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Live Bom, what do think about it?

gvellet

Hi,

Live Bom is a new feature in Orcad capture that connects your schematic BOM with Datalynq, a company which provides market intelligence, life cycle evaluation, forecast and inventory statistics. I thought it would be a great tool to check if any component in a design is at risk to be obsolete soon or to have excessively long lead time. I have tried it on a few designs and I have mixed feeling about it. Live Bom has a cute GUI but I feel I cannot trust it that much. All the forecasts ( inventory, lead time, price, availability) are very dependent on how you set the timeline and the lookback period. IMHO, the tool should only present forecasts that are the most likely and accurate as possible. The graphics are almost unreadable on 28 inch monitors and there is no zoom. There is no reference for the presented data; it is basically a leap of faith.

This is my opinion; I want to know what other users think of that tool.

GV

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