--- In [email protected], "oniamien" <oniamien.angelf...@...> wrote:
> > > 3. Also, on the subject of narrowing down footprints to use, I wanted to > know how I would figure out what footprint a chip had if the library did not > include a list of options, or if I wanted to make a new library myself. Some > information is obvious, like if a chip has 16 pins and is a DIP than that is > easy to figure out. But, using the example I asked about previously, how > would I know to use the 16dipâ300â footprint? It may be the case that > that particular question is moot if that is the only kind of package (i.e. > there is no â400â) but what I would like to know is generally whether the > information will be in the datasheet for the component, or if there is > someplace I could look on the internet to learn about these footprints. > The manufacturers data sheet for the component usually lists the package layout.
