John, You should also point out that if you are going to use alternate footprints, that if update footprints is needed to be used during synchronization to update a bunch of updated or changed footprints in a board that the system will remove any of these alternate footprints and put the first footprint on the list of footprints in the symbol back on your board. This may or may not be a problem for you. Bob Robert M. Wolfe, C.I.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "John M. Cardone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Component partition
> Tony, > You could keep the schematic symbols separate and add alternate packages > that would have convenient origins to allow correct placement to mimic a > single package on the pwb. The schematic should make it clear that D1 is > related to SW1. If the single package is used you can blank the diode > reference designator. Problem? pick and place, BOM, extraneous lines on > assembly drawing.... > John > > Tony Karavidas wrote: > > > > Here's one to ponder: > > > > I have a schematic that uses an array of SPST switches and LEDs. > > > > On the PCB, I want to potentially keeps these as integrated parts, or > > possibly as separate LEDs and switches. > > > > How can I draw one schematic and still have the flexibility to use either > > physical configuration? If I keep the LED and switch arrays separate in the > > sch, then annotation will make two parts (D1 and SW1) for each switch with a > > built-in LED. > > > > If I make a special sch symbol that contains an LED and a switch, the > > schematic is ugly as hell, and THEN I can't use a separate switch and > > separate LED. > > > > What would you do??? > > > > Tony > > -- > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >John M. Cardone Electro-Mechanical Dsgn. Engr. Grp. > >M/S 278-100 Mechanical Engineering Section, 352 > >4800 Oak Grove Dr. NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory > >Pasadena, Ca 91109 > >Tel: 818.354.5407 MailTo:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Fax: 818.393.4860 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
