Excellent idea on the PDF one. Why didn't someone think of this sooner?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 7:41 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] ClientBasic Schematic Library component synthesiser. WAS -> Making of 956 pin SCH component (boring) > On 08:58 AM 20/09/2002 -0400, Brian Guralnick said: > >Now, this is a useful / valuable client-script to generate. > > > >OK, here is my planed ClientScript for next week. > > > >1. The script generator will take in spread sheet pin name & data, > >including multiple pins with using 1 label on the same entry > >line. (Sold separately, a PDF document decrypt hack which will recover > >the pinout tables. I'm not sure why IC data sheets are > >encrypted in the first place.) > > > >2. It will make a library schematic component in 3 ways: > > a) Pins sorted into an orientation similar to the device package. > > b) Pins sorted by pin numbers. > > c) Pins intelligently grouped by pin names. > >The order of the pins in the source spread sheet will not matter. > > > >3. Generate a report file of all the generated pins for cross reference & > >proof reading. > > > >Comments? Additional things I should add/consider as I generate the code? > > Electrical Type - easily added to the text file. Not quite so easy from the > PDF. > > I always want correct electrical type. > > What about also adding the option to order the pins according to the text > file - it would allow us to control the grouping. > > (On this subject - haven't I seen reference somewhere to a pdf pin > extractor - I thought that was on the list? I must go back through the > archives when I get a moment.) > > Ian Wilson > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
