DOCTAR Software Compares Two Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Designs and Reports Design Differences

Product diagnoses unintended design changes quickly and helps to avoid costly fixture rework and production delays.

BEDFORD, N.H.--Dec. 5, 2002� cadalist-enterprises, LLC announces a new software tool, DOCTAR - Design Object Compare Tool and Reporter, for validating design changes throughout the board product design and manufacturing lifecycle.

DOCTAR compares two design databases and reports differences in logical, physical and manufacturing levels. It reports missing or changed packages, pin lists, test points, package tolerances and values, x/y locations and connectivity. It can be 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.

"Successful product development demands close coordination between many groups and individuals, inside and outside a company," says Michael Shannon, President and CTO of cadalist-enterprises LLC. "DOCTAR helps manage and validate design modifications to identify downstream issues early in system design, where engineering change orders (ECOs) are the least expensive in terms of dollar cost and time lost."

DOCTAR supports ALLEGRO and PADS netlists as input, with planned support for ORCAD and Mentor netlists. Reports are output in HTML web- browser and Excel formats, and includes high-level design change summary as well as detailed reporting to component/net level. Software supports Windows NT/2000/XP operating systems.

Availability and Licensing

The supported production release of DOCTAR is scheduled for January 2003. 

Companies participating in the final phase of beta field testing will be given software free of charge for two months and will have direct access to the cadalist software development team. Special pre-release pricing will be made available for all beta testers prior to the production release.

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. 

www.cadalist-enterprises.com

 

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