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- Prolific, Inc. provides a complete line of E-CAD software for producing
- Printed Circuit Boards. A complete description of Prolific's product
- line is included in this announcement.
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- Pro-Net Schematic Capture program draws your circuit quickly
- and easily. A large (3 disk) library of device
- definitions provides a range of TTL, LSTTL, and other
- logic families, plus easy modification of existing
- devices to new logic families. Analog devices are
- supported with lessened Error Checking.
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- Pro-Net supports multiple page schematics with Page
- Referencing (industry first), and Net List
- connections can be made directly on one page or
- indirectly on any number of pages by means of Signal
- Names applied to the Signal Lines.
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- Signal Lines can be bundled together for cleaner
- schematics and Bundles can be named as well for more
- readable schematics.
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- Device and Pin Swapping is supported with error
- checking. Device Labels can be assigned by Zones so
- that logical gates will not share a physical device
- with gates in another area (industry first).
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- The hierarchical command structure groups commands
- by mode and is implemented by context sensitive
- Intelligent Function Keys (IFKs).
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- Powerful commands augment schematic creation:
- Demorgan equivalence, Rubberbanding, Grid Snap, Grid
- Display, Grid Size control, Bus Bundling, Signal
- Name stepping, Move, Repeat, etc.
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- New devices can be quickly and easily drawn and
- described.
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- Variable template sizes support MIL-STD 860.
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- Page size ranges from A to E.
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- Flexibility in drawing connectors. Several
- different types of traditional connector drawings
- are supported.
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- Industry's first to have weight assignment to insure
- that important Nets are presented for routing first.
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- Post Processing function generates Net List (used
- for guided or automatic routing in Pro-Board), Bill
- of Materials (BOM), Component Mapping, and Error
- Reporting.
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- Performs Back Annotation from PCB layout to renumber
- ICs.
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- User-specified Power Plane generation.
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- Supports Dot Matrix and Laser printers, and HPGL and
- non-HPGL pen plotters.
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- Pro-Board V2.1 The latest version of our manual PCB router contains
- all the improvements that went into Version 3.0 with
- the exception of the automatic placement and
- automatic routing functions.
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- Easily add DIPs, SIPs, 2-Pin devices (such as
- standard, though-hole resistors and capacitors), and
- Library Parts (custom designed for unique physical
- footprints, such as PGA and PLCC ICs, transistors,
- and SMT components).
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- Device orientation and position can be quickly
- modified after placement using the commands Move,
- Rotate, and Swap.
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- The Net List generated by Pro-Net aids in routing by
- highlighting the Pins to be connected in each Net.
- You will not have to refer to the schematic or count
- pins to know which connections to make. Net List
- optimization function re-orders the list of
- connections in each Net according to actual Device
- Placement on the PCB to provide the shortest
- interconnects.
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- Powerful Maze Search algorithm is used to find the
- shortest path to connect two points. If suitable, a
- trace will be drawn to another pin if already
- connected, or a trace segment will be drawn to an
- existing trace if that provides the best results.
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- Powerful commands exist for modifying traces to
- increase routability. Traces may be pushed out of
- the way, rerouted around areas, stretched between
- two points, or broken in the middle and modified by
- sections.
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- Direct support for 16 layer PCBs, plus automatic
- Power and Ground layer generation.
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- Error Checking can be dynamic or advisory. Dynamic
- error checking presents each incorrectly routed
- Net in sequence for correction. Advisory error
- checking sends a list of incorrectly routed Nets to
- the printer, screen, or a file.
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- Standard PCB resolution is 0.025" (25 mils) with 12
- mil traces and 13 mil separations. The Fine Line
- mode operates on a 20 mil grid with 8 mil trace
- widths and separations, allowing two traces to be
- routed between two standard Pads with a 0.1"
- separation. Wide traces range from 12 to 400 mils.
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- Device labels can be automatically renamed by
- location on the PCB. Coordinate references are
- non-linear so devices will have unique labels
- regardless of placement density. Back Annotation
- function allows Pro-Net to relabel the components on
- the schematic to conform with the PCB.
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- Force traces to avoid certain areas of the PCB by
- setting Forbidden Areas. This reserves space for
- mounting brackets and other non-electrical devices
- that mount to the board.
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- Pro-Board V3.0 Our top of the line automatic routing and automatic
- placement PCB layout software. In addition to the
- features listed for Pro-Board V2.1, Version 3.0
- provides the following features:
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- Automatic placement of all Devices. This operation
- can be applied to every component en masse or to
- groups of components separated according to your
- needs.
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- Placement Grids can limit the number of choices for
- positioning a Device. This is used to either speed
- the placement process; restrict placement to one area
- of the PCB; or to ensure alignment on a grid larger
- than 20 or 25 mils.
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- Orientation can be set to allow any or all axes for
- placement.
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- Manually positioned parts such as goldfinger edge
- connectors, headers, and jacks can be glued in
- position so that they are not altered by the
- automatic placement algorithm.
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- Forbidden areas force Devices to avoid space set
- aside for brackets or low clearances.
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- Two automatic placement routines; optimize
- orientation and placement within a group of
- components, and optimize orientation and placement
- between groups of components.
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- Autorouter provides five operational modes with ten
- trace widths, five Speed/Thoroughness settings, and
- four options for Channel Width.
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- Select Nets or Devices for autorouting by area, part,
- Net, or pin, or all Nets or all unrouted Nets.
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- Set priority rankings to specify the order that Nets
- are presented for routing. Select by pin or Net.
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- RipUp option increases the priority of failed Nets
- and reroutes selected Nets to increase success rate.
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- Via Optimization analyzes routed Nets and reroutes
- to eliminate Vias and consolidate traces.
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- Pro-Lib Powerful utility to create custom Library Parts.
- Included with Pro-Board versions 2.1 and 3.0.
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- Devices may be defined on Component or Solder layers
- only, both layers, or as standard through-hole components.
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- Examples of Devices to define under Pro-Lib include
- Pin Grid Array (PGA) and Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier
- (PLCC) ICs, SMT resistors and capacitors, power
- transistors, ZIP memory chips, and goldfinger edge
- connectors.
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- Specify pin size and separation under mouse or
- keyboard control.
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- Place pins under mouse or keyboard control with
- selectable orientation.
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- Define parts with a resolution of 0.001".
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- Drawing tools allow lines, polygons, boxes, circles
- and text on the Label, Component, Solder, and Pad
- layers. Draw Device outlines and installation aids,
- or electrical pathways.
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- Context sensitive on-line Help function.
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- Context sensitive hierarchical command structure
- consistent with Pro-Net and Pro-Board.
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- Pro-Plot Generate hard copy from Pro-Board PCB data files.
- Included with all versions of Pro-Board.
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- Print module provides draft quality results on a dot
- matrix printer.
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- Plotter module drives HPGL and some non-HPGL
- plotters to provide more professional results.
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- Photo module creates Gerber files for printing on
- laser photo plotters for the highest quality output.
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- Context sensitive on-line Help function.
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- Context sensitive hierarchical command structure
- consistent with Pro-Net and Pro-Board.
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- Pro-Drill Reads PCB data files created by Pro-Board and creates
- True-Drill format drill files for PCB production
- house drilling machines.
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- Automatically separates Pads and Vias and assigns
- default values to each.
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- Easily specify new drill hole sizes and include Pads
- or Vias singly or by group.
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- Context sensitive on-line Help function.
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- Context sensitive hierarchical command structure
- consistent with Pro-Net and Pro-Board.
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- Excellon Reads True-Drill files created by Pro-Drill and
- generates Excellon format drill files. Included
- with Pro-Drill.
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- Specify output in Imperial (English) or Metric
- measurement system.
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- Optionally generate HPGL plots of the drill file
- output with unique markings for each drill size.
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- Plot sizes selectable from A to E and A1 to A4 paper
- sizes.
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- Please check our Vendor support area for a full-powered demo version of
- Pro-Board V3.0. All features except Save are present. Included
- is a fully functional version of Pro-Lib and the context
- sensitive Help files for each program, plus some demonstration
- PCBs for experimentation.
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- For more information and purchase, please contact:
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- Prolific, Inc.
- 6905 Oslo Circle, Ste. B3
- Buena Park, CA 90621
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- Sales and
- Technical support: 1(714)522-5655
- FAX: 1(714)994-6435
- InterNet: Prolific@cup.portal.com
- Portal: Prolific
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