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How to Install and Configure Altium (view source)
Revision as of 07:05, 1 January 2017
, 07:05, 1 January 2017Built out everything through installing the IntLib
You will need SVN software to use the SSI Altium repository. The recommended choice is to install [http://tortoisesvn.net/ Tortoise SVN] (Windows-only). Mac and Linux users who want SVN access from within their home OS are recommended to install [https://http://www.smartsvn.com/ SmartSVN], though we will not discuss its usage in this article.
You will need SVN software to use the SSI Altium repository. The recommended choice is to install [http://tortoisesvn.net/ Tortoise SVN] (Windows-only). Mac and Linux users who want SVN access from within their home OS are recommended to install [https://http://www.smartsvn.com/ SmartSVN], though we will not discuss its usage in this article.
TortoiseSVN will run persistently on your computer and allow you to work with files synchronized with the SVN. As shown at right, TortoiseSVN will appear as a menu available when right clicking on files or folders. We will introduce the most useful of these commands in this article; several more are discussed [[Using TortoiseSVN|here]] (recommended reading ''after'' installing Altium).
TortoiseSVN will run persistently on your computer and allow you to work with files synchronized with the SVN. As shown at right, TortoiseSVN will appear as a menu available when right clicking on files or folders. We will introduce the most useful of these commands in this article; several more are discussed [[Using TortoiseSVN|here]] (recommended reading ''after'' completing this guide).
===Downloading SSI Altium Libraries===
===Downloading SSI Altium Libraries===
===Connecting Altium to the License System===
===Connecting Altium to the License System===
[[File:AltiumLicense.png|thumb|200px|right|Protip: Don't publish sensitive information on the internet.]]
[[File:AltiumLicense.png|thumb|200px|right|Protip: Don't publish sensitive information on the internet.]]
After Altium finishes installing, open it. Under "My Account," click "Sign in" (see right) and log in with your Altium account. Check "Sign me in when I open Altium Designer," as this will automatically grant you license access when you start the program. Next, under "Available Licenses," select Altium Designer from the list of products (you may or may not have other options listed; you can safely ignore all other ones) and click "Use" underneath (see right). This will now happen automatically every time you open the program.
After Altium finishes installing, open it. Under "My Account," click "Sign in" and log in with your Altium account. Check "Sign me in when I open Altium Designer," as this will automatically grant you license access when you start the program. Next, under "Available Licenses," select Altium Designer from the list of products (you may or may not have other options listed; you can safely ignore all other ones) and click "Use" underneath (see right). This will now happen automatically every time you open the program.
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===Open SSI Integrated Library===
[[File:ProjectsPanel.png|thumb|200px|right|This is a super useful panel to have open pretty much whenever you're in Altium.]]
If you do not see the "Projects" panel of your Altium window (see image on right - if open, the panel is typically on the left side of your screen), you will need to open it. This can be done in "View → Workspace Panels → System → Projects," also accessible with the keyboard shortcut {{altium-shortcut|v → w → s → p}}.
Once this panel is open, File → Open and navigate to the folder you set up for the Altium SVN. Enter, and go to "libraries/intlib." Inside, you should find "SSI.LibPkg" (whose file name may simply show up as "SSI"). Open the file; it should expand in your Projects panel, as shown at right.
===Compiling the SSI Altium Library===
With SSI.LibPkg open in your Projects panel, right click on SSI.LibPkg and hit "Compile Integrated Library SSI.LibPkg." This LibPkg file is an editable copy of all of the symbols, component footprints, and supplier links used for designing circuits and circuit boards in Altium; compiling it produces a non-editable version that can actually be used in circuit design. The compile process will take up all of Altium's resources and typically lasts between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. When done, you may see a "Messages" panel appear, which should indicate that you compiled successfully. Even if the Messages panel does not appear, you should be able to tell when the library finishes compiling based on a green progress bar in the lower left part of the screen.
If the Messages panel appears but errors show up (which is rare), message {{slack-channel|altium}} for help, as the failure is likely due to a recent editor of the library doing something incorrectly. Errors may or may not prevent you from proceeding in this guide; attempt the next step, knowing that you may be forced to pause until the errors are resolved.
===Installing the SSI Altium Library===
[[File:LibraryInstallWindow.png|thumb|200px|right|You will end up with something like this.]]
If you do not see the "Libraries" panel of your Altium window (if open, the panel is typically on the right side of your screen), you will need to open it. This can be done in "View → Workspace Panels → System → Libraries," also accessible with the shortcut {{altium-shortcut|v → w → s → l}}.
Once the panel is open, click the "Libraries..." button in the upper left, bringing up a window as shown in the image at right. Go to the "Installed" tab, where a list of (typically two) default libraries will appear. These libraries are not built to SSI standards and no SSI projects use them. Click on each library in the list, and then click "Remove" in the lower right.
Next, click "Install..." and then "Install from file." A new file dialog will open up; from your Altium SVN folder, navigate to "libraries/intlib/Project Outputs for SSI," where you should find SSI.IntLib (which will again likely just appear as "SSI"). Select it, and it will install.
If you do not have a "Project Outputs for SSI" folder, your compile failed, and you will need to resolve the issue before proceeding.
==Installing SSI Libraries==
==Installing SSI Libraries==