I'm trying tom open/import these files
https://www.xmos.com/published/usbaudio2brd
The CAD software used was Mentor Graphics DxDesigner as part of the Mentor Graphics PADS flow (2007.4).
I have never used Mentor Dx before - so I installed the mentor ECAD viever, and I also tried to import the files to Altium design but without any sucess either way.
Can anyone give me some help on the road regarding this?
Import/Open Design files (Mentor Pads)
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Import/Open Design files (Mentor Pads)
Probably not the most confused programmer anymore on the XCORE forum.
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I had a look at them, and the PCB file seems to be a binary file. They need to be exported from PADS as ASCII files before they can be imported into the Pulsonix software I use, and the same probably applies to Altium. This happened before with some other PCB files, and XMOS provided ASCII versions of them, which I was able to import.
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Thanks
I'll try to evaluate Mentor Pads and check it out including a convert.
Have never used it - so then I get a tour as well.
I'll try to evaluate Mentor Pads and check it out including a convert.
Have never used it - so then I get a tour as well.
Probably not the most confused programmer anymore on the XCORE forum.