Protel PCB ASCII file structure
Protel PCB ASCII file structure
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Hi,
I have an ASCII file generated from a Protel PCB design, which I am trying to get through an In Circuit Test procedure, and I need to decode what the data in the file denotes, specifically the layer information for test pads. A snippet of the file is shown below:
COMP
TP523
PINNE
PINNE
9630 14734 60 16 10 8
9630 14734 60 16 10 8
9630 14734 1 2 2
CP
9630 14734 40 25 1 32 1 13
PIN
ENDCOMP
Is anyone able to help me out with identifying the elements in this file, or can point me to somewhere which will give me a detailed breakdown
Thanks
Dave Roseman
I have an ASCII file generated from a Protel PCB design, which I am trying to get through an In Circuit Test procedure, and I need to decode what the data in the file denotes, specifically the layer information for test pads. A snippet of the file is shown below:
COMP
TP523
PINNE
PINNE
9630 14734 60 16 10 8
9630 14734 60 16 10 8
9630 14734 1 2 2
CP
9630 14734 40 25 1 32 1 13
PIN
ENDCOMP
Is anyone able to help me out with identifying the elements in this file, or can point me to somewhere which will give me a detailed breakdown
Thanks
Dave Roseman





RE: Protel PCB ASCII file structure
If you are using DXP or later there is a user group available from their web site: http://www.altium.com/Community/Forums/
Steve Smith, C.I.D.
Product Engineer
Staco Energy Products Co.
www.stacoenergy.com
RE: Protel PCB ASCII file structure
Regards
Dave Roseman