Convert the .ASC files PADs exports to .PRN files the MyChronic MY100 Pick and Place Machine can interpret
this is what .ASC file structure is expected by the program to look like before the program can manipulate it:
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!PADS-POWERPCB-V2007.0-MILS! DESIGN DATABASE ASCII FILE 1.0 PART ITEMS
REMARK REFNM PTYPENM X Y ORI GLUE MIRROR ALT CLSTID CLSTATTR BROTHERID LABELS REMARK .REUSE. INSTANCE RPART REMARK VISIBLE XLOC YLOC ORI LEVEL HEIGTH WIDTH MIRRORED HJUST VJUST RIGHTREADING REMARK FONTSTYLE FONTFACE
Z1 FIDUCIAL15-30 165 420 90.000 U N 0 -1 0 -1 1 VALUE 0 0 0.000 26 59.06 5.91 N CENTER CENTER ORTHO Regular Part Type [.... ABOVE 4 LINES REPEAT AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR EVERY PART ON THE BOARD ....]
END OF ASCII OUTPUT FILE
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Note 1: The Z1 line will be repeated again for each component that is on the board
NOTE 2: Anything that is italicized is actually wrapped with asterisk characters, the GitHub editor just italicises them