Neoden4-Altium

Tested using Altium Version: 23.4.1 Used on Neoden 4

Usage

• Export your Pick and Place file from Altium Designer with metric (mm) units as a .csv file

• Run this script with Python 3 or newer.

• Import the newly created Example.csv file using the UI on the machine, and proceed with the machine programming.

• Exported file/s will be placed in the Output folder

Settings for Altium Pick and Place file export

Outputted Columns:

Designator,Comment,Layer,Footprint,Center-X(mm),Center-Y(mm),Rotation, Description\n\n" + \

Output Settings:

• Unit = Metric
• Show Units = False
• Separator= .

Format Setting:

• Format = CSV

Misc Setting:

• Exclude Filter Parameters = Unticked
• Include Variation Component = Unticked
• Distinguish different footprint with the same name = Unticked
• Include Standard (No BOM) Items = Ticked
• Y-flip Bottom Side Components = Unticked

Examples

Help information

Get useful information on the program py neodenAltium.py -h" or py neodenAltium.py -help"

Import and apply Machine coordinates

1- Import File "Example.csv"

2- make all components relative to first component in list

3- apply machine positions

Command:

py neodenAltium.py "Example.csv" -r -o 100 140

Import, Rotate components, Apply Machine coordinates

1- Import File "Example.csv"

2- Make all components relative to first component in list

4- Rotate components about a point 0,0 (X,Y) with an angle of 90 (Degrees)

3- Apply machine positions of 100, 140 (X,Y)

py neodenAltium.py "Example.csv" -r -a 0 0 90 -o 100 140

Import, Rotate components, Apply Machine coordinates, Apply a component Move

1- Import File "Example.csv"

2- Make all components relative to first component in list

4- Rotate components about a point 0,0 (X,Y) with an angle of 90 (Degrees)

3- Apply machine positions of 100, 140 (X,Y)

4- Apply component move, skipping N number of components. move -10.043,5.3 (X,Y) skipping 1 component in list (Handy for shifting components within a panel, for example when the panel has been defined by the PCB fabrication house)

py neodenAltium.py "Example.csv" -r -a 0 0 90 -o 100 140 -m -10.043 5.3 1

Program order of event

It's handy to know the order the parameter's are applied so you can get best use from the tool:

1- Apply relative component positions -r (Optional)

2- Apply board rotation about a rotation point -a (Optional)

3- Offset components - IE add machine positions -o (Optional)

4- Move components - skipping N number of component -m (Optional)

5- Plot resulted transformation in window -p (Optional)

6- Export file - layer can be defined -s (Optional layer argument)

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