i.MX28 Altium Files

[mfeinstein]

I am starting a new project in Altium Designer 14 using the i.MX280 MPU, does anyone has this MPU files so I can avoid spending a lot of time making an Altium librabry?

Thanks in advance!

[Yuri]

You may just try to import the .dsn file.

~Yuri.

[mfeinstein]

Which .DSN file? The one in the Reference Design?

I never made it before, if I had to bet I would say it's just the schematic of the Reference Board, but it doesn't include the MPU library....but that's just my guess...if that's the case, if Freescale has the .DSN it surely has the MPU as a library part...can you share it with me so I can try to import it?

[Yuri]

I do not have Altium 14, but Altuim 09 has option File -> Import Wizard,

which may be used to import OrCad project *.dsn of the

i.MX28 EVK.

~Yuri.

[mfeinstein]

I will try it tomorrow and I tell you how it goes...I am pretty sure it has the import option too

[mfeinstein]

Ok, I couldn't resist to do the test now.....It imports the schematics but I can't edit the MPU, it's locked like it's a figure, but I believe if it was a library component it will work...can you forward me the library component?

[Yuri]

The enclosed is i.MX28 OrCad symbol.

Also the following may be helpful :

http://techdocs.altium.com/display/ADOH/Moving+to+Altium+Designer+From+OrCAD

http://techdocs.altium.com/display/ADOH/Importing+and+Exporting+Design+Files

Have a great day,
Yuri

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[mfeinstein]

Hi Yuri,

I can't import it, it says the file isn't being recognized...but I found this thread iMX6 Solo/DualLite processor schematic/PCB symbol , so can you please convert it for me to OrCAD 16.2 format?

Thanks a lot!

[Yuri]

  Please try the enclosed.
Also, in order to get symbol from .dsn file, You may try the following :

Allocate a necessary element.

From the contextual menu choose EditPart.

The window of editing of an element will open.

In the menu choose View-> Package.

There will be a window with the packing information of an element.

Further choose File-> Save as... Also set a name of a new element and

library where wish to keep an element.

Have a great day,
Yuri

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[mfeinstein]

Hi Yuri,

After some days I was able to try to open it in OrCAD. I did as you say, I went to "Edit Part" and "View-> Package", but trying to select "Show Footprint" says there was an error and it could not retrieve the Footprint property, is this expected?

Also I can't import it in Altium. I see I can save the library as a version 16.2 OrCAD library file, but I guess the part inside the library is still in version 16.6. I tried all your files and all the options that I could find at Altium (just one that requires a database file that I didn't try since I don't have a database for any of these projects. Do you have any ideas left? If that's all, so I guess I will just go and make the Altium part myself......

[Yuri]

  I tried to import the .dsn and the .olb to Altium 9.

You may look at the enclosed results.

~Yuri

[bfac]

Hello Yuri,

Could you also help us creating files to be imported into Altium from the iMX28 board PCB layout?

The files attached on your comment helped a lot, but only have the schematics.

Thanks!

Bruno

[mfeinstein]

Hi Bruno,

You can get the gerbers in here and other PCB files: i.MX28 Evaluation Kit|Freescale , I was able to import the PCB project with Altium.

[Yuri]

Yes, the package from FSL web contains "mx28_evk_revD.alg" - looks like this is what needed.

~Yuri.

[mfeinstein]

Thanks Yuri, that helps a LOT!

I can now open the library at Altium 14, but it comes with no footprint, do you think you can also embedeed the footprint and maybe the IBIS and other files inside it?

For the sake of completeness, this are my results:

1 - The "Imported Orcad Libraries.LIBPKG.7z.zip" comes with i.MX28 schematic parts, but with no footprint.

2 - The " Imported IMX28_EVK_REVD_SCH_1.PRJPCB.7z.zip " comes with the schematics of the IMX28_EVK and it appears to have a footprint reference but it's only a name, there is no footprint there.

3 - and the "IMX28_EVK_REVD_SCH_16_2.DSN.zip" has the orcad DSN which I can import now myself and it becomes the same as the two other files, with all the schematics libraries of all the parts in the EVK project...but again with no footprints.

Once I have everything perfect in Altium I will share the library in here so other people might benefit.