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

2010-02-04 Thread Chris Albertson
is copied to the local storage. Later if the on-line symbol is changed he is asked if the symbol should be updated. The software would be shipped and installed with a good symbol set preloaded in cache. -- = Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California

Re: [kicad-users] multilayer pcb houses...

2010-01-03 Thread Chris
I've had a couple of boards made at http://www.seeed.com only 2 layer, but they do manufacture up to 8 layer I believe. Chris On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 5:41 AM, mike m...@pikeaero.com wrote: Looking for advise on a pcb house that does multilayer (4) prototypes at very low cost. Thanks

Re: [kicad-users] How to select manual route behavior?

2009-12-02 Thread Chris
From my albeit limited experience, as I have only done 3 boards, it depends on which direction you go from the pad. If you go straight out from the pad, the trace will be straigh out until you change direction, if you leave the pad at an angle, the trace will be at an angle. Chris On Wed, Dec

Re: [kicad-users] Freerouter assistance

2009-11-30 Thread Chris
I just gave up, as it wasn't routing anything on a pass, so I finished routing by hand back in pcbNew. It seemed easier to do it there than in Freeroute. Chris On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:58 AM, Robert birmingham_spi...@gmx.net wrote: Keep an eye on it and watch to see if it's seemingly

[kicad-users] Freerouter assistance

2009-11-29 Thread Chris
to route. How many passes should I let it run before trying to re-arrange the components to try to make it easier for Freeroute? Thanks Chris -- IBA #15631

Re: [kicad-users] Exporting from Eeschema to PCBNew

2009-11-29 Thread Chris
When you press the 'run pcbnew' button, it tries to open up a file with the same name as your schematic, but as you haven't created it yet, it can't find it. However, when you start to create your board in pcbNew and then save it, your file will then exist. Chris On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 9:49 PM

Re: [kicad-users] What open source Linux with a GUI would be nice analog simulator do you sugjest?

2009-10-29 Thread Chris Bartram
be integrated. Incidentally, AFAIK SPICE isn't Open Source. Unless something has changed in the last couple of years, copyright for the core SPICE source code is held be the University of California, Berkley. Chris Bartram

Re: [kicad-users] Support file locations under OS X

2009-10-28 Thread Chris Albertson
is for each user to select. It's best to follow Apple's example on this. -- = Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California

Re: [kicad-users] DGND and AGND How do I connect them, but keep them separate?

2009-10-26 Thread Chris
When I had this issue, I used a 0 ohm resistor just so that I could schematically keep them separate. Chris On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Rob Frohne rob.fro...@wallawalla.eduwrote: Hi, I have a separate digital and analog power supply system, and want to keep the digital ground

Re: [kicad-users] ERC problem

2009-09-27 Thread Chris
Thanks Pedro, that was easy :) Chris On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 5:50 AM, Pedro Martin pki...@yahoo.es wrote: Hi, Redo annotate and select keep existing annotation. It will annotate al the #PWR. Pedro. Hello All, I am trying to do an ERC check on my schematic, but unfortunately when

[kicad-users] ERC problem

2009-09-26 Thread Chris
, searching for markers doesn't tell me anything and no markers are visible on the schematic. What do I look for? Thanks Chris -- IBA #15631

Re: [kicad-users] AVR Libraries

2009-08-27 Thread Chris
Are these any good? http://per.launay.free.fr/kicad/kicad_php/composant.php On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:23 PM, dallypost dallyp...@yahoo.com wrote: Just switched from GEDA (very non-intuitive), hope it was a good move. I use Atmel's AVR microprocessors and was surprised that there is no

[kicad-users] Placing wires

2009-08-22 Thread Chris
Hello All, Is there a setting anywhere in EEschema to enable wires to be placed at an angle, instead of vertical or horizontal? There are some circumstances, where this would be desirable, such as in a flip-flop made from two gates. Thanks Chris -- IBA #15631

Re: [kicad-users] Re: Feature request: Hard metric

2009-07-09 Thread Chris
Actually, the correct terminology is Imperial units, not English. And mils is actually a unit of angle. the correct terminology for 1/1000 of an inch is thousandth or thou. On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 1:30 PM, Dan dan...@wolstenholme.net wrote: Not true. I'm an American engineer, and I prefer

Re: [kicad-users] Re: Feature request: Hard metric

2009-07-09 Thread Chris Bartram
of the world. Best wishes Chris Bartram in Wales/ yn Nghymru - not in England!

Re: [kicad-users] Re: Feature request: Hard metric

2009-07-09 Thread Chris
magnitudes of three... and hence why milli is used more often than deci or centi. Chris On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Dan dan...@wolstenholme.net wrote: No, the correct terminology for 1/1000 of an inch is mil. There's countless PCB manufacturers who agree with me on this, so I'll take

[kicad-users] SPICE Integration

2009-06-08 Thread Chris Bartram
, or at least the ability to seamlessly import and export *.DXF of *.DWG files of both schematics and PCB layouts. Best wishes Chris

[kicad-users] PADS Conversion?

2009-03-30 Thread Chris Bartram
at a lower level. Has anyone written any conversion software? Best wishes Chris Bartram

Re: [kicad-users] How to install freerouter without an internet conection.

2008-11-27 Thread Chris
Have you tried downloading it and then putting it on a USB flash drive and then give him the flash drive. You will also need a copy of Java if he doesn't already have it. Chris On 11/28/08, Mauro Antivero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My friend doesn't have an internet conection but he wants

[kicad-users] New user with question

2008-10-31 Thread Chris
. Thanks Chris -- IBA #15631

[kicad-users] IC SMD package SSOP-20 for MAX4545

2008-08-26 Thread Chris Hirt
Hi Does anybody have a SSOP-20 footprint (.mod file) for the MAX4545 (http://datasheets.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/MAX4545-MAX4547.pdf)? I am a KiCad newbie and learn now this great software, but the use of the module editor is not a beginner stuff... :-( Please help me. Best regards Chris http

Re: [kicad-users] Re: How to save in JPG for instance ?

2008-08-10 Thread Chris Bartram
would be to have simple routes to JPG (or PNG), to DXF or DWG, and to PDF. I have it in my mind that there might be a file converter script to DXF, but if I ever had a note of where it's located, I can't find it now. Can anyone help. Best wishes from Wales. Chris

[kicad-users] Spirals and Curves

2008-02-04 Thread Chris Bartram
is very useful, and it would be good to see a few other microstrip/stripline components in that section. I'd offer to contribute, but my congenital (in)ability to write code has been known to reduce software engineers to tears... Best wishes Chris

Re: [kicad-users] Re: EDIF TO KICAD TRANSLATOR

2007-11-20 Thread Chris Albertson
from one EDA schematic capture system (such as OrCad) for import into another (such as KiCad) on the site http://sourceforge.net/projects/edif2kicad. I downloaded .. -- = Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California

Re: [kicad-users] Re: Creating an interface to FreeRouting

2007-11-14 Thread Chris Albertson
. All of them have programmers on salary. -- = Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California

Re: [kicad-users] Installing KiCAD on PCLinuxOS 2007

2007-11-06 Thread Chris Albertson
. :-( So what's the problem. You run one of the Makefiles then your get an eror of some kind? What's the error? -- = Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California

Re: [kicad-users] KiCad in RH9

2007-06-25 Thread Chris Albertson
terminal. I bet it's something simple. Chris Albertson Home: 310-376-1029 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: 310-336-5189 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks

Re: [kicad-users] mounting holes

2007-06-25 Thread Chris Albertson
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Re: [kicad-users] mounting holes

2007-06-25 Thread Chris Albertson
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RE: [kicad-users] mounting holes

2007-06-25 Thread Chris Albertson
--- Robert Kondner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They drill the board, run it through an electrode-less process that leaves a VERY THIN layer of copper in the hole. Why does the copper only plate out inside the holes and not on the board's edges or on the face of the board? Chris Albertson

[kicad-users] BOMS and other reports

2007-05-01 Thread Chris Bartram
of my clients require BOMs to be presented in this way, and I'd find the ability to write direct to an OASIS (or even an Excel!) spreadsheet file very useful. Or have I missed something?? Best wishes Chris Bartram

[kicad-users] PCAD Translation?

2007-03-28 Thread Chris Bartram
I have a client who wants to import some of my Kicad .BRD files into PCAD. Does anyone know of translation software? Best wishes Chris

[kicad-users] PCB-Pool

2007-01-22 Thread Chris Bartram
of mouse clicks! Cheers/Hwyl Chris Bartram

Re: [kicad-users] some help needed

2007-01-10 Thread Chris Bartram
Balance analysis. Of course, it also runs under Linux, which suits my attitude to computing! Chris Bartram