Re: Different width/gap on the same layer for Differential Pair
Hi David, Thanks for the reply. I am mostly using Altium at my work, and doing such thing in Altium in design rules is as simple as breathing. I'm struggling with PADS, about which I had a rather good...
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View ArticleRe: Different width/gap on the same layer for Differential Pair
The netlist in PADS is based on pin-pairs. A net with just two pins has one pin-pair. A net with three pins has two pin-pairs, and so on. (This is why you can't have single pin nets.) You can assign a...
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Please help.Is there any straightforward way of somehow converting or translating or import/export between PADS Professional and Xpedition VX.1 in terms of schematic, library and the pcb (vice versa)?
View ArticleRe: PADS Professional and Xpedition VX.1
To convert the library you must export the source in the EDX format then import this to the destination library using Import EDX, I believe this is documented in the on-line help for the library tools....
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Re: Different width/gap on the same layer for Differential Pair
Hi David,Thanks for clarifying, so I simply have to create a component with two pins and decal that is related to my wider width/gap. Then in my schematic I have to put it and connect it to my...
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View ArticleRe: Error on generation of Cadence Allegro 15.Xx netlist generated from DX...
It won't generate any outputs whilst you have errors in the schematic, you need to correct all errors before you can proceed. Looking at the errors the bad name error is due to the symbol name being...
View ArticleRe: Different width/gap on the same layer for Differential Pair
That's a terrible pinout for differential pairs with that connector. I feel your pain. Yes, you can add the accordion, but only manually after the pair has been routed. The smaller grid you use, the...
View ArticleRe: Different width/gap on the same layer for Differential Pair
Hi David, Yes the pain is really big I can't really say what it was done this way.... I have also routed them manually. I will try to use the spreadsheet view in pads router.Is it easy to use ? Perhaps...
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View ArticleRe: Symbol Editor Preferences
Not until we ship a new editor with the VX.2 release. This will be based on xDX Designer and so will sue the configuration files and processes supported by xDX Designer regarding corporate settings.
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Hi Robert, is this something that may get modified in the VX.2 release? My impression is this isn't really an issue for most people.ThanksKirby
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