[kicad-users] Re: About the PIC programmer circuit

2009-04-24 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi Lothar, Its a PIC programmer. You can use any compiled code you have to burn in to the chip. Cheers, Harold --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Lothar Behrens wrote: > > Hi, > > is there anywhere source code that I can use with the circuit of the > demo PIC programmer? > > Thanks > > L

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-03-08 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi Heiko, Done with the changes and labeled as RC2. Now the installation will default to case sensitivity being disabled. Cheers, Harold --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "oecherexpat" wrote: > > Hi Harold, > > > By inverted do you mean a check mark means its not case sensitive? > > Exact

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-03-08 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi Heiko, Yes it can be done in a few clicks. Cheers, Harold --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "oecherexpat" wrote: > > Hi Harold, > > > By inverted do you mean a check mark means its not case sensitive? > > Exactly, when the tick-box is selected it is NOT case sensitive, and vice > versa

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-03-07 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi All, Server is down but you may download the setup file on the mirror sites http://cybercircuits-lab.co.cc/blog/?p=13 or at SourceForge http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadexceladdin/ Cheers, Harold --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "oecherexpat" wrote: > > Kicad always creates the BOM

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-03-05 Thread Harold King Tarun
wrote: > > Hi Harold, > > Nice job, thanks. I can confirm that it also works under Excel 2007, just > need to be enabled as an add-in. > > Could it be that the case-sensitive option works inverted? > > Cheers, Heiko > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Harold

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-03-05 Thread Harold King Tarun
Will make one as soon as I can. Cheers > > Looks very interesting. > Any chance of a version for Open Office > Thanks >

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-03-05 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi Heiko, I have made some major changes and released a newer version of the program. New features includes: - user-friendly interface - menu-driven functions - supports 3 field separator types (TAB, comma and semicolon) - added case sensitivity option - better error handling - saving settin

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-03-02 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi Heiko, Sorry I missed that part. I will upload the new file now. It will only take a minute or two. Cheers, Harold P.S. Todat's weather in Auckland is starting be miserable as well. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "oecherexpat" wrote: > > Hi Harold, > > Just tried V1.5.1 and found that

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-03-02 Thread Harold King Tarun
> 1R347K0805 > 1R410K0805 > > Cheers, Heiko > > P.S. Just saw that you live in NZ, too ;-) > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Harold King Tarun" > wrote: > > > > Hi Heiko, > > > > I have

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-03-01 Thread Harold King Tarun
R410K0805 > > Cheers, Heiko > > P.S. Just saw that you live in NZ, too ;-) > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Harold King Tarun" > wrote: > > > > Hi Heiko, > > > > I have released an updated version. This inclu

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-02-27 Thread Harold King Tarun
t; > I'll run more tests and will try to impove the macro but unfortunately > I am flat out with the job for the next few weeks :-( > > Cheers, Heiko > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Harold King Tarun" > wrote: > > > > Hi Heiko, > &g

[kicad-users] Possible Bug in Eeschema

2009-02-27 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi all, I'm not quite sure if this has been previously reported or not. The KICAD-users Yahoo group's search function is still down at the moment. Anyway Eeschema crashes whenever I do the following: "if you edit any component and added additional field (say Field9) Eeschema will crash once you t

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-02-26 Thread Harold King Tarun
e job for the next few weeks :-( > > Cheers, Heiko > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Harold King Tarun" > wrote: > > > > Hi Heiko, > > > > Here's the MS Excel that you need to consolidate your BOM (including > > in

[kicad-users] Re: Message Search not working in Yahoo Groups

2009-02-23 Thread Harold King Tarun
the group search engine went down again but the search function function is working in any other groups. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Angelo" wrote: > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Harold King Tarun" > wrote: > > > > I have tried the

[kicad-users] Re: Message Search not working in Yahoo Groups

2009-02-23 Thread Harold King Tarun
I have tried the search function within the group and its working right now (after few days the search function was down) --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "grahamfclark" wrote: > > I've already been doing that but it might not hit all the pages in the > forum. >

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-02-23 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi Heiko, Here's the MS Excel that you need to consolidate your BOM (including instructions on how to use it). Hope you find it useful. You can get the instructions here http://cybercircuits.co.cc/blog/?p=13 Any bug kindly let me know. Cheers Harold --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "oecherex

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-02-22 Thread Harold King Tarun
It requires some programming script. I'll try to write one when I find time. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "oecherexpat" wrote: > > That's good. But how? > > > I believe it can be done in Spreadsheet (OpenOffice/MS Office) > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "oecherexpat" wrote:

[kicad-users] Re: Consolidated BOM

2009-02-22 Thread Harold King Tarun
I believe it can be done in Spreadsheet (OpenOffice/MS Office) --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "oecherexpat" wrote: > > Kicad always creates the BOM with one part per line only. A suggestion > to add a function was aparently never implemented (I found some nice > screenshots in the files area

[kicad-users] Re: flat hierarchy, global bus

2009-02-22 Thread Harold King Tarun
Angelo, There's a guide in creating hierarchical schematic sheet in the Eeschema documentation (eeschema.pdf included under KiCad\doc\help\en ). Just follow those steps. Hope that helps. Cheers Harold --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Angelo" wrote: > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "A

[kicad-users] Re: Simple PCB Only

2009-02-21 Thread Harold King Tarun
Victor, Dave is right unless you want the hard way; build your own netlist file by hand. I suggest that since its a very simple circuit that you're building and you don't want to spend time building the schematic diagram you can jump to PCB directly as Dave said. You won't be using autoroute in sim

[kicad-users] Re: Eagle to kicad converter

2009-01-05 Thread Harold King Tarun
I totally agree with you Dan Cheers, Harold --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Dan Andersson wrote: > > On Monday 05 January 2009 15:49:25 Wei Lu wrote: > > I am trying to convert the eagle library provided by TI for the MSP430 > > processors. The ULP is from > > http://www.cadsoft.de/download.

[kicad-users] Re: Comparison

2007-11-14 Thread Harold King Tarun
I agree with you Robert. Manual routing is a skill that can be learn simply by doing it and it all started when no computer or application can do that for you many years ago. A paper, an eraser and a pencil is a good start.

[kicad-users] Re: Comparison

2007-11-13 Thread Harold King Tarun
I just want to make a comment that not all BS-level undergrad classes are not teaching how to use different kind of EDA packages for PCB design. Here it seems like the use of different EDA packages are standard courses under BSECE or BSEE which is part of the curriculum. Learning one PCB design so

[kicad-users] Re: Layout of plan

2007-11-09 Thread Harold King Tarun
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[kicad-users] Re: Layout of plan

2007-11-09 Thread Harold King Tarun
modify the layout nor insert a graphical image in SCH and PCB documents. Am I right? Harold --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "prost.erick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Harold King Tarun" > wrote: > > > > S

[kicad-users] Re: Layout of plan

2007-11-08 Thread Harold King Tarun
Salut Erick Êtes-vous parle en schéma ou circuits imprimés? Je ne comprends pas très bien ce que tu entend par cartouche. Cordialement, Harold --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "prost.erick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bonjour, > Je suis un nouvel utilisateur de Kicad. > J'aimerai savoi

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

2007-11-05 Thread Harold King Tarun
hi, have you tried typing kicad in the terminal window after installation? --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "calvingrier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry, I'm moving this over to the developer forum. >

[kicad-users] Re: new sheet

2007-11-03 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi Pedro Not all sub-sheets are of the same level and a sub-sheet can also contain several sheets and these sub-sheets can also contain sub-sheets. To put it in simple terms its like a directory structure in file systems. You can treat files as components and folders as sub-sheets. I hope this

[kicad-users] Re: new sheet

2007-11-02 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi Dave Like Danillo said all the information you need is in EEschema help file chapter 5.7. If you have already already used other commercial EDA packages like Protel, OrCAD, PADS, etc. you can easily relate to but if not the help file is very useful for any beginner and advance user. Regards H

[kicad-users] Re: Unused pins

2007-11-01 Thread Harold King Tarun
And the easiest way is to copy and edit the existing component to create a new component based on the data sheet. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Harold King Tarun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi David, > > I suggest you use a "No Connect Flag"

[kicad-users] Re: using subfolders for extra libraries

2007-11-01 Thread Harold King Tarun
Like David Cleare said you just need to save the configuration file to the same project or embed into your existing project because otherwise when you load the project file your configuration file is lost. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, David Cleare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I must be m

[kicad-users] Re: using subfolders for extra libraries

2007-11-01 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi Have you tried using the latest version of Kicad? because in my system both Win32 and Linux I can add new library (file), save configuration file and even stays there when I close and re-open the project. I'm not encountering any error so far. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "calvingrier"

[kicad-users] Re: Unused pins

2007-11-01 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi David, I suggest you use a "No Connect Flag" to those un-used pins. This will not generate any error when you run DRC (PCB) or ERC (SCH). I understand what you mean, you can create your own schematic library using the library editor to create your own set or customized component but be sure to

[kicad-users] Re: moving text

2007-10-31 Thread Harold King Tarun
Another way is select the whole text (make sure your in selection mode the "arrow" button) and then drag to the new position. but be careful because this can also move all objects selected including footprints, tracks, etc. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "developerhappy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[kicad-users] Re: moving text

2007-10-31 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi Maybe this will help. In PCBNEW if you manually placed a text using the "T" button from the toolbar just right click onto the manually placed text then in the popup menu select "PCB Text x" (where x is your manually placed text) then choose "move". --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "

[kicad-users] Re: Exporting KiCad netlists to different formats

2007-10-29 Thread Harold King Tarun
In my opinion auto-routing is not a very good way of routing the PCB. Even the most advance auto-routing of commercial software that Protel, Altium, OrCAD, etc. use could not comply the strict compliance with regards to interference (EMI), crosstalk, etc. on the other hand if your application is do

[kicad-users] Thanks

2007-10-29 Thread Harold King Tarun
Hi to all I am a Protel User eversince almost 7-8 years now and have used several EDA CAD softwares like OrCAD, P-CAD, Cadense, Altium, PADS, multisim, ultiboard, ultiroute, etc. and also used several opensource softwares and nothing can be compared to the features of Kicad. Kicad can stand betwee

[kicad-users] Re: How do I determine the size of the PCB

2007-10-29 Thread Harold King Tarun
Just like Nilton said you can use the "Add Cotation" in the right hand side toolbar but not only used in edges pcb but also under comments, drawings, adhes cop, adhes cmp, soldp cop, soldp cmp, silks cop, silks cmp, mask copp, mask cmp, eco1 and eco2 layers. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "wa