I would also recommend including links to the reference documents in the final xml. That way, anyone with questions can follow the trail. And there will be questons.
Donald. Werner Almesberger wrote: > Bernd Wiebus wrote: >> First you will need footprints for devices with 1 terminal [...] >> This will be easy. > > I would recommend to tackle difficult parts as soon as possible (i.e., > once you feel comfortable with the tools). A process that works well > for simple parts may fail horribly for more complex ones, and the > earlier you find out about such problems, the better. > > In the SMT world, among the trickier parts are SOT and QFN. > > Some issues to watch out for: > > - "thermally enhanced" SOTs with special footprints > > - non-contiguous solder paste areas on the center pad of a QFN > > - amazingly large differences among specifications for parts you'd > think are well standardized. See e.g., this thread: > http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/gta02-core/2009-September/000563.html > > - even if you have the footprint, you still have to do the silk > screen. There be dragons: > http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/gta02-core/2009-September/000583.html > > I would also strongly recommend keeping a clear record of what > reference sources (publicly available standards, vendor documentation, > etc.) were used for any given footprint, what changes were made, and > why. > > - Werner > > > ------------------------------------ > > Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your > question. > Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of > Kicad. > Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your > symbols/modules to the kicad library. > For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the > kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups > Links > > > >
