Import Stackup#

This example shows how to import stackup file.

Import the required packages#

[1]:
import json
from pathlib import Path
import tempfile

from IPython.display import display
from ansys.aedt.core.downloads import download_file
import pandas as pd

from pyedb import Edb

AEDT_VERSION = "2024.2"
NG_MODE = False

Download the example PCB data.

[2]:
temp_folder = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(suffix=".ansys")
file_edb = download_file(source="edb/ANSYS-HSD_V1.aedb", destination=temp_folder.name)

Load example layout.#

[3]:
edbapp = Edb(file_edb, edbversion=AEDT_VERSION)
PyAEDT INFO: Logger is initialized in EDB.
PyAEDT INFO: legacy v0.34.3
PyAEDT INFO: Python version 3.10.11 (tags/v3.10.11:7d4cc5a, Apr  5 2023, 00:38:17) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)]
PyAEDT INFO: Database ANSYS-HSD_V1.aedb Opened in 2024.2
PyAEDT INFO: Cell main Opened
PyAEDT INFO: Builder was initialized.
PyAEDT INFO: EDB initialized.

Review original stackup definition#

Get original stackup definition in a dictionary. Alternatively, stackup definition can be exported in a json file by edbapp.configuration.export()

[4]:
data_cfg = edbapp.configuration.get_data_from_db(stackup=True)
PyAEDT INFO: Getting data from layout database.
[5]:
df = pd.DataFrame(data=data_cfg["stackup"]["layers"])
display(df)
name type material fill_material thickness color roughness
0 1_Top signal copper Solder Resist 0.035mm [255, 0, 0] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
1 DE1 dielectric Megtron4 0.1mm [128, 128, 128] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
2 Inner1(GND1) signal copper Megtron4_2 0.017mm [128, 128, 0] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
3 DE2 dielectric Megtron4_2 0.088mm [128, 128, 128] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
4 Inner2(PWR1) signal copper Megtron4_2 0.017mm [112, 219, 250] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
5 DE3 dielectric Megtron4 0.1mm [128, 128, 128] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
6 Inner3(Sig1) signal copper Megtron4_3 0.017mm [255, 0, 255] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
7 Megtron4-1mm dielectric Megtron4_3 1mm [128, 128, 128] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
8 Inner4(Sig2) signal copper Megtron4_3 0.017mm [128, 0, 128] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
9 DE5 dielectric Megtron4 0.1mm [128, 128, 128] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
10 Inner5(PWR2) signal copper Megtron4_2 0.017mm [0, 204, 102] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
11 DE6 dielectric Megtron4_2 0.088mm [128, 128, 128] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
12 Inner6(GND2) signal copper Megtron4_2 0.017mm [0, 128, 128] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
13 DE7 dielectric Megtron4 0.1mm [128, 128, 128] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
14 16_Bottom signal copper Solder Resist 0.035mm [0, 0, 255] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
15 Measures measure NaN NaN NaN [63, 63, 63] NaN
16 SIwave Regions siwavehfsssolverregions NaN NaN NaN [127, 127, 127] NaN
17 Top Overlay silkscreen NaN NaN NaN [208, 145, 239] NaN
18 Top Solder soldermask NaN NaN NaN [16, 115, 138] NaN
19 Bottom Solder soldermask NaN NaN NaN [46, 67, 160] NaN
20 Bottom Overlay silkscreen NaN NaN NaN [219, 116, 240] NaN
21 Outline outline NaN NaN NaN [0, 0, 0] NaN
22 Rats airlines NaN NaN NaN [0, 0, 255] NaN
23 Errors errors NaN NaN NaN [255, 0, 0] NaN
24 Symbols symbol NaN NaN NaN [127, 0, 127] NaN
25 Postprocessing postprocessing NaN NaN NaN [40, 152, 137] NaN

Modify stackup#

Modify top layer thickness

[6]:
data_cfg["stackup"]["layers"][0]["thickness"] = 0.00005

Add a solder mask layer

[7]:
data_cfg["stackup"]["layers"].insert(
    0, {"name": "soler_mask", "type": "dielectric", "material": "Megtron4", "fill_material": "", "thickness": 0.00002}
)

Review modified stackup

[8]:
df = pd.DataFrame(data=data_cfg["stackup"]["layers"])
display(df.head(3))
name type material fill_material thickness color roughness
0 soler_mask dielectric Megtron4 0.00002 NaN NaN
1 1_Top signal copper Solder Resist 0.00005 [255, 0, 0] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...
2 DE1 dielectric Megtron4 0.1mm [128, 128, 128] {'top': {'model': 'huray', 'nodule_radius': '0...

Write stackup definition into a json file

[9]:
file_cfg = Path(temp_folder.name) / "edb_configuration.json"
with open(file_cfg, "w") as f:
    json.dump(data_cfg, f, indent=4, ensure_ascii=False)

Load stackup from json configuration file#

[10]:
edbapp.configuration.load(file_cfg, apply_file=True)
[10]:
<pyedb.configuration.cfg_data.CfgData at 0x1b79245e1d0>

Plot stackup

[11]:
edbapp.stackup.plot()
C:\actions-runner\_work\pyedb\pyedb\.venv\lib\site-packages\pyedb\dotnet\edb_core\stackup.py:2868: UserWarning: FigureCanvasAgg is non-interactive, and thus cannot be shown
  plt.show()
[11]:
<module 'matplotlib.pyplot' from 'C:\\actions-runner\\_work\\pyedb\\pyedb\\.venv\\lib\\site-packages\\matplotlib\\pyplot.py'>

Check top layer thickness

[12]:
edbapp.stackup["1_Top"].thickness
[12]:
5e-05

Save and close Edb#

The temporary folder will be deleted once the execution of this script is finished. Replace edbapp.save() with edbapp.save_as(“C:/example.aedb”) to keep the example project.

[13]:
edbapp.save()
edbapp.close()
[13]:
True