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PollEx User Guides
Discover PollEx functionality with comprehensive user guides.
Modeler User Guides
This section contains the user guides for the following tools: BOM, CAM, Component Arrangement Plan, CP, Golden Sample, Logic, PCB, Redmark+, and Worksheet Planner.
BOM
PollEx BOM is a BOM parsing and formatting tool
Manage Files and Data
Use the File menu to import and view data in various interfaces.
Import with ASCII BOM Interface
Import and view data in the ASCII PollEx Interface.

Welcome
What's New
View new features for PollEx 2024.1.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
PollEx Tutorials
Discover PollEx functionality with interactive tutorials.
PollEx User Guides
Discover PollEx functionality with comprehensive user guides.
- Manufacture User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: Block JIG Generator, Compare GDSII, Gerber to PCB, Make Board Paneling, Metal Mask Manager, Mounting Data Extractor, Mounting Emulator, Router-Machine JIG Generator, Solder Quantity Calculator, Soldering Pallet, Test Point Location Generator, and Underfill.
- Modeler User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: BOM, CAM, Component Arrangement Plan, CP, Golden Sample, Logic, PCB, Redmark+, and Worksheet Planner.
  - Environment Migration
    Environment migration is a tool that migrates environment files used in the previous version of PollEx to the latest version.
  - BOM
    PollEx BOM is a BOM parsing and formatting tool
    - Manage Files and Data
      Use the File menu to import and view data in various interfaces.
      - Import with ASCII BOM Interface
        Import and view data in the ASCII PollEx Interface.
      - Import with MS/Excel Interface
        Import and view data in the MS/Excel PollEx Interface.
      - Import with PollEx PCB Binary Interface
        Import and view data in the PollEx PCB Binary Interface.
    - Settings
      Under the Setting menu, there are many settings for defining default value for using PollEx BOM. Use the menus under Setting in main menu.
  - CAM
    Use PollEx CAM to handle any type of Gerber, such as 274D or 274X, convert 274D to 274X type, and compare each revision data.
  - Component Arrangement Plan
    The Component Arrangement Plan function replaces a paper worksheet with a graphic display report that shows on-board components with their area and marking at first pin.
  - CP
    PollEx Cross Probe (CP) supports two checking types, Same Type Check/Compare and Link and Search.
  - Golden Sample
    PollEx Golden Sample generates guide documents automatically.
  - Logic
    Use PollEx Logic to import and view schematic sheets, designs, check symbols, nets, and object properties.
  - PCB
    PollEx suite is a knowledge-based design-verification toolset for PCB.
  - Redmark+
    In Redmark+, it is enabled to get the upgrade features for mark-up tools such as drawing object, text, measurement and reply, history, and so on.
  - Worksheet Planner
- Solver User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: PI, SI, SI Explorer, and Thermal.
- Verification User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: DFA, DFE, DFE+, DFM, and Logic DFE.
- UPE User Guides
  This section contains the PollEx UPE user guide.
PollEx Installation Guide
Instruction to install PollEx 2024.1.
Character String Search Rule
Definition for meta character using in making sentence for searching option.

Import with ASCII BOM Interface

Import and view data in the ASCII PollEx Interface.

PollEx data is extracted intermittently in ASCII format from the EDA tool. In this case, you can interface ASCII PollEx data.

From the File menu, click Import BOM > ASCII BOM to interface ASCII BOM data.
Select the file to import.
Select columns and right-click to define types, such as: reference, part, quantity, and so on.

Figure 1.
From the Tool menu, click Get final report.