Electra
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NEW: ELECTRA Version 2.0.0 is released
What's new?
- Extending rules hierarchy: PCB < Layer < Class < Class_layer < Net < Net_layer < Area
- Rules-by-Area (width and clearance by region)
- Especially useful around BGAs and fine SMDs
- Interactive region editor to define area, width and clearance
- Rules-by-Area (width and clearance by region)
- Router Strategy Dialog
- New Graphical User Interface
- Report of routing via styles
- Improved layout display
- Polygon outline and blind/buried via display
- Reset and restart - Try different routing strategies with a reset command that deletes all routing
- Simplified and robust licensing
- For node-locked licenses, Site and MID codes are now unaffected by changes to BIOS, MB and OS
- One step configuration upgrade
- Hassle-free floating license setup
- Improved User Guide with Tech Tips section
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How do I get ELECTRA to produce a PCB layout from my TARGET 3001! schematic?
That's the schematic from the TARGET 3001! Demo Project PIC.T3001:
When you switch over to the layout view, you should see a prepared outline (drawn on layer 23). Now you have to import and place the packages. You might use the auto placer by ticking the box in the dialog:
After proper placement you should see the ratsnest.
Now you will have to rout them. The ELECTRA Autorouter is an option which requires an extra purchase. Nevertheless you have a demo version of the router within every normal TARGET 3001! installation (freeware also). Please see menu Actions/Autorouter/External auto router...
You can see the routing result (this is ELECTRA screen!)...
...but in the demo version of ELECTRA you can not take it back to the TARGET 3001! layout. Sure you can take it as a default for redrawing it in TARGET 3001!. Having a licensed version of ELECTRA the overtake of an Electra-Routing result is a matter of seconds. See it here:
Try it for free
TARGET 3001! has two internal Autorouters. The ELECTRA-Autorouter can be purchased optionally with TARGET 3001!. It is suitable for the more advanced, complex projects. Try it with TARGET 3001! by copying the http://www.konekt.com/dld2/Demo/setup.exe of the ELECTRA 2 autorouter into a directory of your choice. Install the electra.exe there.
Activate it in TARGET 3001! by clicking TARGET 3001! menu "Actions/Autorouter/External autorouter" after having set the path in section "Algorithm" to the location of the electra.exe.
Important note: This demo version of ELECTRA routs your project but does not allow a reimport of the routing result to TARGET 3001! You can see the result in the ELECTRA dialog but you can not get it back to TARGET 3001! to generate production data. In case you decide to buy ELECTRA, you'll get a key for a "node locked" version, that means the version is fixed to your PC by an individual activation code which you receive from us.
What does ELECTRA cost?
All configurations support unlimited power and ground layers. For instance, Route 2L supports two signal layers plus unlimited power and ground layers. All configurations include advanced rule support and mitering capability. Pricing is for node-locked licenses on Windows operating system.
Node lock: The individual license is node locked to one individual PC by a coding system. It can migrate to a new machine.
Multiuser license: By request.
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prices include 19% German VAT and freight charges within Germany. To the SHOP
Updates ELECTRA Version 2 (updating the 1.x.x. version):
| ROUTE 4L - update from V1 | EUR 208.25 |
| ROUTE UL - update from V1 | EUR 446.25 |
Package and freight: Within the European Community please add EUR 12.30 (VAT 19% included). Outside the EC= EUR 18.00
Payment: Cash in advance by Credit Card (VISA, American Express or Mastercard) or by bank transfer (SEPA).
Companies located in the European Community providing a VAT registration number will be charged ex VAT.
Companies and private customers located outside the European Community will be charged ex VAT.
How to migrate ELECTRA to a new PC
User transfer of node-locked license:
Prior to launching ELECTRA you should set the CapsLock to ON, this will force the startup license dialog to show up. To transfer a node-locked license from one computer to another, set "Transfer license" radio button and press "Continue>>" button. You also have to enter original activation code for security reasons (this will prevent accidental or unauthorized license transfer) License transfer explained in 4 steps:
- Initial situation: Unlocked application is located on source computer A (already unlocked with activation code A) and the client wants to transfer his license to target computer B.
- Step 1: The user should install and run ELECTRA on target computer B.
- Step 2: ELECTRA on target computer (B) will display activation dialog box with "Site code B" which is different from "Site code A". "Activation code B" will be required for program unlocking.
- Step 3: The user should run unlocked application (computer A), set "Activation code" field to previously issued "Activation code A" (which was initially used for program unlocking on computer A), set "New Site code" field to "Site code B" and press "Continue >>" button.
- Step 4: Protected ELECTRA will display dialog box with "Activation code B" which she/he should use to unlock the protected application on computer B.
- Resulting situation: License will be removed from computer A and transferred to computer B.
That's it!