I would like to build up a Netlist to implement a DC electrical network on PSpice, starting from components and nodes’ data in an Excel sheet. Is there any way to do it?

Thanks in advance
Angel

However, at a technical level, I can tell you this: This version of eagle2pads doesn’t work with dynamic EAGLE field widths, so you probably had to adapt the unpack line to the characteristics of your file. Once you’ve done that, the script will print out every single part, whether it was able to translate it or not; so at worst, you’ll get parts that your PADS editor doesn’t recognize. And it always prints out every net, formatted appropriately, so you shouldn’t lose anything there.

I’ve written an updated version that deals much better with variable field widths and I need to get it posted for download.

Dandan just got this working and may be able to answer this.

Script worked fine in WINXP with ActivePerl 5.10.
But how can I be sure that all the nets translated to PCB netlist?

There is a company that claims to have such translator:
http://www.eaglecentral.ca/purchase/eet_pads.php?product=1&d=1

Thanks a lot,
Dandan

I think you’re best off reentering the schematic into Mentor. EAGLE licenses start at $500 for schematic + layout (without autorouter) for commercial use and limited to boards up to about 4″x6″, plus of course you’d have to learn a new package. Likely not worth it for just the one customer.

I use Mentor graphics PADS for schematic capture (and layout) My customer just sent me an Eagle schematic.

If I send him your translator, will he be able to then export the schematic in Mentor Graphics PADS???

Thanks,
Patrick

I am trying to use your script file but fail many times. The problem is how
to associate the plx file with the ActivePerl. And I can’t use DOS to run this
file, too. Pls advise.

Thanks
Alex

Try this:

    printf NET "%-7s%s@%s\n", $part, $value,
	    exists $$fpackage{$epackage}
	    ? $$fpackage{$epackage}
	    : $epackage;

Note that you could inline $value into the printf() format, because Perl is flexible that way; but since $part is an argument because it takes a special formatting string for left-alignment, and the package is an argument because of the ternary operation, it looks cleaner to me to make $value an argument as well.

I’m more of a C programmer, so I can read the Perl, but don’t know how to change it.

You can change the package attribute ($epackage) to pass the value and the footprint. The format is “Value@Footprint”. Example “AD9910@TQFP100″

Might be useful to pass the resistance value to FreePCB for those of us that prefer to print the value rather than the reference on the silk-screen.

Regards,
JP