Main GUI
The Main GUI Provides the User a way to select the design NetLists to Compare designs and to see the status and Results of those Operations.
Config File:
A CONFIG_FILE stores all the Configuration Settings (CSETS) so that the user can return to the same mode of operation by selecting the CONFIG_FILE
Config_File:
Holds the entry for the current selected Configuration File
Choose Button
Edit Button
Lets the user View/Edit the contents of the selected configuration File in their selected Text Editor.
Save Changes Button
Saves any changes to the current selected Configuration File
Select NetLists for Each Design:
New NETLIST/DSN
This entry stores the selected data which serves as the NEW Netlist in the compare operations
OLD NETLIST/DSN
This entry stores the selected data which serves as the OLD Netlist in the compare operations
Browse Button:
The browse button pops up File browser It to select the input designs
It allows the user to choose from the following options
| fileType | Tool | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dsn | Orcad Capture | NetBom uses Orcad to convert DSN to allegro pstx***.dat netlist files and then processes the netlist(s) |
pstxnet.dat pstxprt.dat pstchips.dat | Allegro | Allegro netList/partlist files |
| nets.fwd | Mentor | |
| file.kyn | Mentor | |
| edf | Mentor/Orcad/Altium | EDIF netlists |
Edit Button:
The Edit button will open the selected netlist file in a text editor
Convert Button:
The Convert button will process the Netlists and build human and machine readable files from them. It will popup an HTML browser to let the user view the HTML NetLIst and BOM reports
Config Options:
Search Config Settings
View/Set All Config
Pops up a tabbed GUI to view or set all configuration setting (CSETS) see
See: NetBom Configuration Settings For detailed information
Select Operations:
Read +Diff Netlist Button:
When 2 Netlists have been selected, the Diff operation will run on both the Netlist and the Associated PartList (BOM FILE). The Read +Diff forces NetBom to re-read the input netlists
Diff Netlists
The Diff NetLists button will run the Diff Operation on both Netlists but will not re-read the Netlist data if it has already been read.
Status Window:
The Status of the selected operation is displayed in this window.
Filter Check Buttons:
Three levels of Filtering can be applied to show verbose DBG messages, Normal Status messages and Warnings
ClearStatus button
can be used to clear the window and the logFile
Open Status File Button
Opens the logFile in the users selected Text editor
The logfile contains all levels of status messages (DBG,STAT and WARN)
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