EAGLE ULP to generate LitePlacer input file

[mrandt]

I have created an ULP to generate input files for LitePlacer directly from CadSoft Eagle.

I thought this could be helpful for other users, hence I am posting it here.

To use, just download the ZIP and extract the file to your ULP folder (usually <EAGLE-Directory>\ulp\). Open a Board (.brd) and type "run liteplacer" into EAGLE command line or select "Run ULP" from menu "File".

Feedback and suggestions are welcome.

[JuKu]

Thank you very much! I appreciate your support.

[Covert]

Thanks for this. It works great with the initial LitePLacer but is slightly the wrong format for LitePlacer V2. Quotation marks and field naming are the main difference I noticed. Ill update with more details when I do some more testing. Might even tweak the ULP myself and upload here.

[mrandt]

Thanks for the feedback. I am currently on vacation but will rework the ULP when I return.

[Boots2b1@yahoo.com]

Hi, I tried your UPL with Eagle Version 5.5 and it does not run. I realize your UPL is probably for Version 6 and up. Do you have a version of your UPL that will run on Eagle Version 5.5? Please…..

Boots-2b1
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[Boots2b1@yahoo.com]

I found two UPLs that work with Eagle V5, Mount-marks.upl and Mountsmd.upl.

While in Eagle board run the UPL it exports a text file. Then import the text file in Microsoft XL and save as CSV.

it works, Boots-2b1

[JuKu]

Hi,

> Then import the text file in Microsoft XL and save as CSV.

Send me a sample of the text file. It might be easy to skip that step and have the software read in the text file directly - or maybe not, but I'd like to have a look.

[Boots2b1@yahoo.com]

Hi,
Further work on the Eagle V5 or below UPL, new latest and greatest version, works for 2 side boards and has all the quotes and comas in the right places and saves as a CSV file

[Covert]

Liteplacer ULP with new field names (Ref X,Ref Y) working with Eagle 7.6.0 (I think anything 5.0 and above will be fine) . Any feedback on it welcome. Output file loads directly into Lite-placer software.

[sebastian]

Small update to make this work with Eagle 7.6.0 and liteplacer Version: 1.0.6151.32041, build date: 03.11.2016 17:48:02

The bottom side ULP flips Y values by turning positive values negative and negative values positive as workaround for this bug with board origins in board center: https://github.com/jkuusama/LitePlacer-DEV/issues/45 (import the bottom side csv without checking the "bottom" checkbox). It might not work properly for boards with origin in a corner. Please report back.