Mar 11, 2003
cadalist-enterprises llc, announced today the release of version 2.0 of its DOCTAR� - Design Object Compare Tool and Reporter Software .
DOCTAR is used validate design changes throughout the hardware board design and manufacturing lifecycle. In this new release, DOCTAR analyzes changes to both to physical and logical elements in the design database.
Customer updates and evaluation copies are available for immediate download at:
www.cad-e.com/applications/doctar/index.html
Test point analysis includes test points that have been moved, added, deleted, or reprogrammed (used on a new net); nets with multiple test points, nets with no test points, and probe locations that require software changes because of net renames or merges. DOCTAR highlights any current test probe located within 100 mils of a deleted test point to help prevent potential problems when reworking the fixture.
DOCTAR also reports component adds/deletes, moves, and renames, renamed nets, single pin networks, changed packages, pin lists, package tolerances and values.
"On the very first job we ran, DOCTAR caught 3 changes that had been missed on a previously ECO'd schematic," says Roger Curry, the Design Manager at Adtran Inc., a leading telecommunications products company. "I am glad we ran that tool. If we had re-spun that board without those changes, it would caused big problems in production, not to mention the loss of time and the cost of fabricating thousands of boards over again."
DOCTAR is used for hardware design and sub-design reviews, ECO documentation, PCB cost estimation, and for ensuring compliance with DFM and DFT standards, especially when managing outsourced design/manufacturing resources.
�The ability to quickly assess the impact of any design change is huge,� says Michael Shannon, President and CTO of cadalist-enterprises, LLC. �A ten-minute DOCTAR design checkup can mean the difference between a useable test fixture and a pile of scrap metal.�
DOCTAR supports Allegro, Concept, Orcad, Mentor, PADS, Viewlogic input file format formats. Reports are output in HTML web-browser and Excel formats, and includes high-level summary and detailed reporting to component/net level. DOCTAR software runs under Windows NT/2000/XP operating systems.
Availability and Licensing
DOCTAR Release 2.0 is available now. Software licenses prices start at $2000.
Evaluation licenses are available at http://www.cad-e.com/applications/doctar/index.html
For more information, visit http://www.cad-e.com or contact cadalist-enterprises at info@cad-e.com or call (603) 488-2233.
About cadalist-enterprises, LLC
cadalist-enterprises LLC (www.cad-e.com) provides software and services for managing Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design data from design through manufacturing.
CONTACT:
cadalist-enterprises LLC
Michael Shannon, 603/488-CADE (2233)
mshannon@cad-e.com
