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wb0gaz:
I wish to get a few copies of the eval board for the Analog Devices ADL9006 microwave wideband LNA IC.

From a discussion on engineering zone at analog devices (discussion URL below)

https://ez.analog.com/rf/f/q-a/545717/rf-receiver

the ADI rep stated the following, which includes a link (copied below):

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I would suggest downloading the Gerber files (link below) and converting them to an ODB++ file using an online tool.

https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/evaluation-documentation/gerber-files/adl9006_20-046180-01a.zip
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The ZIP file above is about 4 megabytes, and my only experience with Gerber files are the typical "GBL, GTO, GTB" etc. file types.

Any suggestions as to how to extract from the file above gerber files I can then send for PCB fabrication?

Thanks
FrankBuss:
I pasted the file names of the zip file to Claude AI, and its answer, which should help you to import it in your PCB program:

Looking at the file structure provided, I can see this appears to be a Cadence Allegro/OrCAD project directory. The Gerber files should be in the artwork/fabrication directories. Based on the file listing, the Gerber files appear to be located in:
./worklib/02_046180a_top/physical/art/fab/
The relevant files appear to be:

- l1_primary.art (Layer 1/Top layer Gerber)
- l2_secondary.art (Layer 2/Bottom layer Gerber)
- mask_prm.art (Solder mask Gerber)
- silk_prm.art (Silkscreen Gerber)
- paste_prm.art (Paste mask Gerber)
- ncdrill-1-2.drl (NC Drill file)
wb0gaz:
Thanks very much! I did see the references to Cadence so with the files you've identified I'll see if they are accepted by the PC fab house

Dave
FrankBuss:
My pleasure. I tried to rename the files:

l1_primary.art -> 08_046180a.GTL
l2_secondary.art -> 08_046180a.GBL
mask_prm.art -> 08_046180a.GTS
silk_prm.art -> 08_046180a.GTO
paste_prm.art -> 08_046180a.GTP
fab1.art -> 08_046180a.GML
ncdrill-1-2.drl -> 08_046180a.TXT

and then uploaded it to JLCPCB, and at least in the preview it looks good.
wb0gaz:
Thanks, Frank, for cracking the code!

I'll report back on how I fare on this...

Dave
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