linearize V(1)
.print tran V(1)

The result is still as there is no ".linearize" command.
How can I solve this problem? Thanks!

Linearize is a spice3 interactive command. There is no dot-command equivalent so you
need to replace the above lines by:

..tran .. ..
..control
run
linearize v(1)
print tran.v(1)
..endc

Charles

 

[Pooh Bear]

sarah wrote:

Hi,

I run protel dxp compile PCB project and got the warning: off-grid
netlist label ... I am wondering what does it mean and how to solve
it.

Having seen Protel DXP - you have my sympathies.


Graham

 

[Clarence]

"Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:41684ABB.DB833471@hotmail.com...

sarah wrote:

Hi,

I run protel dxp compile PCB project and got the warning: off-grid
netlist label ... I am wondering what does it mean and how to solve
it.

Having seen Protel DXP - you have my sympathies.


Graham

Just go to the Help file for the Grid. Look for adjust grid and put all
components on grid.

However if you need more detail call the Help line the Atrium people can give
you all you need.

I have already switched to PROTEL 2004 W/ Svc Pack 1 So I can't go back and
get the exact path.

 

[qrk]

On 7 Oct 2004 08:04:56 -0700, katarn@mail.ru (Katarn) wrote:

Hi!
Need some help. I'm looking for information on OrCad Layout file format.
I have heard about .MIN interchange format and .MAX interchange format.
Could anyone direct me, where can I get any specifications of those formats?

I can't help you with details of the formats.
However, .min is ASCII text and human readable.
..max is binary.

With enough examples, you can figure out what the .min format is. I
have done this on a footprint generation program for Layout.

Have you tried contacting http://www.ema-eda.com/ yet?

---
Mark

 

[Paul Burridge]

On 12 Oct 2004 21:08:09 -0700, northwood16a@hotmail.com (bmx) wrote:

northwood16a@hotmail.com (bmx) wrote in message news:<d1ca1141.0410121125.20ca8b8d@posting.google.com>...
Hi there:

I need to obtain Y parameter data (vs. frequency) of a two port RLC
network. I am wondering if the pspice simulator can do this job.
Thanks a lot.

N.Wood
northwood16a@hotmail.com

Also I would like to know where I can find an impulse source in Pspice libraries?
Your info will be appreciated.

No matter what anyone tells you, it's not really feasible in practice.
There's no sensible alternative to real measumrents with a network
analyser.
--

"What is now proved was once only imagin'd." - William Blake, 1793.

 

[Charles Edmondson]

vijay wrote:

hai all

i am having PSPICE 9 .I need some free Libraries.can anybody tell me
where libraries available?

thanx in Advance
vijay

PSpice comes with all the libraries that Orcad had available, but you

can search individual manufacturers and find additional models if you
need them.

First Murphy's Law of Design - At least 20% of the parts you need will
not be in the standard libraries, and 80% of those will have no models
available...
--
Charlie
--
Edmondson Engineering
Unique Solutions to Unusual Problems

 

[Bob Stephens]

On 14 Oct 2004 09:10:18 -0700, GrantM. wrote:

P.S. I really got to like the ruler in Protel, use it all the time.

Ruler?

What Ruler?

 

[DJ Delorie]

grant@solarbotics.com (GrantM.) writes:

So are there any other sub (or close) $1000 PCB programs that you have
experience with?

http://pcb.sourceforge.net/

P.S. I really got to like the ruler in Protel, use it all the time.

Ruler?

 

[Hal Murray]

I tried Eagle for a bit and found the posts about its "odd" user
interface to be bang on. My biggest complaint is the lack of a "ruler"
all measurements depend on a grid system, perhaps I am wrong though? I
think I could live with the interface but it keeps me searching.

I don't know what a Ruler is. I'm guessing it's a way to measure
distances between two points.

Eagle has a Mark command. That's the starting point of a ruler.
Then when you move the mouse, the info window shows both the
absolute coordinates but also the coordinates relative to the Mark.

Look at the help page for more info.

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[Clarence]

"Bob Stephens" <stephensyomamadigital@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:14zia66dvctxw$.cp0mrduzs3mc.dlg@40tude.net...

On 14 Oct 2004 09:10:18 -0700, GrantM. wrote:

P.S. I really got to like the ruler in Protel, use it all the time.

Ruler?
What Ruler?

IN the PCB window, click on "REPORTS" and select on the pull down menu "Measure
Distance" to get what he, like many others call the ruler. POINT-TO POINT
measurement in whichever measurement units you selected.

 

[Paul Burridge]

Pulsonix takes some beating. I've recently been trying out the new
demo version and it's pretty neat, I must say.
Check it out here:

www.pulsonix.com
--

"What is now proved was once only imagin'd." - William Blake, 1793.

 

[Bob Stephens]

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 18:11:34 GMT, Clarence wrote:

"Bob Stephens" <stephensyomamadigital@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:14zia66dvctxw$.cp0mrduzs3mc.dlg@40tude.net...
On 14 Oct 2004 09:10:18 -0700, GrantM. wrote:

P.S. I really got to like the ruler in Protel, use it all the time.

Ruler?
What Ruler?

IN the PCB window, click on "REPORTS" and select on the pull down menu "Measure
Distance" to get what he, like many others call the ruler. POINT-TO POINT
measurement in whichever measurement units you selected.

Yeah. Control-M does the same thing. When he said "ruler" I thought he
meant "ruler"... Thought I might have missed something.

 

[Paul Burke]

GrantM. wrote:

I have been looking at Eagle, Easy PC, FreePCB.


I have given Easy PC a brief try and my initial impression is that it
is a scaled down version of Protel, not quite as feature rich or
polished but nice and easy to use (and inclueds a ruler!). Opinions on
this program?

I've used EasyPC for about 4 years now, and for the fairly small amount
of PCB work I do (I'm a 6.3mm Jack of all trades) it started as
satisfactory, and the annual upgrades and frequent bugfixes have made it
pretty good in that period. Particularly nice features are the ease of
creating new components, and the good copper fill facilities.

It has got shortcomings- save your work FREQUENTLY, as it's liable to
crash, though much less so than when I first met it- and some basic
limitations, the most annoying of which to me are:

- no hierarchical schematics, and poor way of dealing with multisheet
schematics, like a multi- gate IC has to be all on one sheet.

- No proper back annotation. Though you can rename nets or components on
the PCB, and swap connections, you can't add a net or component to the
PCB and have it appear on the schematic.

- some real annoyances about second- guessing you as regards tracks and
vias. There seems to be no way of reliably introducing multiple vias
e.g. for power tracks- you have to add holes, which then don't move as
you edit the track.

The autorouter is no better than it ought to be.

But all said, for the price it's very good.

Paul Burke



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[Steven Swift]

I use an old version of Eagle, as it meets most of these requirements. I
have purchased and installed the Linux and newer Windows versions, but
have found them too slow, hard to read and require too many movements to
get anything done.

See if you can find a copy of Eagle 3.5 or so. It will do most of what you
want.

Robert Hoffman <bob@_I_Get_too_much_spam.com> writes:

I've been looking hard. I need a decent schematic and PCB package under
$1000. Don't need autorouter or a zillion layers. Do want back
annotation and ease of use. I've downloaded a dozen demo packages. The
software all seems to be written by people with exceptional eyesight, no
fingers, a poor grasp of the English language, little understanding of
Windows conventions, and have never actually designed a PC board. They
mostly have 300 little tiny unreadable icons and no clue that clicking
the left mouse button should select something and the right button
should offer a list of things to do with it. A good few do not use the
mouse buttons at all. Pretty much without exception the software is
expensive and very poorly written. I can draw schematics and boards
faster and easier in Autocad, which is what I do now.

Is there ANYTHING out there that: actually correctly uses the mouse, has
working popup help on the buttons, is written in American English (no
"colours" please), is readable by somebody without super-human eyesight
and does 95% of everything with only the mouse buttons like it should.
Double-click to change properties, right-click to rotate, mirror, swap,
delete, add, cut, etc. I don't want something I have to fight with.
Under $1,000.

--
Steven D. Swift, novatech@eskimo.com, http://www.novatech-instr.com
NOVATECH INSTRUMENTS, INC. P.O. Box 55997
206.301.8986, fax 206.363.4367 Seattle, Washington 98155 USA

 

[Brad Velander]

Robert,
Don't know if you already know of it but a gent by the name
of Terry Pinnel has a page devoted to CAD software. It contains a
lot of cheaper packages and in some cases a small review or
commentary of the package. In some cases he also has pricing and
most have links to the vendors home page. And no, he is not
selling any of it, he is not a pirate, just a guy who compiled
probably the most complete list of CAD software yet.

see Terry's page at:

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/terrypin/ECADList.html

--
Sincerely,
Brad Velander

"Robert Hoffman" <bob@_I_Get_too_much_spam.com> wrote in message
news:41719613.BC9C6F2B@_I_Get_too_much_spam.com...

I've been looking hard. I need a decent schematic and PCB
package under
$1000. Don't need autorouter or a zillion layers. Do want
back
annotation and ease of use. I've downloaded a dozen demo
packages. The
software all seems to be written by people with exceptional
eyesight, no
fingers, a poor grasp of the English language, little
understanding of
Windows conventions, and have never actually designed a PC
board. They
mostly have 300 little tiny unreadable icons and no clue that
clicking
the left mouse button should select something and the right
button
should offer a list of things to do with it. A good few do not
use the
mouse buttons at all. Pretty much without exception the
software is
expensive and very poorly written. I can draw schematics and
boards
faster and easier in Autocad, which is what I do now.

Is there ANYTHING out there that: actually correctly uses the
mouse, has
working popup help on the buttons, is written in American
English (no
"colours" please), is readable by somebody without super-human
eyesight
and does 95% of everything with only the mouse buttons like it
should.
Double-click to change properties, right-click to rotate,
mirror, swap,
delete, add, cut, etc. I don't want something I have to fight
with.
Under $1,000.

 

[Pooh Bear]

Robert Hoffman wrote:

Is there ANYTHING out there that:....... is written in American English

Anything wrong with English English ?


Graham