Post by thread:[PICLIST] [EE] Protel 99 SE problems

Hello all, I'm having trouble with Protel 99 SE. I'm trying to draw a schematic for a pcb design and when I go to update pcb and preview the changes I get the error "node not found". This only happens on some components. I am using the misc. components library that came with Protel. I'm not having trouble with resistors or voltage regulators. I'm only have trouble with ZENER1, 2 and 3 diodes. I've also tried making my own components and keep getting the same error. Does anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong? I've spent the last two days figuring it out and can't find any reference to that error on Protels web site. Thanks, Jamey -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

Ensure that the pin numbers on the symbol and the pad numbers on the part concur. Ian Rozowsky R&D Manager Centurion Systems P.O. Box 506 Cramerview 2060 South Africa Tel : +27-11-462-4499 Fax : +27-11-704-3412 e-mail: spam_OUTrozTakeThisOuTcentsys.co.za web: http://www.centsys.co.za {Original Message removed}

The identification on the scematic component does not match the identification on the foot print accociated to that component. For example a doide in schematic may be labled "A" for anode and "K" for cathode and the footprint has the lablel 1 and 2. In this case change either of them to match and the node error will vanish. {Original Message removed}