This section contains the tutorials 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.
Block JIG Generator is used for the purpose of stable supporting the bare PCB and evenly applying lead in the screen printer equipment
that prints the solder cream during the SMD process.
Make Board Paneling is a function to modify the data designed with a single sub board into an array type to use manufacturing related
features such as Metal Mask Manager, Mounting Emulator, Block JIG Generator, Router-Machine JIG Generator, and so on.
Use Metal Mask Manager to register standard metal mask database, manage metal mask changing history, and check differences between design
and standard metal mask.
PollEx Mounting Data Extractor extracts components and PCB information for chip mounter from PCB design data. It is included in the PollEx PCB Modeler.
The Mounting Emulator pre-verifies and corrects the mounting coordinate data by utilizing the 3D component package library (UPF Library)
information registered through UPE.
Solder Quantity Calculator is used to calculate the amount of lead used in PCB manufacturing in advance based on the design data imported to
PollEx PCB.
Underfill is a method of filling a thermo-hardening resin (epoxy) between the PCB top side and the bottom side of the chip
to produce sound mechanical and thermal properties, and to protect the package chips from physical or thermal shock
to ensure reliability.
This section contains the tutorials for the following tools: BOM, CAM, Component Arrangement Plan, CP, Golden Sample,
Logic, PCB, Redmark+, and Worksheet Planner.
This section contains the tutorials 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.
This tutorial is primarily designed to help you get started start with the PollExCompare GDSII tool.
It is not intended to be a complete reference guide for all available functions, but
provides you with an overview of key concepts. Understanding these concepts allows
you to learn how to use this tool efficiently with the help of the documentation, by
pressing F1 within the PollEx
application.
Launch PollEx PCB.
From the menu bar, click File > Open and open the GDSII_Sample.pdbb file from
C:\Temp\Altair-PollEx\PollExCompareGDSII.
Export to GDSII.
From the menu bar, click File > Export to > GDSII.
The GDSII Output Setting dialog opens.
In the GDSII Output Setting dialog, click
Add Output Layer to select the layer
combination to be output.
Figure 1.
Set the layers and condition to be output and click OK.
Figure 2.
Click Export.
Figure 3.
The TOP.gds file is exported to the design
folder. Figure 4.
Compare GDSII.
The Compare GDSII function verifies the consistency between the data in the
specific layer of PDBB and the GDSII file.
From the menu bar, select Tools > Compare GDSII.
The Compare PDB and GDS2 dialog
opens.
For Select PDB Layer, select TOP.
Figure 5.
For Select GDSII file, select the GDSII file
(*.txt).
Click OK.
Compared result.
After the comparison, the result window appears on the left of PollEx PCB
Modeler as shown in Figure 7.Figure 6.
When the comparison function is performed, a layer for displaying GDSII
data is added, and GDSII data is input to the corresponding layer. Figure 7.