Converting BRD to SCH

Question

Hi Richard, I was wondering if its possible (or through a script/ulp) to get a sch file from a brd file? This is assuming that all components are available in my lib. Thank you in advance! Ron

Richard_H · Accepted Answer

Hi Ronnie,

this is not so easy, because in the board file is, for example, no information about the devices you used. There is the package,but no connection to the components and its logic.

What you could do is

1) EXPORT Netlist and EXPORT Partlist

2) Creat schematic with same name (still empty)

3) Add parts according partlist and arrange them manually

4) RUN cmd-net-list2sch ... choose netlist...

5) Use SPLIT and MOVE to clean up all the nets in the schematic

6) Compare and adjust the part's values

Run ERC, check for inconsistencies

Regards,

Richard