biosbg
Newbie level 6
Hello, I haven't encountered such thing before - Allegro does not want to read the footprint files! The situation is like this: I have created a folder Layout on my desktop and indise I have placed folder Devices and another one Symbols. Without any change in the library paths the BRD files that I created inside the Layout folder didn't have problem finding all the footprint located inside the /desktop/layout/symbols folder. For my last PCB that I started a day ago it insist on not recognizing the *.dra files. the message is this:
"#1 WARNING(SPMHNI-192): Device/Symbol check warning detected.
WARNING(SPMHNI-194): Symbol 'SMD_R_0402_CAP1005X55N' for device 'C_SMD_R_0402_CAP1005X55N_20PF' not found in PSMPATH or must be "dbdoctor"ed."
Same thing for all the component footprints.
I then changed in Allegro PCB Editor the path to the libraries with the current directories - nothing. In fact...in the error message the symbol is the footprint name, but the device - what is it? I don't have such thing in my device folder, let alone in my orcad capture library. Please anyone bring some light to this library thing. Thanks!
"#1 WARNING(SPMHNI-192): Device/Symbol check warning detected.
WARNING(SPMHNI-194): Symbol 'SMD_R_0402_CAP1005X55N' for device 'C_SMD_R_0402_CAP1005X55N_20PF' not found in PSMPATH or must be "dbdoctor"ed."
Same thing for all the component footprints.
I then changed in Allegro PCB Editor the path to the libraries with the current directories - nothing. In fact...in the error message the symbol is the footprint name, but the device - what is it? I don't have such thing in my device folder, let alone in my orcad capture library. Please anyone bring some light to this library thing. Thanks!