....and how does ipc2510-2519 play against Valor's ODB++ ? Valor is pushing this big time these days. Ken Barrett Cisco Systems Leonard Toohey wrote: > > All, > > Just finished an article in the January 98' issue of PC Fabrication that > talks > about yet another CAD to CAM "standard". This one is based on EDIF... > >From what I gleaned from the article this Gertrude effort sounds like it > has > the exact same goals as the DTS effort. > > Question.... Are these really two seperate efforts with very similar > goals? > Please tell me it ain't so..... > > Thanks, > > LT > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dieter Bergman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 1997 8:15 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [DC] [DESIGNERCOUNCIL] IPC-2511 > > > > Ken, > > > > The IPC-2511 is one of a series of standards being developed under a > > project that IPC calls Data Transfer Solution (DTS). It is work in > > progress intended to improve the manner in which industry sends data > > between design and manufacture and back. DTS'97 calls the new format > > GenCAM. It is based on the Mitron format and syntax known as GenCAD. > > GenCAD is used by many companies to perform printed board assembly > > functions. > > > > There are nine documents in GenCAM under the single number IPC-2510. > > The 2511 provides generic descriptions of the format; 2512 is for > > administrative data; 2513 for drawings; 2514 printed board > > fabrication; 2515 bare board testing; 2516 assembly; 2517 in-circuit > > test; 2518 list of materials, and 2519 information modelling > > relationships. > > > > GenCAM like GenCAD is keyword driven and is a flat ASCII file. The > > file is divided into various sections to describe the information > > necessary to build a board, assemble all the components, and test the > > final product. The committee is building on the strengths of GenCAD > > and enhancing the format so that it covers both assembly and board > > fabrication. > > > > We hope to have a proposal available for industry review by late 1997. > > It will probably be posted for down loading on the IPC web site. If > > you are interested in working with the committee while they finish > > their work please let me know. We meet on the average every month and > > review where we stand. The next meeting is during IPCworks scheduled > > to be held in Washington DC at the beginning of October. > > > > Harry Parkinson, DEC is the chairman of the project. Let us know if > > you would like more information. > > > > Dieter Bergman > > > > ############################################################## > > IPC Designers Council Mail List provided as a free service by IPC > > using LISTSERV 1.8c > > ############################################################## > > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with > > following text in the body: > > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE DESIGNERCOUNCIL <your full name> > > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF DESIGNERCOUNCIL > > ############################################################## > > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > > additional information. > > For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or > > 847-509-9700 ext.311 > > ############################################################## > > ############################################################## > IPC Designers Council Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c > ############################################################## > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE DESIGNERCOUNCIL <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF DESIGNERCOUNCIL > ############################################################## > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. > For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 > ############################################################## ############################################################## IPC Designers Council Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE DESIGNERCOUNCIL <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF DESIGNERCOUNCIL ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ##############################################################