LDC1312-Q1: Running Batch File of exported coil design

Deepshika Borundiya

Part Number: LDC1312-Q1

Tool/software:

I was able to export the CAD file of the coil design but when I am running the Batch File, it gives an error message saying: Expected file "RX26Y38D0T.pad" not found. I have attached a screenshot of the command prompt window.

16 days ago

0 John Miller - Sensing 12 days ago

TI__Mastermind 35885 points

Deepshika,

Could you provide some more background on what is going on when you run the batch file?

Regards,
John

0 Deepshika Borundiya 10 days ago in reply to John Miller - Sensing

Prodigy 20 points

Hi John,
I used Coil Designer tool to design a coil. Once completed, I clicked on 'Export to CAD' option to generate the CAD file for Allegro. Following this, on running the Batch file, I am facing the error mentioned in previous message.

0 John Miller - Sensing 9 days ago in reply to Deepshika Borundiya

TI__Mastermind 35885 points

Deepshika,

What version of Allegro are you using?

Regards,
John

0 Deepshika Borundiya 5 days ago in reply to John Miller - Sensing

Prodigy 20 points

John,

Currently using 23x,

Regards,
Deepshika

0 John Miller - Sensing 4 days ago in reply to Deepshika Borundiya

TI__Mastermind 35885 points

Deepshika,

We need to find out if the problem is with our web tool's export (likely) or with Allegro and/or the batch mode processing (unlikely, but possible).

The first step should be to reproduce the errors on our end, but we don't have access to your version of Allegro.
And we don't have any alternate tools that can look for bugs in the Allegro files, so debugging the web tool output on our end would take a l-o-n-g time.

Is it possible to accomplish what you need to do without batch mode processing?
Perhaps there is an alternate set of steps that could be used?

regards,
John

0 Deepshika Borundiya 2 days ago in reply to John Miller - Sensing

Prodigy 20 points

John,

Can you please generate the BRD and batch file for a version of Allegro that is accessible to you. We can try running this file and see if the issue persists! Also, please share the file along with Allegro version used.

Regards,
Deepshika.

0 John Miller - Sensing 1 day ago in reply to Deepshika Borundiya

TI__Mastermind 35885 points

Deepshika,

The tool's pop-up window for exporting designs to CAD files says it is compatible with Allegro 16.0-16.6, which are pretty old.
So the most likely issue is the tool's CAD output format is too old for your version of Allegro.

One of my colleagues has recently used the tool's CAD output files in curent versions of Eagle and Altium, so it seems to work ok for those tools.

Please consider using our Excel-based Inductive Sensing Design Calculator Tool that is available for download.
It won't export your design as a CAD file, but it will help create a coil design and also help with picking the best device settings for your design.

We have no plans to remove the online coil design tool, but it is no longer our primary tool, and we have to plans to revise or update the tool.

Regards,
John

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