Re: gEDA-user: gencam

[Magnus Danielson <cfmd@bredband.net>]

From: norwoods <norwoods@gbronline.com>
Subject: gEDA-user: gencam
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:33:07 -0700
Message-ID: <4054F9C3.2040302@gbronline.com>

> IPC has adopted IPC-2581. The format is a convergence of the IPC-2511 
> �GenCAM� and the Valor Computerized Systems �ODB-X� format structure. it 
> is available from http://webstds.ipc.org/. it uses a flat netlist and 
> seems to be oriented toward manufacturing,i.e. a gerber and drill files 
> replacement. there is nothing about schematics.

There should not be anything about schematics, you should be using GenCAM
(IPC-2511 and defined sub-variants in IPC-251x) for that. No, this format is
only targeted for PBA production. Some of it is already in the GenCAM format,
so it is more of a compromise to make another standard out of it.

Now the question is how quickly it will become accepted, especially by fabs.

Cheers,
Magnus