What a great idea, Vincent! Now why doesn't ALTIUM provide a text file input format for generating library components!?
It would make my life ever so much easier if I could simply auto-create all the pins (with their correct parameters) of a schematic symbol - the subsequent shuffling to suit my preferred positioning is a walk in the park if you don't have to do all that typing first! Being an IC design group, we have a single pad definition master file that is used for verilog generation, xml documentation, etc. The only missing part is a tool for import into Protel schematic library. So the biggest risk area in the process is that the PCB won't match the IC, if a pin swap/change is missed due to the manual nature of schematic component generation. Any import format would do - I can easily write a parser to extract the relevant fields from our master pad definition. I'm unfamiliar with what it takes to write a generator such as Vincent describes, but if anybody would care to write a generic one using a defined text file syntax as input, I'd be mighty grateful! John Haddy > -----Original Message----- > From: vincent mail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, 19 September 2002 11:24 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Making of 956 pin SCH component (boring) > > > send me one of those altera txt files . i'll write you a a generator. > > > Juha Pajunen wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >I am making Altera 956 pin FPGA SCH component, assign > >that many pin is annoying... why not there is component > >wizard like PCB library editor has, at least I do not > >know it...? > >It would be nice to have a program that could read > >pin-out information file > >(Altera offers pin-out file, that is in TEXT format) > >and "make" pins to SCH component! > > > >How do you do your huge pin SCH components? > > > >Sincerely, > >Juha Pajunen, Hw Engineer > >Bitboys Oy > >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >------------ > >NOTE: This message, and any attached files, may contain privileged or > >confidential information. It is intended for use only by the designated > >recipients. Any disclosure, copying or distribution of, or reliance upon, > >this message by anyone else is strictly prohibited. > > > > -- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > _____________ > /____________/ Vincent Himpe > // _____ ___/ Lab Manager > / \ \ / / / ST Microelectronics > /___\ \ / / / 5510 Six Forks Road . Suite 200 > /______//_/__/ Raleigh NC 27612 > > Tel : (919) 850 6070 > Fax : (919) 850 6689 > e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
