1olib(1)                         1.8.2.20130925                         olib(1)
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NAME

6       olib - OrCAD(tm) library part to gEDA .sym converter
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SYNOPSIS

10       olib filename prefix
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DESCRIPTION

14       olib  is  a  simple  automated  converter from OrCAD v4 (in SDT version
15       1.10) ASCII parts library to gEDA component definition in  .sym  format
16       file.  It  allow  an initial dumb conversion file to file, with one lib
17       converted in multiple .sym file, one per  component  in  library.   The
18       converted  component  file  may need a little editing to become usable,
19       but in some case needs no editing at all.  olib will write one file per
20       part in the current directory.
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22       olib will:
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24       ·      Convert  box-shaped components in OrCAD lib to .sym file in gEDA
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27       ·      Place pin, pin name, pin type, pin number;
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29       ·      Place logic bubble when needed (DOT attribute in OrCAD (TM), for
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32       ·      Place clock arrow when needed (CLK attribute);
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34       ·      Place reference, from REFERENCE statement in OrCAD;
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36       ·      Place part name as label and device name as attribute;
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38       ·      Parse  and  draw  non-box  component, with LINE, ARC, CIRCLE and
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41       ·      Add power pin as invisible net=name:pin attribute when  detected
42              (in OrCAD, invisible pin has typically T0 and B0 coords);
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44       ·      Through  a  command  line switch, hides pin name in VECTOR drawn
45              symbols, for a better appearance;
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47       ·      Write both new (post-20020825) and old  (20020209)  file  format
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OPTIONS

51       filename
52              The  OrCAD  library to convert. This should have been previously
53              converted to ASCII format using the OrCAD 'decomp' utility.
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55       prefix The prefix used to generate the filenames  of  the  output  gEDA
56              symbols e.g.  prefix-partname-1.sym
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LIMITATIONS

59       olib has the following limitations:
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61       ·      olib  will  not  parse  and  store  alternate  component drawing
62              (statement CONVERT in OrCAD);
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64       ·      olib will not handle drawing part using VECTOR list from another
65              part (statement VECTOR 'partname' in OrCAD);
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67       ·      olib  will  not  handle  FILL  statement in VECTOR statement (no
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70       ·      olib will not handle multiple part  in  one  package  (slots  in
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AUTHOR

74       Mario Pascucci <m.pas@libero.it>
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SEE ALSO

77       gschem(1)
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80       Copyright © 1999-2011 gEDA Contributors.  License GPLv2+: GNU GPL
81       version 2 or later.  Please see the `COPYING' file included with this
82       program for full details.
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84       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
85       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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89gEDA Project                 September 25th, 2013                      olib(1)
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