RE: [PROTEL EDA USERS]: PADS ASCII netlist reference designator bug - is there a workaround?

[lpham@broadcom.com (Linh Pham)]

Hi There,

  I think that the limitation of PAD software . The nestlist name max are 16
character only.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: TSListServer [mailto:owner-proteledausers@techservinc.com]On
> Behalf Of Drew Lundsten
> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 1:46 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list proteledausers
> Subject: [PROTEL EDA USERS]: PADS ASCII netlist reference designator bug
> - is there a workaround?
>
>
>
> I am using Protel 99SE for schematic capture and exporting
> netlists to PADS
> for layout (at least for big digital boards). I've run into an
> error and I'm
> hoping that bouncing it off the user group will result in confirmation and
> workaround!
>
> Here's a sample netlist exported (single sheet, nets/ports global, as
> 'Protel':
>
> [
> JP123456
> test890
> 4 HEADER
>
>
>
> ]
> (
> NetJP123456_1
> JP123456-1
> )
> (
> NetJP123456_2
> JP123456-2
> )
> (
> NetJP123456_3
> JP123456-3
> )
> (
> NetJP123456_4
> JP123456-4
> )
>
> and as 'PADS ASCII': .NET and .PRT files
>
> *PADS-PCB*
> *NET*
> *SIGNAL* NetJP123456_1
>  JP123456.1
> *SIGNAL* NetJP123456_2
>  JP123456.2
> *SIGNAL* NetJP123456_3
>  JP123456.3
> *SIGNAL* NetJP123456_4
>  JP123456.4
> *END*
>
> *PADS-PCB*
> *PART*
> JP123456test890
> *END*
>
> The long reference designator forces the part (JP123456) and footprint
> (test890) to run together and PADS obviously won't import this correctly.
>
> Any advice? Other than to shorten reference designators, of course (not an
> option for some clients).
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Drew
>
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