Plugin support ?

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burhan
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Plugin support ?

Beitrag von burhan » Mittwoch 17. Februar 2021, 18:14

Hello,

new update add plugin support, this is great

when do plugins arrive? Who will prepare plugins

can users create plugins?

is there a tutorial for creating plugins?

will plugins be paid?

thanks.

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Re: Plugin support ?

Beitrag von abacom » Donnerstag 18. Februar 2021, 09:43

Experienced programmers may create own plugins.
Please refer to the section "Miscellaneous Functions -> Plugins" in the manual.
Whether and when which plugins may appear depends on the Sprint-Layout community.
Sprint-Layout only provides the option of plugin programming.
ABACOM support

hasta
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Re: Plugin support ?

Beitrag von hasta » Donnerstag 18. Februar 2021, 12:03

Trotzdem wäre es Gut wenn abacom mal ein Beispiel vorstellt, denn schließlich hatten die Entwickler dieser Funktion ja etwas im Hinterkopf wofür dies gut sein könnte.

benb
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Re: Plugin support ?

Beitrag von benb » Sonntag 27. Februar 2022, 11:01

I have more or less written such plugin, but before Plugin support was added in Layout60. See viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5546#p18062
It is an external program that looks at all connections that are made (after placement, before routing) and replaces them with the shortest net possible. I use this feature intensively myself.
The external program works on the Text-IO manual exported file. I could give a try to make a real plugin version of the tool.

benb
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Re: Plugin support ?

Beitrag von benb » Sonntag 27. Februar 2022, 11:07

To Abacom support: My suggestion on the Plugin option is that the file structure should allow for additional information, that can be added by the plugin developer, and that is neglected but retained by Sprint Layout. This allows i.e. for keeping the initial connections (rats nest) stored in the design, but unvisible, and after completion do a full design routing test against the initial rats nest.
For such additional information, Abacom should then propose a flexible format, so that a certain standarisation takes place.
Then the users community could really help to enhance the Sprint Layout functionality, and Abacom could in the future adopt or integrate succesful plugins.

benb
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Re: Plugin support ?

Beitrag von benb » Donnerstag 3. März 2022, 17:12

I have written a plugin using the features published by Abacom.
The plugin works on a design where all connections are already added (rubber bands, rats nest or air wires), and the tool
rearranges the connections so that the shortest connections are made. Useful during placement of the components in dense
medium or high complex PCB's.
Download the instructions and the .exe file here:
Instructions .pdf: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AmY2MjqU9Kg-hK4FYdl ... w?e=zu7cJb
.exe file: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmY2MjqU9Kg-hK4GPP3 ... w?e=cXZMlj
Free to use. Suggestions welcome!

CD32Freak
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Re: Plugin support ?

Beitrag von CD32Freak » Sonntag 26. November 2023, 19:49

Hi benb. Could you share your tool again, it's not available anymore. Do you also have the source-code of your tool? Thanks in advance.

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