Re: Import EDIF into Composer/Virtuoso

From: Jim Thompson (thegreatone_at_example.com)
Date: 09/25/04 

Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 09:10:14 -0700

I got the same quote from DataXpress. Seems excessive. Which is why
I'm asking about the EDIF (both Capture and Composer/Virtuoso support
EDIF.

On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 08:39:52 -0700, ldg <ldg@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 16:46:09 -0700, Jim Thompson
><thegreatone@example.com> wrote:
>
>>Anyone have experience importing EDIF into Composer/Virtuoso?
>>
>>What I'm trying to accomplish is converting OrCAD Capture schematics
>>into Composer/Virtuoso schematics.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>> ...Jim Thompson
>
>
>The only thing I've found is here:
>http://www.dataxpress.com/
>http://www.dataxpress.com/sch_cad.html#anchor57437984
>
>I haven't tried them and it's pretty expensive. They do have a
>service for a one-time translation that may be less expensive.
>
>Here's their reply to me about a Cohesion to Cadence translator:
>
>******************************
>
>Thank you for your interest in the product and services of Engineering
>DataXpress.
>
>We have a translator product, the DXL122-10, which translates
>schematics and symbols from Cohesion Designer (ECS) to Cadence
>Virtuoso Composer. The price for a single user (node locked) license
>is $14,400 (ECS on UNIX) and $12,600 (ECS on PC). It includes 90 days
>of maintenance support.
>
>**************************
>
>Their conversion service was quoted as follows:
>Our conversion service pricing is as follows:
>
>1. Setup Fee $3,000
>
>2. Re-setup Fee $1,500, charged if, after a complete setup and trial
>translation, we find that a significant amount of information is
>missing, or the design changes after the initial setup and a new setup
>is required.
>
>3. $100.00 per schematic page
>
>4. $25.00 per each unique symbol.
>
>5. $250.00 per hour for extra work caused by design errors. If your
>designs have followed all the rules of the source system, then there
>shouldn't be any work here. This is required to a avoid the "garbage
>in, garbage out" problem.
>
>Please note that we always ask for a PO that authorizes up to 125
>percent of our estimate (rounded up to the nearest dollar). This is
>to cover extra work that we may need to do. We don't charge for that
>without your permission to do the extra work.
>
>******************
>
>These guys also have edif translators, but don't seem to have the
>right flavor of Cadence (Concept only).
>http://www.e-tools.com/
>
>I've never gotten an edif translation to work. So far it's been
>easier to re-enter the schematic.
>
>I'm hoping this will change one day, but so far marketing thinks that
>not supplying translators keeps their customers locked into their
>product.
>
>Regards,
>Larry

                                        ...Jim Thompson 

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