DOCTAR Design Review Software Adds Printed Circuit Board -PCB- Test Point and Physical Component Change Reporting.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BEDFORD, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2003 New release compares netlists to identify test points moved, added, deleted, renamed or re-assigned in Excel and HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. reports. cadalist-enterprises llc, announced today the release of version 2.0 of its DOCTAR(TM) - Design Object Compare Tool and Reporter Software. DOCTAR is used validate design changes throughout the hardware board design and manufacturing lifecycle. In this new release, DOCTAR analyzes changes to both the physical and logical elements in the design database. Customer updates and evaluation copies are available for immediate download at www.cad-e.com. Test point analysis includes test points that have been moved, added, deleted, or reprogrammed (used on a new net); nets with multiple test points, nets with no test points, and probe locations that require software changes because of net renames or merges. DOCTAR highlights any current test probe A test probe (test lead, test prod) is a physical device used to connect electronic test equipment to the device under test (DUT). They range from very simple, rugged devices to complex probes that are sophisticated, expensive, and fragile. located within 100 mils of a deleted test point to help prevent potential problems when reworking the fixture. DOCTAR also reports component adds/deletes, moves, and renames, renamed nets, single pin networks, changed packages, pin lists, package tolerances and values. "On the very first job we ran, DOCTAR caught 3 changes that had been missed on a previously ECO'd schematic," says Roger Curry, the Design Manager at Adtran Inc., a leading telecommunications products company. "I am glad we ran that tool. If we had re-spun that board without those changes, it would caused big problems in production, not to mention the loss of time and the cost of fabricating thousands of boards over again." DOCTAR is used for hardware design and sub-design reviews, ECO E·co , Umberto Born 1932. Italian writer best known for his novels, including The Name of the Rose (1981). He has also written extensively on semiotics and British and American popular culture. documentation, PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. cost estimation, and for ensuring compliance with DFM DFM Design for Manufacturing (newsletter) DFM Design for Manufacturability DFM Dubai Financial Market DFM Delphi Form (computer filename extension) DFM Distinguished Flying Medal DFM Diesel Fuel Marine and DFT DFT - discrete Fourier transform standards, especially when managing outsourced design/manufacturing resources. "The ability to quickly assess the impact of any design change is huge," says Michael Shannon, President and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of cadalist-enterprises, LLC. "A ten-minute DOCTAR design checkup check·up n. 1. An examination or inspection. 2. A general physical examination. checkup See Yearly checkup. can mean the difference between a useable test fixture
Test fixture refers to the fixed state used as a baseline for running tests in software testing. and a pile of scrap metal." DOCTAR supports Allegro, Concept, Orcad, Mentor, PADS, Viewlogic input file format formats. Reports are output in HTML web-browser and Excel formats, and includes high-level summary and detailed reporting to component/net level. DOCTAR software runs under Windows NT/2000/XP operating systems. Availability and Licensing DOCTAR Release 2.0 is available now. Software licenses prices start at $2000. Evaluation licenses are available at www.cad-e.com/applications/doctar/index.html For more information, visit www.cad-e.com or contact cadalist-enterprises at info@cad-e.com or call (603) 488-2233. About cadalist-enterprises, LLC cadalist-enterprises LLC (www.cad-e.com) provides software and services for managing Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design data from design through manufacturing. NOTE: DOCTAR is a trademark of cadalist-enterprises. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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