Altium to Allegro using TELESIS

 

Altium to Allegro using TELESIS

  1. Telesis Format
  2. Edit the schema
  3. Assign Footprints, Values and Device Types
  4. Generate the netlist with Output Job
  5. Send zipped Files to ACI

 

1.Format

 

 $PACKAGES
FOOTPRINT!COMMENT!DESIGNATOR
...

$NETS
NETNAME; DESIGNATOR.PIN_NUMBER DESIGNATOR.PIN_NUMBER ...
...

$End

Where the signification of the fields is:

NOTE: FOOTPRINT and DESIGNATOR must not contain spaces or other characters then [A-Z][a-z][0-9] and '_'. They are case insensitive and must not start with a number.

 

2.Schema

The schema specifies the connections that show up in the $NETS paragraph of the 'TELESIS' netlist.

 

 

3.Assign Footprints, Values and Device Types

 Use the Component Properties dialog box to assign or check the information of the $PACKAGES paragraph of the netlist.

Footprint!Comment; Designator

The first column contains the Footprint. Naming must follow the ACI-CAO ACORT footprint catalog.

The second column contains the value of the 'Comment' field that describes the component. Ex. 0.125W - 1k. The values of the Parameters Section can be used in the Comment field using the =ParameterName construct.

 

4.Generate the netlist with Output Job

To configure the Output Generator  proceed as follows:

  1. Right-click on the project name in the Projects Window
  2. Add New to the Project
  3. Select Output Job File 
  4. Click on 'Add New Netlist Output'  and choose Telsis. (if it is not available  it must be installed)
  5.  Configure Folder Structure as shown below.

 

You should get a netlist of the following format:

If the window does not show up you must set the 'Open generated outputs' in the Advanced section of the Folder Structure settings. (Right-click on Folder Structure and select Properties)

 

5. Send zipped files to ACI

Zip the project with the 'Project Packager' included in Altium. It strips of all temporary files.

  1. Right click on the project name in the Projects Window
  2. Select 'Project Packager'. This opens a Wizard Window.
  3. Hit twice 'Next' as standard options are mostly OK.
  4. Send the zip file to Peter.Bruehlmeier@epfl.ch