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I can not generate netlist in OrCAD

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I downloaded the symbol and footprint of the "5390213-1" and do the import according to the instruction. But I am not able to do the "Create Netlist" in OrCAD. The error messages are "ERROR(SPMHNI-195): Symbol 'TYCO_5390213-1' for device '5390213-1_TYCO_5390213-1_539021' is missing pin '20'." (here I just list out one of the error messages simply because from pin1 to pin100 all have this error message).

Can you please help me on that?

Thanks.
Lin

Related Part:   5390213-1

Added 8 years, 1 month ago.

E
eeusa2014

6 Answers

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Lin,

Could you try something for me to see if it will fix your problem? Could you open the 'TYCO_5390213-1_pkg.scr' file provided in the .zip file with a text editor and change line 63 from:

'FORM mini pintype_mechanical YES'

to

'FORM mini pintype_mechanical NO'

Once that is done, save the file and run the scripts to generate the footprint again. Then try generating the netlist in OrCAD again. I think that Allegro is labeling those pins as mechanical support pins only and the pin number is getting ignored. I will work on fixing this issue for the export once I get confirmation from you that it fixes your issue.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Matt

Answered 8 years, 1 month ago.

MatthewValentine
Matthew Valentine

0

Hi, Matt

Thank you for the reply. I just tried it again with the line 63 of "FORM mini pintype_mechanical YES" and "FORM mini pintype_mechanical NO" respectively and got failed on both cases. Before that, I tried one .zip file of the other chip that I downloaded from this website previously to make sure the procedure I conducted is correct.

Thanks.
Lin

Answered 8 years, 1 month ago.

E
eeusa2014

0

Lin,

Are you using the automatic import method (allegro-builder.bat) or the manual import method? It is necessary to rebuild the Allegro footprint after modifying 'TYCO_5390213-1_pkg.scr'. For the automatic import method the allegro-builder.bat file must be executed again. For the manual import method you have to open up Allegro and manually run the 'TYCO_5390213-1_pkg.scr' again under File - Script... in the Allegro menu bar. The 'TYCO_5390213-1.dra' drawing file that this script produces must replace the old version of that file.

Did you try that full process?

Thanks,
Matt

Answered 8 years, 1 month ago.

MatthewValentine
Matthew Valentine

0

Hi, Matt

Yes, I repeat both cases using the full process:
(1) Delete everything.
(2) Unzip the .zip file.
(3) Change the line 63 (for both of "YES" and "ON" scenarios respectively).
(4) And then run the .bat script

Thanks.
Lin

Answered 8 years, 1 month ago.

E
eeusa2014

0

Lin,

Sorry I believe I mistyped in my original direction. Line 53 should be changed, not like 63. Both lines 53 and 63 should say:

'FORM mini pintype_mechanical NO'

Thanks,
Matt

Answered 8 years, 1 month ago.

MatthewValentine
Matthew Valentine

0

Lin,

Upon further review, this still does not seem completely resolve the issue. OrCAD produces the netlist, but the mechanical drill holes are not present in the footprint. I will continue to look into how to get this fully resolved.

Thanks,
Matt

Answered 8 years, 1 month ago.

MatthewValentine
Matthew Valentine

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