DBO 3220 Invalid File Format

[rcolm...@gmail.com]

I am trying to update an old Orcad Layout 9.0 max file using the associated Orcad Capture 9.0 schematic dsn file. However, I cannot load the dsn file and get a DBO3220 Invalid file format error.

[Michael Noel]

Hello,

I open the DSN file with Orcad 17.2 and works well. It's an Xilinx FPGA design board.

Maybe you should open with a new versions of Orcad and the .max file you should convert

(available I guess from 16.3 or above the tool converter) from .max to .brd file and then to update

the design.

Hope it help you.

Cheers 

Miki

On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 11:33 PM <rcolm...@gmail.com> wrote:

I am trying to update an old Orcad Layout 9.0 max file using the associated Orcad Capture 9.0 schematic dsn file. However, I cannot load the dsn file and get a DBO3220 Invalid file format error.

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[Richard Colman]

Miki: Yes, I was able to do that also with the new Orcad I have, but the max file did not convert well. I tried to save it as a dsn file and open it with the old Orcad 9 to no avail. I may 

have to work with the brd file and work out the footprints that did not convert accurately. Thanks for the help.

[Richard Colman]

Miki: I also found that I did not have the max to brd translator in the Orcad 17.2 program. Any idea how to get that?

[Guy Clark]

Hi guys!

16.6 was the last version to be able to import a MAX file.  Probably due to the 32 to 64 bit OS change.  

I keep a copy of 16.6 on my computer, just for such contingencies.

Guy Clark

Sent from my iPhone 6s Plus 

[Ron_O]

Richard,
I'm able to read the max file in Layout 9.2 & 10.5, the dsn file in Capture 16.6 both without errors.  An autoeco in layout shows ~20 design changes (mostly net assignments).
Attempting to read the dsn file with Capture 9.2 does produce the DBO3220 error -likely because the schematic was updated or last saved in a newer rev of Capture.
You don't need the same rev of each software though.  I'd suggest using a newer rev of Capture eg. 16.3, 16.6+ and create a Layout netlist (*.mnl) from that then load the layout and run an AutoEco to link the netlist to the layout.  You should be good to route from there.

Ron_O

[Richard Colman]

Ron: Ok, thanks for the advice.