On Saturday 03 March 2007 10:57:39 YD wrote: > If you really, really, must have them on the BOM > you'll need to create them as special symbols in the > schematic and corresponding foot-prints in the > lay-out. The couple of times I needed this I made them > as zero-ohm resistors with a 400 mil foot-print. For a > configurable board I made a jumper symbol with a 100 > mil fp. > > As others have mentioned, the usual way is to make a > double-sided board making sure the top-side tracks are > all straight lines[1]. Length can be variable as > needed. Be sure to check the via size. Won't show up > on the BOM but after assembly any empty holes will be > quite conspicuous. You can always draw a line between > them on the silk-screen. > > [1] Not necessarily. I have seen boards with diagonal > and wiggly jumpers, sometimes under it. May be bad > form, but hey, if it works... > > - YD.
This is the correct way to do it! The main reason is that you can make the modules with biiiig pads and drill holes. Pissing about with changing pads on a layer is just bad practice! This way, you can use the BOM to verify the presence of all pads. //Dan -- Dan Andersson, M0DFI [EMAIL PROTECTED]
