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Pick and place file format. Marra 01-28-08
Posted by Marra on January 28, 2008, 6:03 pm
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Does anyone have a specification for a pick and place file ?

Any info would be gratefully recieved.

cresswellavenue@talktalk.net


Posted by Leon on January 29, 2008, 3:39 pm
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> Does anyone have a specification for a pick and place file ?
>
> Any info would be gratefully recieved.
>
> cresswellave...@talktalk.net


The Pulsonix software I use generates this for one of my boards:

Ref Part Name Side Placement Centre Rotation

PL5 1WP Top (5.00,-47.50) 0
PL6 Top (2.00,-47.50) 0
IC1 GE863-GPS Top (17.20,-22.50) 0
D1 LED Top (18.77,-47.50) 0
IC3 16F88 (SSOP) Bottom (12.50,-42.00) 0
PL1 1WP Bottom (29.00,-8.50) 0
PL2 Bottom (29.00,-5.50) 0
PL3 Bottom (29.00,-24.00) 270
PL4 Bottom (29.00,-21.00) 90
CONN3 AMC-ICA-521-6P Bottom (17.00,-19.20) 180
C2 C1 Bottom (4.50,-6.51) 0
C3 Bottom (4.50,-10.01) 0
C4 Bottom (4.50,-19.51) 0
C1 CT3528 Bottom (5.50,-34.40) 180
C5 Bottom (5.50,-25.90) 180
SW1 EVQPUA02K Bottom (30.20,-14.38) 90
CONN2 ICD2 (5 pads) Bottom (28.08,-47.50) 90
R5 R1 Bottom (24.51,-44.50) 90
R6 Bottom (27.51,-44.50) 90
R7 Bottom (9.49,-48.50) 270
X1 XTAL (ACT) Bottom (21.50,-36.73) 0

The file format is completely user-configurable, this the default
output. It seems to have lost the neat format of the original.

Leon

Posted by Marra on January 29, 2008, 7:41 pm
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>
> > Does anyone have a specification for a pick and place file ?
>
> > Any info would be gratefully recieved.
>
> > cresswellave...@talktalk.net
>
> The Pulsonix software I use generates this for one of my boards:
>
> Ref =A0 =A0Part Name =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Side =A0 Placement Centre =A0 =A0R=
otation
>
> PL5 =A0 =A01WP =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Top =A0 =A0(5.00,-47.50) =A0=
=A0 =A0 0
> PL6 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Top =A0 =A0(2.00,-47.50) =
=A0 =A0 =A0 0
> IC1 =A0 =A0GE863-GPS =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Top =A0 =A0(17.20,-22.50) =A0 =A0 =
=A00
> D1 =A0 =A0 LED =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Top =A0 =A0(18.77,-47.50) =
=A0 =A0 =A00
> IC3 =A0 =A016F88 (SSOP) =A0 =A0 =A0 Bottom (12.50,-42.00) =A0 =A0 =A00
> PL1 =A0 =A01WP =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Bottom (29.00,-8.50) =A0 =A0=
=A0 0
> PL2 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Bottom (29.00,-5.50) =A0 =
=A0 =A0 0
> PL3 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Bottom (29.00,-24.00) =A0 =
=A0 =A0270
> PL4 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Bottom (29.00,-21.00) =A0 =
=A0 =A090
> CONN3 =A0AMC-ICA-521-6P =A0 =A0 Bottom (17.00,-19.20) =A0 =A0 =A0180
> C2 =A0 =A0 C1 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Bottom (4.50,-6.51) =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A00
> C3 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Bottom (4.50,-10.01) =A0=
=A0 =A0 0
> C4 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Bottom (4.50,-19.51) =A0=
=A0 =A0 0
> C1 =A0 =A0 CT3528 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Bottom (5.50,-34.40) =A0 =A0 =A0=
180
> C5 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Bottom (5.50,-25.90) =A0=
=A0 =A0 180
> SW1 =A0 =A0EVQPUA02K =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Bottom (30.20,-14.38) =A0 =A0 =A09=
0
> CONN2 =A0ICD2 (5 pads) =A0 =A0 =A0Bottom (28.08,-47.50) =A0 =A0 =A090
> R5 =A0 =A0 R1 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Bottom (24.51,-44.50) =A0 =
=A0 =A090
> R6 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Bottom (27.51,-44.50) =
=A0 =A0 =A090
> R7 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Bottom (9.49,-48.50) =A0=
=A0 =A0 270
> X1 =A0 =A0 XTAL (ACT) =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Bottom (21.50,-36.73) =A0 =A0 =A00
>
> The file format is completely user-configurable, this the default
> output. It seems to have lost the neat format of the original.
>
> Leon

Thanks Leon.

Someone sent me a Panasonic file which is a bit different.
The Panasonic file includes fiducials for aligning the pick and place
machine.
It also includes info on whether the data is metric or imperial.
The Panaosic format uses *side1* or "side2* once each instead of top/
bottom on each line.

The Pulsonix version looks like a cut down Panasonic file format.

I have written the software now and used the Panasonic format.

Nigel


Posted by Brad Velander on January 30, 2008, 2:42 am
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Marra,
So you are writing your output for one machine/brand only? What does
everybody else that doesn't have a Panasonic machine do?

P&P machines do not have one common language but typically they each have
utilities that take simple spaced text/csv data input and massage it for
their machines. A simple CSV data file of the appropriate information would
be far more useful and universal.

i.e. Reference Designator Part Centroid (XY) Rotation

The fiducials are just treated as another part, reference designator,
fiducial, centroid but then the rotation doesn't matter for fiducials. Oh do
everyone a favor, don't output through hole parts in your P&P file like some
other silly companies do.

--
Sincerely,
Brad Velander.


Thanks Leon.

Someone sent me a Panasonic file which is a bit different.
The Panasonic file includes fiducials for aligning the pick and place
machine.
It also includes info on whether the data is metric or imperial.
The Panaosic format uses *side1* or "side2* once each instead of top/
bottom on each line.

The Pulsonix version looks like a cut down Panasonic file format.

I have written the software now and used the Panasonic format.

Nigel



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