SiSoft Quantum导出
Supporting your need to work with design files in other formats and with other tools, Altium Designer provides an exporter to export your PCB layouts to the SiSoft™ Quantum-SI™ CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file format that enables fast and accurate signal integrity analysis that supports complex layer stacks, split planes, as well as via and pad stacks.
The SiSoft Quantum-SI export capabilities are available through the SiSoft exporter – show image.
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Accessing and Running the SiSoft Exporter
To access this feature, choose the File » Export » SiSoft command from the PCB Editor's main menus. In the Export File dialog that opens, specify where the exported set of CSV files is to be stored. By default, this will be the same folder as the parent project. While the File name field is suggestive of a single file being generated with a given name, this field is used to determine the prefix used for the generated files in the form <FileName>_<SiSoftGeneratedFile>.csv.
With name and location specified as required, click Save. Once the export has completed, an Information dialog will appear to confirm; click OK in this dialog.
The resulting set of generated CSV files after successful completion of an export into SiSoft format.
Importing to SiSoft Quantum-SI
With your PCB design exported, you can then import the design into a Quantum-SI project. This is performed on the Import Board tab of the Import & Setup Board wizard. In particular, two fields are required for the board to import successfully:
- PCB Database Type - this should be set to Altium.
- <FileName>_neutral_pins.csv file - one of the files in the exported file set; point to this file.
Once the <FileName>_neutral_pins.csv file is located and selected, the wizard brings in all the layout data that was exported from Altium Designer. Once the PCB has been imported, the wizard allows you to tweak the salient characteristics of the design including layer stack-up (and pad/via stacks), supply nets and voltages, and components. From there, it's a matter of configuring your clocks and signal sources and simulating the desired nets and pins in Quantum-SI.
