Re: [PEDA] Net with large clearance and polygon

2004-08-31 Thread JaMi Smith
Cam, Firstly, what rule for polygon clearance of 12mil are you talking about? There is a rule under Manufacturing for Polygon Connect Style and also one for Power Plane Connect Style and also Power Plane Clearance, but not one for Polygon Clearance. You may be speaking of some specific Clearance

Re: [PEDA] Video Board Recommendations ?

2004-08-25 Thread JaMi Smith
If my memory serves me correct, most of the gripes that I have seen here in the forum, and also from my own useage going back to P98, and additionally from a few comments from our glourious vendors own tech support people, has been: Stay away from ATI - ATI has caused the most problems! Of course

Re: [PEDA] Mouse Driver

2004-07-22 Thread JaMi Smith
Mouse . . . Mouse . . . Did someone say Mouse . . . Steve, I've always had good luck with Logitech drivers (and eliminated almost all (99.999%) of my unexplained crashes), and personally like the feel of their Mice. Many of their newer Mice have many additional buttons, and the nice thing

[PEDA] Protel ASCII File Formar

2004-05-27 Thread JaMi Smith
Protellers, At least once in the past someone has sent me a copy (I believe it was a PDF) of the Protel ASCII File Format document that defines everything in the file format. Being as braindead as I am, I cannot find that copy anywhere. Can someone either please send me another copy or point me

Re: [PEDA] Protel ASCII File Formar

2004-05-27 Thread JaMi Smith
to save it. Duh ! ! ! That's the hard way to find where you stored something ! ! ! Well, I never said I was perfect, and at least I found the document that I was looking for. Thanks to any who may have replied or were about to reply. JaMi - Original Message - From: JaMi Smith [EMAIL

Re: [PEDA] Flipping a PCB layout - 99SE

2004-05-17 Thread JaMi Smith
not preserve the correct relationship of tracks, via and components. Components are flipped to the other layer in place rather than about the desired location. There is a method of flipping a design in P99SE. It is somewhat complex, or more correctly it takes a number of steps. JaMi Smith

Re: [PEDA] Flipping a PCB layout - 99SE

2004-05-17 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Ian Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Flipping a PCB layout - 99SE snip I get bored typing the same stuff over and over... I know what you mean ... Unless you are saying

[PEDA] CirCAD and 99 SE

2004-04-30 Thread JaMi Smith
Anyone out there familiar with a program named CirCAD, which is used (and I use the term lightly) for Low Budget Schematic Capture and PCB Layout? It can output a netlist in Protel/Tango Format, and save a PCB in Protel/AutoTrax format, both of which readily load into rotel 99 SE. I have not

Re: [PEDA] Simulation Book Online

2004-04-15 Thread JaMi Smith
Thanks everyone for your input, I was able to go to the link below and eventually find it. When I get time I will investigate the other links such as the www.archive.org that was posted here below and also some of the links in the other replies. I was able to find

Re: [PEDA] Simulation Book Online

2004-04-14 Thread JaMi Smith
The following was posted to the forum several months ago, and I flagged it, figuring that I would go back and look at it later. If I remember correctly, while the TOC was in HTML format, the chapters themselves possibly were in PDF format, and I had considered downloading them, but did not get

Re: [PEDA] The Protel 99SE router (router?)

2004-04-08 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Abd ulRahman Lomax [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:56 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] The Protel 99SE router (router?) snip One of the 99SE router's poor features was weak cleanup. When dealing with off-grid

Re: [PEDA] Nanoboard

2004-04-02 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Rene Tschaggelar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 1:21 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Nanoboard JaMi Smith wrote: Has anyone reverse engineered the Nanoboard yet? Where's the schematic? I had a look

Re: [PEDA] Nanoboard

2004-04-02 Thread JaMi Smith
PROTECTED] WWWhttp://www.rsd.tv == -Original Message- From: JaMi Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 7:22 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Cc: JaMi Smith Subject: [PEDA] Nanoboard Has anyone reverse engineered the Nanoboard yet

[PEDA] Nanoboard

2004-04-01 Thread JaMi Smith
Has anyone reverse engineered the Nanoboard yet? Where's the schematic? JaMi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager:

[PEDA] Release Notes

2004-03-29 Thread JaMi Smith
of this list in the Release Notes has been previously resolved by the two Pre-Releases of Service Pack 3. Does anyone out there know the answer to this question, or how we can go about finding it? Respectfully submitted, JaMi Smith * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post

Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great,

2004-03-10 Thread JaMi Smith
on this issue, so please don't. Respectfully submitted, JaMi Smith - Original Message - From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great

Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great,

2004-03-10 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Ian Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 2:45 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great, On 08:17 PM 10/03/2004, JaMi Smith said: ..snip.. BS! Absolute BS! Nick, Altium - You are not giving

Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great,

2004-03-10 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Ian Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 2:45 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great, On 08:17 PM 10/03/2004, JaMi Smith said: ..snip.. BS! Absolute BS! Nick, Altium - You are not giving

Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great,

2004-03-10 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Brooks,Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Protel EDA Forum' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:08 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great, Just an additional clarification Mike, The book from the DXP class is nice. It's about 300 pages of

Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great,

2004-03-10 Thread JaMi Smith
Tony, Actually no, that is what happens when you double click the Reply button in MS Outlook Express, instead of just a single click. My apologies. I have actually replied now. Sorry for the blank post. JaMi - Original Message - From: Tony Karavidas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Protel EDA

Re: [PEDA] Quit Complaining!!! ( 2004 DXP Looks Great)

2004-03-10 Thread JaMi Smith
Melvin, I am not sure if you have been monitoring the various DXP Forums, or not, so I am not sure if you actually have the whole story. I actually bought DXP on ATS, which was really a promise by Altium to deliver a functional Protel 99 SE replacement. Altuim has consistently and continually

Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great,

2004-03-10 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Brooks,Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Protel EDA Forum' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 2:58 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great, I was using P99SE. It was a challenge. Also knowing what I know now, I would have approached the design

Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great,

2004-03-10 Thread JaMi Smith
Arrrgh! Whats with me this double clicking the Reply button and shooting blanks today? Anyway, Bill, I didn't realize that your Top Gun participation was back in 2000. Based on Mikes comments I thought it was at the current 2004 PCB West (or is it not quite time for that yet). Toolies . .

Re: [PEDA] 2004 DXP Looks Great,

2004-03-08 Thread JaMi Smith
a manual, then distribute it to the people that you have been stalling for the last year and a half, irrespective of the number of trees that it takes. Respectively submitted, JaMi Smith - Original Message - From: Ian Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday

Re: [PEDA] Semiconducto rmfg Footprint creation

2004-02-09 Thread JaMi Smith
Tony, Ian, Dennis, Leo, and the Forum, Actually, I can not find the original post to this thread, so I will simply assume that what is said that Tony wrote below is what was originally posted. Actually, there is a brand spanking new Spec (Standard) that will be released at APEX in Anahiem

[PEDA] Test - Is the PEDA Forum operational?

2004-01-14 Thread JaMi Smith
I have not received any posts for several days now, and I am wondering if Forum Traffic is just down, of if we have hit another operational snag . . . JaMi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: *

Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Control Thermal Reliefs by Area

2004-01-08 Thread JaMi Smith
Abd and Hamid Ok, Protel 99 SE, I had a little trouble following all of that at first, but actually got in there and started playing around with the scope of the rule for Power Plane Connect Style, and while I too had never before investigateed the full list allowed by the slider, right there at

Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Controll Connection to Plane by Area

2004-01-08 Thread JaMi Smith
Rob, InRegionRelative and InRegionAbsolute, as well as inVia, appear to be on the road to what I need, but I could not find anyhting like that that deals with Region when I was playing around with the Query Helper last night. It appears that these are part of a much larger Query Language that I

Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Controll Connection to Plane by Area

2004-01-08 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Abd ulRahman Lomax [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 7:23 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Controll Connection to Plane by Area . . . These are all more complex than simply setting a rule for all vias to be

[PEDA] [dxp] Controll Connection to Plane by Area

2004-01-07 Thread JaMi Smith
Is there a way to control the connection to Planes, or specifically forbid them, by defining a physical area on the Board? Is there any other method? I am thinking of a circumstance such as a BGA where I may have 1 or more connections which are control inputs to the BGA, and that as such they

Re: [PEDA] Protel PCB fornat

2004-01-07 Thread JaMi Smith
I got a layout of the ASCII Format once from Abd Lomax, but I have it archived somewhere and cant find it at the moment. It may be one of the files on his Yahoo! site. Let me know if you need me to dig deeper and find my copy. JaMi - Original Message - From: Mike Reagan [EMAIL

Re: [PEDA] [dxp] Controll Connection to Plane by Area

2004-01-07 Thread JaMi Smith
would be associated to a phony net JaMi Smith wrote: Is there a way to control the connection to Planes, or specifically forbid them, by defining a physical area on the Board? Is there any other method? I am thinking of a circumstance such as a BGA where I may have 1 or more

Re: [PEDA] Exciting news for all users of Protel DXP and nVisage DXP

2003-12-02 Thread JaMi Smith
and nVisage DXP On 09:21 PM 21/11/2003, JaMi Smith said: Ian, Please see below. No - I've wasted too much time on your ranting over the years. Trying to be polite and give you the benefit of the doubt. Plink - that is the sound of the JaMi filter being engaged. I am not reading your bile

[PEDA] Happy Thanksgiving

2003-12-02 Thread JaMi Smith
Happy Thanksgiving to all that observe it. JaMi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] *

Re: [PEDA] Exciting news for all users of Protel DXP and nVisage DXP

2003-11-22 Thread JaMi Smith
it in and dump them as a provider of EDA Software. Please see below for further comments: JaMi * * * * * * * * * * - Original Message - From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 9

Re: [PEDA] Exciting news for all users of Protel DXP and nVisage DXP

2003-11-22 Thread JaMi Smith
Ian, Please see below. JaMi - Original Message - From: Ian Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 1:49 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Exciting news for all users of Protel DXP and nVisage DXP On 06:56 PM 20/11/2003, JaMi Smith said

Re: [PEDA] Exciting news for all users of Protel DXP and nVisage DXP

2003-11-20 Thread JaMi Smith
around and saying that you are not going to fix it. JaMi Smith @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - Original Message - From: Phil Loughhead [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 9:36 PM Subject: Exciting news for all users of Protel DXP and nVisage DXP Dear JaMi We

Re: [PEDA] Open source SP7

2003-10-21 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Bagotronix Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Open source SP7 ~ ~ ~ . . . Too bad the U.S. Dept of Justice

Re: [PEDA] Open source SP7

2003-10-21 Thread JaMi Smith
below. JaMi - Original Message - From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Open source SP7 Mr. Smith's proposal is of sufficiently questionable legality

[PEDA] [PrU] Wierd Sience

2003-10-21 Thread JaMi Smith
I have not received any posts from PEDA for the last couple of days, so I begin to wonder what is going on with the listserver . . . I go and look at the Techservinc Archive, and it appears to have also stopped a few days ago too . . . Ok, me thinks, is it broken, or is it me . . . So I go

[PEDA] TEST

2003-10-21 Thread JaMi Smith
TEST * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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: *

[PEDA] Test

2003-10-21 Thread JaMi Smith
Are we back yet? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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: *

Re: [PEDA] Non-Concurrent Licence Use (WAS Open source SP7)

2003-10-21 Thread JaMi Smith
EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 7:39 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Non-Concurrent Licence Use (WAS Open source SP7) At 03:18 PM 10/17/2003 -0700, JaMi Smith wrote: (Referring to Mr Lomax) What the hell are you talking about? Aren't you the guy that has said

Re: [PEDA] Open source SP7

2003-10-16 Thread JaMi Smith
Ok, Mike, I'll stick my foot in my mouth . . . As if I haven't already done enough of that . . . Actually, I think that it is a lot easier than anyone may think. Most people on this list own a functioning copy of Protel 99 SE. Protel 99 SE runs faster on a slow computer than Protel DXP runs on

Re: [PEDA] How to change drawing order?

2003-10-15 Thread JaMi Smith
Ian, I think I understand it now. Thanks. JaMi - Original Message - From: Ian Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] How to change drawing order? On 06:21 AM 15/10/2003, JaMi Smith said: I know

Re: [PEDA] How to change drawing order?

2003-10-14 Thread JaMi Smith
Ian and the group, Ok, I have waited for the dust to settle on this one before asking what may appear to some to be a simple question, but before I do, I need to explain a few things. First, I am color blind. Not totally, as some might think, since I can see and distinguish most, if not all

Re: [PEDA] How to change drawing order?

2003-10-14 Thread JaMi Smith
I forgot one additional thing: Did anyone else get a post to this thread with an attachment from [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? Me thinks it might just be afoul of good intentions . . . Possibly a virus? I have not opened it . . . JaMi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To

Re: [PEDA] CTL key during routing placement electrical grid.

2003-10-14 Thread JaMi Smith
I too have an Official Protel 99 SE Mouse Pad . . . I Stopped by Protel NA in Rancho Bernardo (Baja Escondido) one day, and among other things, I asked them for a Protel Coffee Cup. Much to my surprise, they apologized and said that they did not have such a thing as a Proel Coffee Cup, but

Re: [PEDA] How to change drawing order?

2003-10-08 Thread JaMi Smith
Zhang, In the PCB Editor, select Preferences under Tools in the Main Menu. Under the second tab, Display, you will see a button labeled Layer Drawing Order, which will bring up a dialog box that will allow you to change the order in which the layers are displayed. Just select the layer that you

Re: [PEDA] P99SE has Altzheimers' ?

2003-09-18 Thread JaMi Smith
KLUNK ! ! ! I thought at one time that we could possibly embarrass Altium into some kind of action on Service Pack 7, and I think that since it appears that all else has failed, that maybe its time we should start making a some more noise again. It worked for ATS (at least superficially) . . .

Re: [PEDA] P99SE has Altzheimers' ?

2003-09-17 Thread JaMi Smith
P99SE has Altzheimers' ? Duh? You guys just now figuring that out? Unfortunately, it appears to be hereditary . . . I want my Service Pack 7 . . . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: *

Re: [PEDA] signal integration

2003-09-14 Thread JaMi Smith
Serak, Forgive me for jumping to conclusions, but it appears that you may be attempting to calculate the impedance of a differential pair, or what is commonly sometimes referred to as differential impedance, or more correctly, an impedance controlled differential pair. One common type of signal

Re: [PEDA] Footprints with traces

2003-09-14 Thread JaMi Smith
When I initially sent this reply, I believe that I for some reason I hit some keys that somehow set a flag that required a varification of reception, and who knows what else, which appears from at least at my end here to have somehow disrupted normal distribition of the email to the list,

Re: [PEDA] Footprints with traces

2003-09-13 Thread JaMi Smith
Mark, One way that I usually accomplish the task of placing all of the short traces and vias to the respective planes for all of my decoupling caps, or even for those resistors or capacitors that are in circuit but have one end tied either to a voltage plane or ground plane, is to define one

Re: [PEDA] Mentor Board Station Netlister

2003-09-13 Thread JaMi Smith
John, I have no direct experience with the netlister that you speak of. I have not used Mentor Graphics Board Station Version 6 (or are you referring to something else being V6) since the last time I was on lab at JPL in 1989, and while I did write a couple of interesting little Utilities that

Re: [PEDA] Mentor Board Station Netlister

2003-09-13 Thread JaMi Smith
John, Forgive me, but I am lost as to the meaning of EN2002. Is it somehow related to their (Mentor Graphics) current Expedition Series? If so, it may be that you are better off looking for a Cadnetix netlist generator, or even a VeriBest netlist generator, since the current Expedition has

Re: [PEDA] License Legalities OT

2003-09-09 Thread JaMi Smith
Please see below . . . - Original Message - From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 8:49 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] License Legalities At 12:31 AM 9/8/2003, JaMi Smith wrote

Re: [PEDA] License Legalities OT

2003-09-09 Thread JaMi Smith
Response moved to the Protel Open Topic Forum at Techservinc.Com I apologize for not moving it over there sooner. JaMi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: *

Re: [PEDA] OT employer topics WAS: License Legalities

2003-09-08 Thread JaMi Smith
? What would you really do? I'd fire his ass. That is not the same thing as working on one's own project on one's own time. Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com - Original Message - From: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL

Re: [PEDA] License Legalities

2003-09-07 Thread JaMi Smith
at home. JaMi Smith - Original Message - From: Tim Fifield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 12:26 PM Subject: [PEDA] License Legalities If I have a valid license of Protel registered to the company I work for am I legally

Re: [PEDA] License Legalities OT

2003-09-07 Thread JaMi Smith
Jon, Interesting story, I know of yet another similar story, but which has a much different outcome. Back in the 70's, a very good friend of mine, John Scott Campbell, who is a joint inventor on my Patent, and who also had been a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the California Institute of

Re: [PEDA] OT employer topics WAS: License Legalities

2003-09-07 Thread JaMi Smith
Ivan, Please see below. JaMi - Original Message - From: Bagotronix Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 12:14 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] OT employer topics WAS: License Legalities Sure, you should work for your employer

Re: [PEDA] License Legalities

2003-09-07 Thread JaMi Smith
A perfect example of the New World Philosophy which states that there is no right or wrong, and I can do anything that I want to, and you have no right to tell me what is right or wrong, moral or immoral, ethical or unethical. I mean gee whiz, sure I stole a fifty thousand dollars from Bill Gates

Re: [PEDA] License Legalities

2003-09-07 Thread JaMi Smith
with the civil arena, but rather I believe that they also get into criminal law as well. - Original Message - From: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 9:31 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] License Legalities

Re: [PEDA] Joining 2 different nets keeping seperate identifiers?

2003-09-03 Thread JaMi Smith
Joe, Who says it has to be a 3mm thickness (I think you may actually mean that the trace has to be 3 mm wide)? Is this requirement imposed on you by an Engineer, or is it some requirement found in a datasheet for some specific circuit or device? A current sense resistor has to be in series (in

Re: [PEDA] Joining 2 different nets keeping seperate identifiers?

2003-09-03 Thread JaMi Smith
Joe, Oops !!! I actually forgot to the most important statement in my whole response, although it is implied (I actually started to write it in one place, but changed it and wrote something else, and then forgot to put it back in another location). The net name of the feedback trace, which in

Re: [PEDA] Joining 2 different nets keeping seperate identifiers?

2003-09-03 Thread JaMi Smith
Ian, Please see below, JaMi - Original Message - From: Ian Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Joining 2 different nets keeping seperate identifiers? On 07:40 AM 4/09/2003, JaMi Smith said

Re: [PEDA] WANTED: Protel 99se license

2003-09-03 Thread JaMi Smith
Jeremy, You might also check on Ebay, as copies also show up there for sale from time to time, although the usual cautions should be observed to make sure you are buying a valid license. Another thing that you might be able to do in the intrim until you can find a valid license for sale, would

Re: [PEDA] Joining 2 different nets keeping seperate identifiers?

2003-09-03 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Joining 2 different nets keeping seperate identifiers? At 07:09 AM 9/3/2003, Joe McCauley wrote: I need to have a

Re: [PEDA] Joining 2 different nets keeping seperate identifiers?

2003-09-03 Thread JaMi Smith
Oops, sorry for the empty response . . . that's what happens when you double click the reply button . . . operator error . . . I think that there should be a little more clarification of a few things before the misunderstanding in this thread becomes too rampant. There are basically two

Re: [PEDA] Joining 2 different nets keeping seperate identifiers?

2003-09-03 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Ian Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 8:10 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Joining 2 different nets keeping seperate identifiers? On 12:43 PM 4/09/2003, JaMi Smith said: There are basically two

Re: [PEDA] 2 SESSIONS

2003-08-30 Thread JaMi Smith
Dennis, How about a mouse with a 15 pound spring in the left button? Its kind of like having an Are You Sure? dialogue built right in, and since it takes both hands to operate, it really makes you think twice (if not three or four times) before you do any double clicking. ; ) JaMi -

Re: [PEDA] 2 SESSIONS

2003-08-30 Thread JaMi Smith
. It was just doing what you told it to do. JaMi - Original Message - From: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] 2 SESSIONS Dennis, How about a mouse with a 15 pound

Re: [PEDA] PCB Copper thickness VS mounted rails.

2003-08-15 Thread JaMi Smith
- Original Message - From: Brian Guralnick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] PCB Copper thickness VS mounted rails. The problem with calling out 4 oz. Cu, or even 2 oz. for that matter, is that the

Re: [PEDA] Using DXP with a networked library.

2003-08-14 Thread JaMi Smith
31, 2003 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Using DXP with a networked library. Thanks for your email; this system seems to work well, although it will still take some time to get used to the differences between Protel libraries and DXP. Cheers Kiba -Original Message- From: JaMi Smith

Re: [PEDA] PCB Copper thickness VS mounted rails.

2003-08-14 Thread JaMi Smith
Brian, Sorry for the late response, but here goes. The problem with calling out 4 oz. Cu, or even 2 oz. for that matter, is that the board house will probably pattern plate the Cu, and it may not be uniform. There is additionally the problem of etching small traces in the same layer, due to the

Re: [PEDA] Analysing...

2003-08-04 Thread JaMi Smith
Not to beat a dead horse, but what are you using for mouse software? - Original Message - From: Choong Keat Yian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 5:49 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Analysing... You know , i have have my own confusion

Re: [PEDA] Analysing...

2003-07-31 Thread JaMi Smith
Terry. Welcome to the world of Protel. If you are only waiting 6 seconds for each Analyzing GND session, consider yourself extremely lucky. I have done boards that would take several minutes each time it would go south for the winter on an Analyzing session. This is my all time favorite Protel

Re: [PEDA] Using DXP with a networked library.

2003-07-21 Thread JaMi Smith
Kiba This problem has been around for as long as there have been people using CAD Systems to design things. The first part of the answer to the problem is to make sure that everyone references the same Master Library, as opposed to a copy of it which may be residing on a local disk (this

[PEDA] Repost from: [dxp] Bugs situation - why upgrade to DXP?

2003-07-21 Thread JaMi Smith
* * * This post is in answer to a post originally posted to the DXP Tech Forum, but answered here for obvious reasons * * * Andrew, Whoa there ! ! ! Wait Just a Darn Minute There ! ! ! (He said trying to keep it clean ! ! !) Don't go giving anyone any ideas here ! ! ! It has only been a year

[PEDA] Engineering Calculators Website

2003-07-21 Thread JaMi Smith
Here is an interesting website that some might find useful to bookmark: === http://www.sciencegems.com/HSG/RefCalculators4.html JaMi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: *

Re: [PEDA] CORRECTION: CAREER OPPORTUNITY FOR SENIOR PCB DESIGNER

2003-07-17 Thread JaMi Smith
, all of course under any non-disclosure agreement that you may deem necessary. Thanks for the consideration, JaMi Smith CID 626.449.4242 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Website Visitor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: proteledaforum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 10:32 AM

Re: [PEDA] Protel EDA Forum... was adjacent component placeme nt D XP

2003-07-09 Thread JaMi Smith
That's odd, I thought Techserv was in CA, not OZ . . . : - ) - Original Message - From: Steve Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel EDA Forum... was adjacent component placeme nt D XP The Great

Re: [PEDA] Protel EDA Forum... was adjacent component placement D XP

2003-07-09 Thread JaMi Smith
I've got a question on Wrico Pens and Linen . . . : - ) - Original Message - From: Bagotronix Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 7:33 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel EDA Forum... was adjacent component placement D XP

Re: [PEDA] Orcad Library Importing

2003-07-09 Thread JaMi Smith
Rob, A quich look at the Parallel Systems site shows that the freebie Orchad Lite from them is only for UK distribution (and a few other places), but does not includ the US. Following their link to Cadence, yields nothing in terms of Orcad Lite. I have looked before for such a demo for Orcad,

Re: [PEDA] Protel EDA Forum... was adjacent component placement D XP

2003-07-09 Thread JaMi Smith
I have a couple of Toshiba T1000's (and Toshiba MS-DOS 3.30) that might work with it . . . - Original Message - From: Bagotronix Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel EDA Forum... was

Re: [PEDA] Protel EDA Forum... was adjacent component placeme nt D XP

2003-07-09 Thread JaMi Smith
Adolphs Westerville, OH -Original Message- From: JaMi Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 3:13 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Cc: JaMi Smith Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel EDA Forum... was adjacent component placeme nt D XP That's odd, I thought Techserv was in CA, not OZ

Re: [PEDA] Win2K SP4 and P99SE - Clarified

2003-07-05 Thread JaMi Smith
network license of 99se runs, after doing a full image backup just in case. I'll report how it goes. Brian Guralnick - Original Message - From: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July

Re: [PEDA] Win2K SP4 and P99SE

2003-07-04 Thread JaMi Smith
Brad, Brian, and the List, I seem to remember seeing some posts about some real bigtime problems with SP3 of Win2K, but cannot remember if it was with Protel 99 SE or with Protel DXP, although I think that it may have been DXP. Does anyone have any updates on this issue, and whether or not these

Re: [PEDA] OrCad to Protel

2003-06-23 Thread JaMi Smith
It's documented right there in the vaporware manual, along with all of the other undocumented features. ;-) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: *

Re: [PEDA] Protel 99 SE SDK

2003-06-23 Thread JaMi Smith
Nathan, As pointed out in all of the parallel responses to your post, The Protel 99 SE SDK does in fact require Delphi 5 to compile. You can occasionally find a copy of Delphi 5 on Ebay, but just make sure you get what you pay for (i.e.: it may be a bootleg copy). While I understand that the

Re: [PEDA] eight-layer stackup

2003-06-06 Thread JaMi Smith
Dennis, Please see below. JaMi - Original Message - From: Dennis Saputelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] eight-layer stackup you just use a via and short track in the component footprint design and

Re: [PEDA] eight-layer stackup

2003-06-06 Thread JaMi Smith
Julian, Please see below, JaMi - Original Message - From: Julian Higginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Protel EDA Forum' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] eight-layer stackup Jami, you missed a few important points. Generating a netlist and

Re: [PEDA] eight-layer stackup

2003-06-05 Thread JaMi Smith
Julian, Please see below. JaMi - Original Message - From: Julian Higginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Protel EDA Forum' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 1:28 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] eight-layer stackup From: JaMi Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] While there may be some

Re: [PEDA] Mechanical symbol?

2003-06-03 Thread JaMi Smith
Natalie, While some prefer to do something like that in another package, such as AutoCad, there are those that like to do it here in Protel 99 SE I know a number of people wo use one of the mechanical Layers as a PWB Detail (Fab Dwg), by putting on a Border and Title Block and Standard Notes,

Re: [PEDA] eight-layer stackup

2003-06-03 Thread JaMi Smith
MichaelB, While there may be some way somewhere to make Protel ignore those dogbones and vias, DRC wise, I don't think that there is a way to do it easily short of putting them on the schematic, possibly as test points, so that each of them actually becomes a real net it the netlist. You could

[PEDA] Earth to PEDA

2003-06-03 Thread JaMi Smith
Earth to PEDA . . . Earth to PEDA . . . What's the story on the lightning fast turnaround on the Forum distribution . . . JaMi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: *

Re: [PEDA] Mechanical symbol?

2003-06-03 Thread JaMi Smith
Technical Forum, you can find it at: == http://forums.altium.com . JaMi - Original Message - From: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: JaMi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Mechanical symbol? Natalie

Re: [PEDA] quick question

2003-06-01 Thread JaMi Smith
Julian, Went thru both of your emails (spliced below) trying to figure out exactly what you were describing, and the best that I can come up with goes like this: 1.) You have two split planes adjacent to each other on the same layer; and 2.) You have one hole placed directly in the gap between

Re: [PEDA] Seperate Systems - was Roxio, Nero, Virii and crashes

2003-03-19 Thread JaMi Smith
Ivan, While there certainly are reasonable limitations and exceptions, burning a CD is certainly not something that can generally be done at the same time while you are multitasking and designing a board with Protel, or even writing code, and is in fact somehting you could very easily do on at

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