Re: [kicad-users] what does pin shape low in mean? is that the same as active low? [1 Attachment]

2010-02-04 Thread P.B.J. van Elswijk
Maybe this attachment could be of some help? PvE - Original Message - From: Robert To: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 20:37 Subject: Re: [kicad-users] what does pin shape low in mean? is that the same as active low? I was just

Re: [kicad-users] what does pin shape low in mean? is that the same as active low?

2010-02-04 Thread Robert
Thanks, that's certainly a useful document. However, I'm confused. It appears to be an IEEE (ie American) standard, but it does make reference to the IEC. The international standard, as far as I can tell, is IEC60617. I don't know if there is an ISO standard or if IEC60617 was produced

Sv: [kicad-users] How to handle components that have internally connected pins?

2010-02-04 Thread Anders Gustafsson
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Re: Sv: [kicad-users] How to handle components that have internally connected pins?

2010-02-04 Thread Anders
Sorry. PEBCAC strikes again... It does show up. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Anders Gustafsson anders.gustafs...@... wrote: For some reason, this message does not show up on Yahoo? Any ideas why? - Anders Gustafsson Engineer, CNE6, ASE Pedago, The Aaland Islands (N60 E20)

[kicad-users] Re: what does pin shape low in mean? is that the same as active low?

2010-02-04 Thread josh_eeg
Hi I will interprit the pdf to it saying the little triangle low in will be for active low pins and use a ~ so it should be clear enough. Yea I know how it is annoying when they want to have a standard but require silver or gold crossing a palm to get it like USB. Hopefuly when I make a PCI

[kicad-users] Re: KiCAD Parts Repo

2010-02-04 Thread dickelbeck
--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, patrick pured...@... wrote: hi again, i was thinking that maybe it would be a good idea to integrate the parts repo search in kicad directly (of course an internet connection would be need). something like: adding a button Search the repo in

Re: [kicad-users] How to handle components that have internally connected pins?

2010-02-04 Thread Bernd Wiebus
Hello. Ie a display like the SC23-11 display where both pin 1 and 5 are connected to the cathode. To be able to use either or both pins and/or the display itself as a jumper helps, but how do I communicate that to KiCAD? In the module (moduleditor?) use the property tool and chance the

Re: [kicad-users] Re: KiCAD Parts Repo

2010-02-04 Thread patrick
hi, i think in kicad: symbol = component footprint = module the kicad repo would be for: - projects (.pro: .sch, .brd, .net) - schematic (.sch) - board (.brd) - component (.lib) - module (.mod) what do you think about the idea of accessing the repo within kicad? pat

Re: [kicad-users] Re: KiCAD Parts Repo

2010-02-04 Thread Alain Mouette
patrick escreveu: what do you think about the idea of accessing the repo within kicad? I believe that it would be limiting. I explain: as it is an open project, every time the repo access is improved, kicad will need to be changed, which is not good. This can be avoided it it is done by a

Re: [kicad-users] Re: KiCAD Parts Repo

2010-02-04 Thread Bernd Wiebus
Hello Dick. What is a part? This is not a term I find in the Kicad UI anywhere, so it is a formality to ask this question. Sounds in a queery way pretty german, because in german, electronic devices are called elektronische Bauteile. In a short and colloquial manner, they are called

Re: [kicad-users] Re: KiCAD Parts Repo

2010-02-04 Thread Bernd Wiebus
Hello patrick what do you think about the idea of accessing the repo within kicad? I believe that it would be limiting. I explain: as it is an open project, every time the repo access is improved, kicad will need to be changed, which is not good. This can be avoided it it is done by a

Re: [kicad-users] Re: KiCAD Parts Repo

2010-02-04 Thread Chris Albertson
On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Bernd Wiebus bernd.wie...@gmx.de wrote: So it would be sane to storage all used footprints separate and not touch them without warning. But a plugin for importing, exporting and managing symbols, footprints and perhaps databases connectioning them would be

Re: [kicad-users] Re: KiCAD Parts Repo

2010-02-04 Thread Bernd Wiebus
Hello Chris. I think the way to make it work is to think of the local storage is a cache for an on-line library. A user then would not explicitly import a symbol. If he used an on-line symbol then automatically that symbol is copied to the local storage. Later if the on-line symbol is

Re: [kicad-users] Re: KiCAD Parts Repo

2010-02-04 Thread Alain Mouette
Chris Albertson escreveu: I agree. but management should be automated Not for me. Easy to use: yes, that automation crazyness that updates my module while I am using it: NO. Alain

[kicad-users] Named ?net? Question.

2010-02-04 Thread Geoffrey Reed
When working on a schematic, if you place wires on pins and name those wires, when you go from schematic to pc-board, should those not be connected in the PCB portion of KiCAD?

RE: [kicad-users] Named ?net? Question.

2010-02-04 Thread Stephrac74
It should. As long as you have regenerated the netlist and reloaded it in PCBnew and that names are in the same sheet it you are using the standard label option. For separate sheets you have to use the global labels option (few icons below) Best Stephane De :

RE: [kicad-users] module editor bug ? Edit pad - bug found !

2010-02-04 Thread Stephrac74
Answer to myself…. Found the bug, and bug it is ! In order to edit pads in the module editor on a selected components, the concerned layers in PCBnew must be active. in PCBnew, I had unticked the copper layer because I was working on the component layer and then I couldn’t edit standard

[kicad-users] PCBnew : module with same pin numbers causing fatal error when filling zone

2010-02-04 Thread Stephrac74
Wow… One more making me upset ! I’ve modified a LCD module in order to put the same pin number on fixing points as the GND pin. Thus, the fixing points are connected to GND. But then impossible to refill the zones on my PCB : Fatal error causing PCBnew to close each time I try to refill