I'm afraid you'll probably have to make the footprints. As I'm sure I won't be the last to tell you: it's dicing with death (of the project) to use Protel supplied footprints. There are a large number of footprints in error to a greater or lesser degree. Every single footprint used should be carefully checked against the manufacturer's published component mechanical specification (there's also a wide variance in manufacturer to manufacturer dimensions for the same nominal package).
If ever I'm tempted to use a pre-existing Protel footprint I get up, go have a drink and remember what happened the last time I did so :-( , then go back to my desk and do the job properly (i.e. build a new footprint from scratch or by modifying one of my own previous creations. Cheers, John Haddy > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Polak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2002 8:00 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: [PEDA] SMT resistor array footprints and usage? > > > > Hey all, > > Rather dumb question here, but I'm stumped. Can someone > enlighten me as to > where the footprints for surface-mount chip resistor arrays are, > and how I > would set them up against my schematic? I want to use something > like an EZA > or EXB series resistor array to help cut down on component > count/size in a > rather demanding layout, but I can't seem to find anything other than the > standard discreet SMT footprints (1206, 0805, etc) that I've been using > thus far. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. I assume that I must > be missing > something stupid. > > -- Matt > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
