I too, would like to know if any such tool exists. The D-365 file is
generated at the same time as the gerbers by the layout/design
checking software, hence there should be no difference.
What there needs to be is a piece of software that will run the
IPC-D-365 netlist against the original electrical schematic capture
software such as ORCAD or ViewLogic.
(or am I cooked again you CAD guys?)
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Robert D. Green - Supervisor, Test Engineering
Hadco - Value Added Manufacturing
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Subject: Re: [TN] Fab E/T Gerber comparisons
Author: Ed Cosper <[log in to unmask]> at smtplink-hadco
Date: 5/24/99 3:24 PM
Hi all,
Got a question regarding electrical test net list Vs Gerber data. Our existing
software package ( Tibor Darvis ) will generate a net list file from supplied
gerber data. They call this snap grip and it is used as a base line for
comparing net list ends to edited gerbers. The purpose is to have a customer
supplied base line end point configuration to compare against after you have
panelized and optimized customer supplied one up gerber data.
My question is this. Does anyone know if there is a software medium that
compares the end item gerber data to the design schematic? Basically my
customer is asking me if I have a way to detect any designs problems in his
supplied gerber files as it relates to the original design intent. Based on my
conversations with my customer, apparently he has had problems in the past where
a person or company that originated some plots inadvertently built in a short
which our net list test didn't detect. He indicated that he could provide the
IPC-D-356 net list file and feels that if we check the gerbers against this file
we should detect any difference. However, It is my understanding that the D-356
net list file is generated from gerber data and should not be different.
Any thought or help would be appreciated.
Ed Cosper