Post by thread:[OT]: Protel 99 routing

I'm evaluating the Protel 99 and I want to route a single side board. Is there any setting to allow it to route the board and put the necessary jumper when it can not complete routing as single side board? Octavio Nogueira Tato Equipamentos Eletrônicos Ltda ==================================================== spam_OUTnogueiraTakeThisOuTtato.ind.br ICQ# 19841898 Microcontroladores BASIC Step http://www.tato.ind.br http://www.propic2.com - low cost PIC programmer / emulator ==================================================== -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

From memory, you have to add the unrouted track & jumpers manually. Richard P I'm evaluating the Protel 99 and I want to route a single side board. Is there any setting to allow it to route the board and put the necessary jumper when it can not complete routing as single side board? Octavio Nogueira Tato Equipamentos Eletrônicos Ltda ==================================================== .....nogueiraKILLspam@spam@tato.ind.br ICQ# 19841898 Microcontroladores BASIC Step http://www.tato.ind.br http://www.propic2.com - low cost PIC programmer / emulator ==================================================== -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

No way you can do that. I use Protel a lot and I still haven't found that answer. In my oppinion it is better to do the layout by hand and interactive route the board. You will get a better parts placement and a LOT less jumpers. A two sided board, protel thought there are about 40 vias and 20 jumpers needed, but I have done it interactive and ended up with 5 jumpers. Mircea Chiriciuc -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

That's the way I do it. I had a Protel tech tip published once which was about using the top layer for links. You can just auto/manually route the board and swap to the top layer to run a link. When the single sided board is made only the bottom layer is produced. When printing the top overlay, print the top layer as well to see the links. Mircea Chiriciuc wrote: {Quote hidden}> > No way you can do that. I use Protel a lot and I still haven't found that > answer. In my oppinion it is better to do the layout by hand and interactive > route the board. You will get a better parts placement and a LOT less > jumpers. A two sided board, protel thought there are about 40 vias and 20 > jumpers needed, but I have done it interactive and ended up with 5 jumpers. > > Mircea Chiriciuc > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- Best regards Tony mICros http://www.bubblesoftonline.com salesKILLspambubblesoftonline.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

Tony, That's the way I'm working this problem around and used to think that was an original idea, :-( The question was if Protel alone can auto route single sided boards and put the links by it self. I think the answer to that question is no. Is there a way to do it? If yes I'm very interested. Best regards, Mircea Chiriciuc {Original Message removed}

Mircea Chiriciuc wrote: > That's the way I'm working this problem around and used to think that was an > original idea, :-( > The question was if Protel alone can auto route single sided boards and put > the links by it self. I think the answer to that question is no. Is there a > way to do it? If yes I'm very interested. Put a bogus SMT part on top of the board, then connect an entire copper plane on top layer of the board to that part. Or use any better method you can to force it to just route on the bottom. The autorouter will try to route the entire thing on the bottom layer, as it can't use the top, and it will route mostly complete apart from a few airwires. Manually tidy the bottom routing a bit so the airwires are few and short in length like links. Then remove the bogus part and top plane, and press continue routing, it will instantly route each airwire to a short top trace, just like a link, and without changing the bottom layer. :o) Obviously set via pad size and drill to be the same as a standard pad. Job done. :o) -Roman -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.