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Allegro is PCB design software by Cadence.

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Using i2c on Arduino, I am reading register 0x20 from an Allegro ACS71020 Sensor, as here: powerSensor.read(0x20, value); This is then masked as here: ...
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Does anyone know how much work is required to convert Cadence PCB design files to Altium importable files? I've been told it's the equivalent of 2-3 months of work. I'm slightly dubious but I'm ...
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A friend is designing a power meter for 220 VAC mains and is considering Allegro current sensors like the ACS37002 or ACS71240. Those sensors put a wire with a sub-ohm resistance in line with the ...
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Can anyone who works with Cadence Allegro convert a *.brd file to *.alg ?
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I have a PCB file that is in .brd (Allegro) format. I gave that to a manufacturer who was not able to open because he uses Altium and asked me to convert the file. Is this possible? I have looked on ...
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I am currently using the Allegro ACS37800 IC to monitor power, from what I found on the datasheets and from the internet this IC is capable of calculating the voltage, current, and power. I actually ...
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I am required to design a PCB in Allegro for this circuit: The problem is that our teacher believes that we have too much free time so our introduction into Allegro was close to none. I have searched ...
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Inside a package/footprint I accidentally deleted the texts of the pin numbers. Thus the electrical pins became mechanical pins. Can I somehow reverse this process and change the mechanical pins back ...
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I imported PCB design files into Altium from Allegro. I noticed that some of the vias look like the following, where blue is the GND polygon, and the GND net via does not connect to it at all. The ...
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Sometimes symbols include a (*) as text as part of the symbols land pattern. Like in the following image, what is that intended for? I have noticed that on the Package editor, the start symbol appear ...
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I need to measure the pad size(length and width ) of an IC pad. May I know how to do the same in Allegro I have highlighted one pad for your reference.
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I am currently working on a Buck Converter that should charge my battery pack 4S2P. The problem is that by increasing the load the voltage is dropping, and with 450 mA (depending on the value of the ...
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I use Cadence Allegro 16.6V for PCB designing. We have option to use solder mask sub class from different classes like "Board geometry" and "package geometry". I know that "...
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I'm using Orcad PCB Professional 17.4-2019 S017 I've got a symbol with some funky pads on it, one the padstack editor cannot generate. Here's where I'm trying to get to. Green is mask boundary, blue ...
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I would like to add symmetric via (return path via in the middle) using PCB Editor as shown below. I can add via manually. I just wanted to make sure it is symmetric to the two diff-pair fanouts as ...
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