Summary
This project builds a universal, independent and free module that handles OpenAccess files (API controlled by Si2). It mainly aims at reading schematics from popular circuit simulators like Keysight's ADS® or Cadence Virtuoso®. But the import and export of other files (layouts, symbols etc.) are planned, too.
Roadmap
Phase 1: (end of 2024)
- Helper program that prints out the data of OpenAccess files in order to examine their content.
- Import of OpenAccess schematics, data translation and print out of the contained elements.
- Save imported schematics in Qucs format. A small library with a few of the most common components from ADS® is included, too.
- Import of OpenAccess symbols, data translation and print out of the contained elements.
- Save imported symbols in SVG format.
- Import of OpenAccess layouts, data translation and print out of the contained elements.
- Save imported layouts in GDS format.
- Co-operation with KLayout
- Create component library in order to simulate the imported schematics.
- Export of OpenAccess schematics.
- Export of OpenAccess layouts.
Acknowledgement
A huge thank-you-very-very-much to the NLnet foundation
that made this project possible by supporting it.
Legal Stuff
This software is published under the
GNU General Public License 3
(GPLv3).
Support
Everybody who is interested in this project is welcome to help or share ideas and wishes!
Infos
Here are a few links about OpenAccess:
An Introduction to OpenAccess by M. Guiney and E. Leavitt
A critical view on the OpenAccess database