| ID: | 6302 |
| From: | rn...@igor2.repo.hu |
| Date: | Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:44:05 +0100 (CET) |
| Subject: | Re: [pcb-rnd] looking for alpha testers: sch-rnd hierarchic design |
| in-reply-to: | 6301 from Derek <de...@q40.de> |
| replies: | 6303 from Derek <de...@q40.de> , 6305 from John Griessen <jo...@cibolo.com> , 6306 from John Griessen <jo...@cibolo.com> |
Hi Derek, On Fri, 19 Jan 2024, Derek wrote: > Hi, > > I have to do a schematic for a 68060 based computer I used to make and sell in > 2002, the CAD files were in a old P-CAD v7 package, which nothing except P-CAD > 7 in a VM can open. > > I have Gerber files and PDF copies of the Schematics, which are in 5 sheets. > > I have imported the Gerber files into KiCad 7 Gerber Viewer and created a KiCad > v7 PCB file, and have recreated the 4 layers with Ground and Power inner > layers. > > I was going to use EESCHEMA to create the Schematic sheets, but SCH-RND could > be used. Sch-rnd can not export in a netlist format usable for kicad pcbnew. > I will need to created schematic symbols and footprints for the parts, as I do > not think they are available, but I have data sheets. > > I am using > sch-rnd 1.0.5-dev (svn r10036) > librnd 4.2.0-dev > > Can this do the required testing and fulfill my needs. I think production use is not alpha testing. I am obviously glad if anyhone tests it in any way, but what I am looking for is specifically alpha testing. Which means: - not production use - not a specific design you have to do - but learning and figuring all details of the feature, testing out the corner cases systematically - doing real small test desings, as small as possible, with the fewest objects possible: if somehting breaks, it's a pain to debug it if you have a design with 200 gates instead of having a test design with 4 components. So the closest thing in alpha testing to production is if you thing ahead of what you will do in your production desing once the feature is finished, model that into a real small cut-back test case and try that. Best regards, Igor2
Reply subtree:
6302 Re: [pcb-rnd] looking for alpha testers: sch-rnd hierarchic design from rn...@igor2.repo.hu
6303 Re: [pcb-rnd] looking for alpha testers: sch-rnd hierarchic design from Derek <de...@q40.de>
6305 Re: [pcb-rnd] looking for alpha testers: sch-rnd hierarchic design from John Griessen <jo...@cibolo.com>
6306 Re: [pcb-rnd] looking for alpha testers: sch-rnd hierarchic design from John Griessen <jo...@cibolo.com>