Vineeth Athreyesh - 1PI05CS113 - Done at Samsung Electro-Mechanics Company (SEMCO) Background In the PCB manuIacturing industry, thorough knowledge oI the Gerber Format is needed to generate the artwork produced by the photoplotter. At SEMCO, using our parser, the artwork can be produced without going into details oI the Gerber Format. hat we planned to achieve ? Analysis oI the gerber RS-274X Iormat. Creation oI gerber Iiles. Implementation oI a simple gerber parser. Tools and language used Language used is C Turbo C Compiler Gerb Magic Tool / ECAM MicrosoIt indows Analysis oI the gerber RS-274X Iormat RS274X includes many high level commands and controls that let the creator oI the erber data speciIy the photoplot very precisely. Necessary to understand the intricacies oI each command to enable the successIul implementation oI the parser. This is the current Iormat used in the industry worldwide. FSLAX35Y35* LNEXAMPLE* LPC* ADD13C,4X3* ADD22R,2X1* G54D22* X100000Y400000D03* X200000Y400000D03* X55000Y37000D02* X55000Y365000D01* G54D13* X255000Y365000D01* X55000Y205000D02* G11X235000Y205000D01* M02* Example Of A erber File Sample output oI a gerber Iile Photoplotter Schematic Plotter Operation Creation oI Gerber Files Manual creation oI gerber Iiles using the RS274X Iormat. The extension oI the Iiles is *.gbr The output oI the gerber Iiles can be veriIied and viewed using tools such as Gerb Magic Tool, ECAM etc. The Gerber Parser Parsing is done in accordance with the rules oI the RS274X speciIication The Output oI the Parser contains 1. No. of Layers 2. Layer Name 2.1 What is Layer Polarity 2.2 No. of Aperture 2.2.1 No. of Flashes 2.2.2 No. of Lines 2.2.3 Aperture Type 2.2.4 What are the values for that apertures 2.2.4.1 Flash Start X and Start Y 2.2.4.2 Line START X and Start Y and End X and End Y 2.3 No. Jf Polygon 2.3.1 No. of Flashes 2.3.2 No. of Lines 2.3.1.1 Flash Start X and Start Y 2.3.2.1 Line START X and Start Y and End X and End Y Feedback Our work was well-appreciated by the managers at SEMCO. e got a special word oI praise Irom the proIessionals in the PCB manuIacturing industry as well. %ANK YOU