VisualPlace assists in (manual or automated) PCB assembly. Component placement is extracted from files generated from the EDA suite (notably the Gerber files, the centroid file and the bill-of-materials). The application visualizes the component placement and converts the files (with corrections, where applicable) for further automated processing. Due to a plug-in architecture, VisualPlace works with many EDA suites, and more can be added. With camera support, VisualPlace functions as a magnifier for PCB assembly, as well as a component locator by overlaying the video image with the position markers. VisualPlace also contains a specialized OCR engine to recognize designator labels on a PCB as wel as footprint shapes. It is thereby able to generate placement information if those are originally lacking.
VERSION HISTORY
- Version 1.0.4500 posted on 2011-05-11
Program Details
- Category: Graphic Apps > CAD
- Publisher: CompuPhase
- License: Free
- Price: N/A
- Version: 2.1.5628
- Platform: windows
EULA
This manual and the software programs consisting of all the files included in the package labelled 'VisualPlace' and hereafter collectively referred to as 'the product'', is copyright (c) 2010--2015 ITB CompuPhase. The product under this license is provided free of charge. You are granted a non-exclusive license to use the product for under the following conditions: YOU MAY: * Use the product as many times as you like, for as long as you like. * Copy and distribute copies of the product provided that you distribute the complete and unmodified product (including this manual with the copyright, license and disclaimer of warranty). YOU MAY NOT: * Use the product for illegal purposes. * Distribute altered versions of the product, or distribute only parts of the product. * Repackage (parts of) the product as a component of another product or product suite. * Remove or conceal the copyright of the product. The product is and remains the property of ITB CompuPhase. * Charge money or fees for the product, except to cover distribution costs. LIMITED WARRANTY: ITB CompuPhase cannot be held liable for any damage or loss of profits that results from the use of the product (or part thereof), or from the inability to use it, to the extent that the law permits.