Hello Robert!
> Does anyone have a tried and tested Kicad footprint for a 32 pin MLF
> package (as used by the Atmel Mega88) that they could let me have,
> please? Atmel just offer general guidance ("since the MLF is a new
> package and the industry guidelines have not been developed yet for a
> PCB pad pattern design"), and the last footprint I tried resulted in
> grumbles from the board assembler. Failing that, if you have a design
> that didn't work, I would be interested to know what it was and what
> went wrong.
This package is good only for automated soldering on to the pcb.
But I was solder it by hands (of course with some headache) with the
help of very hot air.
The chances for correct handmade soldering is bigger if you use a
small quantity of pins in a schematic.
If you want, I can send to you MLF-32 footprint made by me for the
Protel (or in png format with dimensions).
--
Igor Plyatov
