On Tue, 4 May 2010 09:59:51 -0400 DJ Delorie <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Are you sure? I have got a few FT232RQ's here and their pads extend to > > the sides as well. > > There's metal on the sides, but it's not contiguous with the metal on > the bottoms. I've checked under a microscope, and the PDF spec > agrees. > Thanks for pointing this out, I mistakingly assumed the pads were wrapped around. Luckily the side pads are connected to the bottom pads and I have enough room to solder those side pads (pfeewh). On another note, I am using the Exar XR21V1410 as an alternative to the FT232RQ, same function, smaller package, less pins and cheaper. They work fine so far. > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
