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Running ODB++ without GUI

Uri Chaplin
I try to create ODB++ files without a GUI.  I used ODB++ Inside  board and checked that no warning to brd file I going to use.
First I created a BAT file to check if all parameters are good. 
 I run this file :
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SET ALLEGRO_BOARD="c:\ODB\test.brd"
SET OUTPUT_DIR="c:\ODB\odb_export"
SET ALLEGRO_BRD2ODB="c:\ODB\brd2odb_2510\"

%ALLEGRO_BRD2ODB%brd2odb.exe -ijp %ALLEGRO_BOARD%  -jp %OUTPUT_DIR% -jn allegro_1  -no_view -noDPW
pause
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But it always open GUI and report error: Translation filed ! Some required files are missing ( elf_cadence-583004)
What is wrong ?
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  • Ejlersen
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    Hi Uri

    It is necessary to notice 2 things when generating odb++ in batch mode

    1. you must extract data using provided "valor" script

    2. you must specify films, there has to be etch layer films as far as I remember

    I'm doing the following to extract data

    - copy extract skill script locally, load it and then run it.

    axlOSFileCopy(strcat(axlOSSlash(axlGetVariable("ALLEGRO_BRD2ODB")) "/valor_ext.il") strcat(getWorkingDir() "/valor_ext.il") nil)
    load("./valor_ext.il")
    tmp_file = axlDMOpenFile("ALLEGRO_SCRIPT", "./tmp", "w")
    fprintf(tmp_file "scriptmode +i +w +c\n")
    fprintf(tmp_file "setwindow pcb\n")
    fprintf(tmp_file "valor extract info\n")
    fprintf(tmp_file "fillin no\n")
    fprintf(tmp_file "setwindow pcb\n")
    axlDMClose(tmp_file)
    axlShell("replay ./tmp.scr")
    when(isFile("./tmp.scr") deleteFile("./tmp.scr"))

    Then I build a run string for batch, you must play with the options on your own

    sprintf(cmd, "\"%s\" -jn \"%s\" -jp \"%s\" -ijp \"%s\" -gzip -sf -sp -no_view -padflash ignore -nn -read_sqa no -odb_version v8 -component assembly\n"
    strcat(axlOSSlash(axlGetVariable("ALLEGRO_BRD2ODB")) "/brd2odb.exe")
    outputfilename
    strcat(axlOSSlash(getWorkingDir()))
    strcat(axlOSSlash(getWorkingDir()) "/" axlCurrentDesign() ".brd")
    )

    Finally I run the batch process

    res = axlRunBatchDBProgram("brd2odb" cmd ?noUnload t ?silent t ?noProgress t)

    Hope this helps

    Ole

  • Uri Chaplin
    0 in reply to Ejlersen

    It's work !  No one is not informed that first must create Extracted files.

    Thanks ! 

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  • Uri Chaplin
    0 in reply to Ejlersen

    It's work !  No one is not informed that first must create Extracted files.

    Thanks ! 

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