Problem using Orcad Viewread to translate Mentor Graphics to Orcad

I am trying to get the Schematic source file for the Xilinx Kintex Evaluation board KC705 readable by Orcad.

Is there an easy way to get Orcad readable files?



I downloaded from Xilinx kc705_Schematic_Source_rd0146_rev1_1.

This is a Mentor Graphics format file.

I downloaded from Cadence the Orcad ViewReader which is supposed to translate from Mentor Graphics to Orcad.



I get the error:Unable to find HETERO symbol 'ASP_1344.1' required by symbol 'ASP_134486_01_A.1'



The Viewreader help system says:



Unable to find HETERO symbol SYM_NAME required by symbol SYM_NAME in file FILE_NAME.This occurs when a heterogeneous symbol requires another symbol that could not be found. For example, if symbols A, B and C are packaged together (Capture equivalent would be a package that has devices A, B and C) and symbol B cannot be found in the ViewDraw libraries.
To resolve the problem either create the missing symbol or remove it from the HETERO attribute in the symbol that requires it.



Here is the log from that program, with the error at the end I can not solve:

Translation Options:
+ Input file: C:\USERS\JGREENBE\DOCUMENTS\DESIGN_FILES\ORCAD\PROJECTS\MENTORGRAPHICS\KC705_SCHEMATIC_SOURCE_RDF0146_REV1_1\SCH\KC705.1
+ Output file: C:\USERS\JGREENBE\DOCUMENTS\DESIGN_FILES\ORCAD\PROJECTS\MENTORGRAPHICS\ORCADKC705.DSN
+ Keeping ViewDraw assigned net names.

Created new library 'C:\USERS\JGREENBE\DOCUMENTS\DESIGN_FILES\ORCAD\PROJECTS\MENTORGRAPHICS\SCHEMATICS.OLB'.
Created new library 'C:\USERS\JGREENBE\DOCUMENTS\DESIGN_FILES\ORCAD\PROJECTS\MENTORGRAPHICS\GOLDEN_SYMBOLS.OLB'.

Reading symbols from library C:\USERS\JGREENBE\DOCUMENTS\DESIGN_FILES\ORCAD\PROJECTS\MENTORGRAPHICS\KC705_SCHEMATIC_SOURCE_RDF0146_REV1_1\SYM into SCHEMATICS.OLB.
Unable to find HETERO symbol 'ASP_1344.1' required by symbol 'ASP_134486_01_A.1' in file 'C:\USERS\JGREENBE\DOCUMENTS\DESIGN_FILES\ORCAD\PROJECTS\MENTORGRAPHICS\KC705_SCHEMATIC_SOURCE_RDF0146_REV1_1\SYM\ASP_134486_01_A.1'.


Any help appreciated.

Thanks,

Joe

Hi joe,
from my point of view better draw the schematic in pad logic because you have assign footprint for particular symbol.when you convert the orcad file to pad logic you will get 2D-drawing problem. better create hetero symbol and connect it

kabaleevisu said:

Hi joe,
from my point of view better draw the schematic in pad logic because you have assign footprint for particular symbol.when you convert the orcad file to pad logic you will get 2D-drawing problem. better create hetero symbol and connect it

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Dear kabaleevisu,
Thank you for the reply.
Are you saying I should give up on putting the design in Orcad and do the design in Pads instead directly?
I downloaded the free PADS viewer. However I was not able to view the design since the PADS viewer was looking for a file with a .sch suffix, while my design had a .1 suffix. Is it not in PADS? The Orcad translator seemed happy with the .1 suffix.
Thanks,
Joe

hi,
yeah better do it in PADS only,if you have that software.you may be get error while translating orcad to pads

Hi Kapil,
The PADS viewer seems to want a *.sch file. I have a *.1 file. Is this a PADS file?
Thanks,
Joe

hi joe,
it is not pad logic file it should be .sch format