Mounting Data Extractor Tutorial

PollEx Mounting Data Extractor extracts components and PCB information for chip mounter from PCB design data. It is included in the PollEx PCB Modeler.

1. Launch PollEx PCB and open layout design file.
   1. Click PollExPCB from the PollEx Launcher.
   2. Click File > Open and open C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\Manufacture\MountingDataExtractor\PollEx_New_Sample.pdbb.
   Refer to PCB for how to use the PollEx PCB viewer.
2. Extract Mounting Parts List.
   1. From the menu bar, click Manufacture > Mounting Data Extractor > Mounting Parts List.
   2. Select attribute items as follows:
      Selection is available by double-clicking or by selecting and clicking the arrow.

      • Reference Name: already selected by default setting.
      • ECAD Part Name: already selected by default setting.
      • Part Name: for display part name of component.
      • FootPrint Name: for display footprint name of component.
      • Property Value(R): for display value of component. Select Value(R) from the menu which you can see by double-clicking property item.

      
      
      Figure 1.

   3. Click Export MS Excel to export output as a Microsoft Excel file.
   4. Select the C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\Manufacture\MountingDataExtractor\Outputs folder to save the result Excel file.
      If this folder doesn’t exist, create it first.

      
      
      Figure 2.

   5. Click OK to export the Excel file.
      The extracted Excel file is shown in Figure 3.

      
      
      Figure 3.

      In the part list Excel file, TP-C is not needed for making component mounting list, so you need to exclude it.
   6. Click Edit Component DB to make a database file to exclude specific components.
   7. Click Add to create a component database file.
   8. Select the C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\Manufacture\MountingDataExtractor\ComponentDB folder, enter TP for the database file name, and click Open.
      If the folder doesn’t exist, create it first.
   9. Double-click the Naming list space.

      
      
      Figure 4.

   10. In the Select Component From List dialog, select TP-C, click Apply, and click OK.

       
       
       Figure 5.

   11. Click Save to save current setting.
   12. Select the C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\Manufacture\MountingDataExtractor\ComponentDB folder, enter Exclude for the database file name, and click Save.
   13. Click OK to finish setting.
   14. In the Save changes dialog, click No.
       If you want to save the settings as another name, click Yes and enter another filename.

       
       
       Figure 6.

   15. Click in the right side of Component DB1 list box.

       
       
       Figure 7.

   16. Select TP.txt from C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\Manufacture\MountingDataExtractor\ComponentDB.
   17. Click Export MS Excel to create a mounting part list.
   18. Select the C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\Manufacture\MountingDataExtractor\Outputs folder and click OK to export Excel file.

       
       
       Figure 8.

       In the extracted excel file, the TP-C components are removed.

       
       
       Figure 9.

   19. Click Cancel to finish Mounting Part List.
3. Extract Mounting Coordinate List.
   1. Click Manufacture > Mounting Data Extractor > Mounting Coordinate List.
   2. Select attribute items as follows:
      Selection is available by double-clicking or by selecting and clicking the arrow.

      • Reference Name: already selected by default setting.
      • ECAD Part Name: already selected by default setting.
      • Part Name: for display part name of component.
      • Reference Location X: to display X coordinate of component.
      • Reference Location Y: to display Y coordinate of component.
      • ECAD Rotation Angle: to display rotation angle of component.
      • Placed Layer(T/B): to display component placed side.
      • Component Height: to display component height.
      • FootPrint Name: to display footprint name of component.
      • Property Value(R): for display value of component. Select Value(R) from the menu which you can see by double-clicking property item.
      • Mount Type: to display mount type of component.

      
      
      Figure 10.

   3. Click Edit Component DB to edit SMD type component database.
   4. Select the C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\Manufacture\MountingDataExtractor\ComponentDB folder, enter SMD for the database file name, and click Open.
      If the folder doesn’t exist, create it first.
   5. Double-click the Naming list space.

      
      
      Figure 11.

   6. Select all parts except AB38T-32.768KHZ, click Add, and click OK.

      
      
      Figure 12.

   7. Click Save and save the current settings as MountType in the C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\Manufacture\MountingDataExtractor\ComponentDB folder.
   8. Click OK to finish setting.
   9. In the Save changes dialog, click No.
      If you want to save the settings as another name, click Yes and enter another filename.

      
      
      Figure 13.

   10. Click in the Mount Type area and select the database file for SMD type in the C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\Manufacture\MountingDataExtractor\ComponentDB folder.
   11. Click in Exception area and select the TP file in the C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\Manufacture\MountingDataExtractor\ComponentDB folder as ComponentDB1.
   12. Click Export MS Excel to extract mounting coordinate list.
   13. Select the C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\Manufacture\MountingDataExtractor\Outputs folder.
       If the folder doesn’t exist, create it first.
   14. Click OK to export Excel file.
       In the extracted Excel file, you can see the mounting coordinate list. Two files are extracted for the top and bottom side. You can see X102, which part name is AB38T-32.768KHZ, is specified as DIP.

       
       
       Figure 14.

   15. Click Cancel to exit.