TopoR V4.2 Specification

General information

• 32-bit Windows-based application
• Supported operating systems: Windows 2000 (SP3), XP (SP2), Vista
• Internal measurement units: 0.1 um
• Autorouter supports up to 32 signal layers
• Topology manual editor supports up to 255 layers
• Maximum PCB dimensions: 0.6m x 0.6m
• Measurement units: Metric or Imperial
• Teardrop support

Operations

• Panning, scaling, scrolling with a mouse
• Multilevel undo
• Import:
  • PCAD ASCII PCB ver 2000, 2002, 2004
  • PADS ASCII ver 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 2005.0
  • DSN files (SPECCTRA, Electra)
• Export:
  • PCAD ASCII PCB ver 2000, 2002, 2004
  • PADS ASCII ver 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 2005.0
  • SES (SPECCTRA, Electra)
  • DXF, GERBER, DRILL
• Multiple selection
• Component moving
• Component rotation by any angle
• Locking of component position
• Changing of the mounting sides of components
• Changing of wire width
• Wire cut-off
• Wire layer change
• Locking of wire geometry

Tools

• Distance measurement
• Online-DRC
• DRC
• Automatic Pin Swap
• Manual Pin Swap
• Manual routing
• Moving components while preserving wire topology

Limitations

• All vias are of the through type (no buried or blind vias)
• Polygons and via keepouts are not considered
• Pads located in the same layer should not overlap
• Multitier component placement (within one mounting side) is not supported
• No option to specify that some components should move together as a unit: for example, a component and its mount.

System requirements

• a PC-compatible computer with an Intel® Pentium® III-1000 MHz processor and above
• Microsoft® Windows operating system: 2000 (SP3), XP (SP2)
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0 and above
• At least 256Mb RAM
• 15MB of hard disk space
• SVGA monitor and graphics adapter, with support for at least 256 colors a resolution of 1024x768 and above
• Mouse with a scrolling wheel