Summary of EMA Automates Symbol Generation With New App for OrCAD Capture
EMA Design Automation released SymbolGen, an app that automates extraction of complex PDF tables and diagrams (including BGA and SOIC maps) to rapidly create schematic symbols. It supports reusable PDF templates to capture pin name, number, direction, and bank; handles multi-page datasheets; formats multi-processor/multi-function pin definitions; and detects duplicate pins, invalid directions, and other datasheet inconsistencies—reducing symbol-creation time from weeks to days and lowering manual errors. SymbolGen is available as an app within the Cadence environment.
Parts used in the SymbolGen Project:
- SymbolGen application
- PDF datasheets containing BGA and SOIC maps
- Reusable PDF templates for extraction
- Automation utilities for pin formatting
- Cadence environment (app container)
Rochester, NY (PRWEB) November 30, 2011
EMA Design Automation (http://www.ema-eda.com), a full-service provider of mechanical and electrical CAD tools, today announced the release of SymbolGen an app that automates the extraction of complex PDF tables, including BGA and SOIC maps, cutting time down to a fraction and eliminating errors normally seen in a manual entry approach. Symbol creation is a constant challenge for circuit designers, said Manny Marcano, president and CEO of EMA. Todays complex schematic symbols have upwards of 2,000 pins or more and can take a significant amount of time to create. If you consider a design requiring a number of new symbols, this app can turn a weeks worth of effort into a day.
SymbolGen automates the extraction and correlation of complex PDF tables and diagrams, which are often split over multiple PDF pages. Reusable PDF templates can be created giving intelligent meanings to the extracted content, including pin name, pin number, pin direction, and bank name.
Automation utilities exist to quickly format multi-processor and multi-function pin definitions. Duplicate pin numbers, invalid pin direction codes, and other common datasheet or data entry inconsistencies can be easily identified and corrected, up front in the design process. SymbolGen saves more time with large, complex symbols, but even moderate sized parts can be done more easily, quickly, and with fewer errors.
SymbolGen is just one of the apps available inside the Cadence
- What does SymbolGen do?
SymbolGen automates extraction and correlation of complex PDF tables and diagrams to create schematic symbols. - Can SymbolGen handle multi-page datasheets?
Yes. SymbolGen can extract and correlate content split over multiple PDF pages. - How does SymbolGen reduce errors?
It identifies duplicate pin numbers, invalid pin direction codes, and other datasheet or data entry inconsistencies up front. - What information can be extracted using reusable PDF templates?
Templates can extract pin name, pin number, pin direction, and bank name. - Is SymbolGen useful for very large symbols?
Yes. It saves more time with large, complex symbols and also speeds moderate sized parts with fewer errors. - Does SymbolGen include utilities for multi-function parts?
Yes. Automation utilities quickly format multi-processor and multi-function pin definitions. - How much time can SymbolGen save?
According to the article, SymbolGen can turn weeks of symbol creation effort into a day for complex designs. - Where is SymbolGen available?
SymbolGen is available as one of the apps inside the Cadence environment.
