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DOCUMENT FILE FOR 2NET.EXE Version 1.5
(c) 1991 PROTEL TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
This program allows you to translate EDIF (OrCAD), SCHEMA and PADS-PCB
format netlist files into Protel Netlist format.
The following files are included with this program:
2NET.EXE the netlist modification program
2NET.MNU menu/strings file for 2NET
TRANS.TXT a translation file
EDIF (OrCAD) netlists
The EDIF file must be created with pin numbers, the following command lines
will create a correct EDIF file from an OrCAD Schematic file using OrCAD's
netlist program:
annotate src.sch src.ann
netlist src.ann src.net edif /a /p /s
The options used are:
a indicates use of an annotation file
p outputs pin numbers rather than names
s outputs special EDIF format
SCHEMA netlists
These can be translated by 2NET without modification.
PADS-PCB netlists
A translatable netlist can be created by saving the '.JOB' file as a '.ASC'
file. Make sure that the sections included in the '.ASC' file include the
*PARTTYPE*, *PART* and *ROUTE* sections.
Running the 2NET utility
To start the translator, type:
2NET and press RETURN;
You will be prompted to supply:
The source file name and extension (including Path, if any);
The destination file name (including Path, the extension .NET will by
automatically appended to the filename and need not be specified);
The format: PADS, SCHEMA or press RETURN for EDIF.
Or, you can include these options in the command line by typing:
2NET <sourcefile> <destination> <format> [/q]
the press RETURN to run the translator.
The option q turns off progress reporting during translation.
The translator file (TRANS.TXT) allows 2NET to change the package type to
be the correct one for the Protel libraries. The translator file has the
following format:
<theirname_1>,<Protelname_1>
<theirname_2>,<Protelname_2>
.
.
<theirname_n>,<Protelname_n>
<format name>
<theirname_1>,<Protelname_1>
<theirname_2>,<Protelname_2>
.
.
<theirname_n>,<Protelname_n>
This file can be added to and modified quite easily. The names are case
sensitive. The file is made up of sections.
The first section prior to any <format name> is common translations, these
translations will be used for any of the formats. The following sections,
delimited by <format name>, are format specific translations. There can be
only one section for each format.
(rev 3.91)
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