[PEDA] Looking for an automated method to get a 484pin BGA Alterachip into a shematic 99SE library part & footprint.

[Gerhard Fiedler]

On 2006-07-11 15:39:45, Brad wrote:

>> I'm looking for an automated method to get a 484pin BGA Altera chip into
>> a shematic 99SE library part. 

> If I remember correctly there is a CSV to Pin Server or Basic script out
> there somewhere (Protel Yahoo Group?). That would be the most automated
> method I know of for doing large pin count symbols. 

It seems like the import through the PCAD 2000 ASCII format might work. It
doesn't look too difficult to create a component with the required pins,
using an export to that format as model.

This is the data that comes with a pin... Looks straightforward, but
doesn't seem to support the electrical pin type.

(pin 
	(pinNum 1) 
	(pt 400 -200) 
	(rotation 0.0) 
	(isFlipped False) 
	(pinLength 300)
      	(pinDisplay 
		(dispPinDes True) 
		(dispPinName False) 
	)
      	(pinDes    
		(text 
			(pt 550 -220) 
			"1" 
			(textStyleRef "(DefaultTTF)")
			(rotation 0.0) 
			(justify LowerCenter) 
			(extent 0.0 0.0) 
		)
	)
      	(pinName    
		(text 
			(pt 400 -200) 
			"" 
			(textStyleRef "(DefaultTTF)")
			(rotation 0.0) 
			(justify Right) 
			(extent 0.0 0.0) 
		)
      	)
)

Gerhard