HELP REQUIRED for HD15 connector
2006-03-19 by pr_d17
I am a new member and so an intro would not be out of place. I am Percy, currently in my final year of Electronics Engg. (Bachelor s degree) from the
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: freeware CAD EAGLE -> (Alan Marconett)
2006-03-19 by Leon Heller
... From: Bob_xyz To: Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:04 AM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: freeware CAD
Re: freeware CAD EAGLE -> (Alan Marconett)
2006-03-19 by Bob_xyz
... to use ... critical ... Can you different colors for individual net names, such as red for Vcc, green for ground, and another color for the other nets?
Re: Best Tool to cut 1/16in Fiberglass pcb's
2006-03-19 by dl5012
Hi Dick, I use this shear from Harbor Freight. It works great on material up to 1/16
Re: Pins and Pads for external connections
2006-03-19 by kilocycles
Alan, It s just plain weird the way Eagle leaves detritus behind when you remove something, or fix a DRC error like not enough clearance between pads and
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: freeware CAD EAGLE -> (Alan Marconett)
2006-03-19 by Leon Heller
... From: Stefan Trethan To: Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Pins and Pads for external connections
2006-03-19 by Alan Marconett
Hi Ted, I looked at the provided examples, and got the diameter/drill of the vias on it. .048 /.032 drill. seems to work. Sounds like GND@1 is working for
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: KiCAD
2006-03-19 by Alan King
... http://www.superference.com/images/PCB/PCBpanel2.jpg Takes a little work to get everything installed and set up, but once you do it s fairly easy to use.
Re: KiCAD
2006-03-18 by Wayne C. Gramlich
... Bob: I just had time to read the introductory documenation and it says: GerbMerge currently works with: * CAM data generated by the Eagle circuit board
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: freeware CAD EAGLE -> (Alan Marconett)
2006-03-18 by Stefan Trethan
I _SO_ agree with you! I suggested different color settings for the rubber bands of signals to the developers of my PCB software, they even called me back,
Re: freeware CAD EAGLE -> (Alan Marconett)
2006-03-18 by kilocycles
Alan, Sometimes I have an idea of the layout beforehand, but sometimes I don t. Generally, I ll put a voltage regulator circuit in a section of the board that
Re: KiCAD
2006-03-18 by Bob_xyz
... ... Since GerbMerge works only with the Gerber files rather than with the KiCAD files themselves, it shouldn t matter which EDA package was used to
Re: KiCAD
2006-03-18 by Wayne C. Gramlich
... [snip] ... Bob: That is *exactly* what I want. If it has problems eating KiCAD output, I ll figure it out and send the patches back to the author. Thanks,
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Pins and Pads for external connections
2006-03-18 by Stefan Trethan
On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:12:56 +0100, kilocycles ... A quick look at the first result
Re: Pins and Pads for external connections
2006-03-18 by kilocycles
Stefan, I m not sure how to do that in Eagle Once I get the supply pins to show up, using the invoke command, I don t think the pins are repositionable.
Re: Best Tool to cut 1/16in Fiberglass pcb's
2006-03-18 by John Popelish
... It may not be the only cutting tool you need, but you should definitely get a scoring knife:
Re: Pins and Pads for external connections
2006-03-18 by kilocycles
Alan, I just tried the new part in place of the old one. Originally, when I designed the symbol for it (it s an SBL-1 mixer), I just used the standard wagon
Re: Best Tool to cut 1/16in Fiberglass pcb's
2006-03-18 by grantfair2001
Straight cutting tin snips work well for small quantities of PCB. They are cheap and readily available. Grant
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Pins and Pads for external connections
2006-03-18 by Stefan Trethan
... Hidden pins can be very annoying, i know the problem from orcad times. You can use a supply block for components that use hidden supply (imagine a quad
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Pins and Pads for external connections
2006-03-18 by Alan Marconett
Hi Ted, I saw parts with hidden supply pins get connected, but trouble is, there are many ways to call pins, VDD, VCC, GND, VSS. And Eagle doesn t seem to
Re: KiCAD
2006-03-18 by Bob_xyz
... wrote: ... There s an open source package called GerbMerge . While I ve never figured out exactly how to use it, it does look like it s
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Pins and Pads for external connections
2006-03-18 by Leon Heller
... From: kilocycles To: Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 4:00 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Pins and Pads
Short intro to making new parts in Eagle
2006-03-18 by kilocycles
Since we ve had several threads from new Eagle users, I m passing along a link to a one-page introduction to the Symbol Package Device activity needed to
Pins and Pads for external connections
2006-03-18 by kilocycles
I m re-doing some components I previously created (in Eagle, but this probably applies to other CAD pacakages as well). The actual components, MiniCircuits
Re: KiCAD
2006-03-18 by Wayne C. Gramlich
... wrote: [snip] ... This is another reasonable idea. I haven t found a way for KiCAD to read in a board yet. I ve still got some
Re: KiCAD
2006-03-18 by Wayne C. Gramlich
... Leon: I ll give GC-Prevue a look see. I think it is Windows only, so I ll have to fire up my Windows partion to give it a try. Since, I m a Linux kind of
Re: KiCAD
2006-03-18 by lcdpublishing
Quick question for Kicad users... How do I draw a trace - I can start it, but can t figure out how to make it go from point-to-point. I have tried right-click,
Re: KiCAD
2006-03-18 by Wayne C. Gramlich
... No, in my case, each sub-panel is a separate project that is different. I will typically put 6-8 different projects on the same panel. ... I m sure that
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: KiCAD
2006-03-18 by Stefan Trethan
On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 11:41:34 +0100, Leon Heller ... Since it seems to be unlimited software why not simply copy it and paste it several times. The problems
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: KiCAD
2006-03-18 by Leon Heller
... From: Wayne C. Gramlich To: Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:31 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: KiCAD
Re: KiCAD
2006-03-18 by Bob_xyz
... ... Are these multiple copies of the same layout? If so, it s possible to manually edit the Gerber files to do an array of boards. I ll be posting a
Re: freeware CAD EAGLE -> (Alan Marconett)
2006-03-18 by Len Warner
... Probably unworkable in general, since these numbers are not immutable and may or may not be under the control of the user. MAC address is tied to a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Board layout with freeware CAD EAGLE - how to fill a polygon
2006-03-18 by Christopher Hart
And I would have thought that of the foreign language manuals, the German one would be the most useful.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Board layout with freeware CAD EAGLE - how to fill a polygon
2006-03-18 by Christopher Hart
The red layer is the TOP layer, in other words the copper layer on the same side as the parts. The Blue layer is the Bottom layer, or the copper layer on the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: freeware CAD EAGLE -> (Alan Marconett)
2006-03-17 by Alan King
... OIGTA, IAMOPWJTTFLOEWALOPFIO! A (Oh, I get them all, I m a member of People Who Just Type The First Letter Of Every Word And Let Other People Figure It
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Mechanical Etching (was Re: freeware CAD EAGLE)
2006-03-17 by Alan King
... While I wouldn t generally go mechanical for other reasons, I still haven t figured why the economy of a real engraving spindle hasn t caught on for this.
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Mechanical Etching (was Re: freeware CAD EAGLE)
2006-03-17 by Alan Marconett
HI Wayne, list, I have 4 holes on a 4 x 3 rectangle (the corners), and one in the center. I m going to try and BOLT the board down to a sacrificial piece
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: freeware CAD EAGLE
2006-03-17 by Alan Marconett
Hi Dave, OK, I ll be sure to do that! A small way I can return the favor for all the help I ve received. Alan KM6VV
Re: KiCAD
2006-03-17 by Wayne C. Gramlich
... Richard: Thanks for the review. It pretty much agrees with my experience to date. I m hoping that the next board that I send out to Olimex will be done
Mechanical Etching (was Re: freeware CAD EAGLE)
2006-03-17 by Wayne C. Gramlich
... Dave: Ever since I turned my garage into a toxic soup when my aquarium tank heater over heated my Ferric Cloride, I have been interested in mechanical
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: freeware CAD EAGLE
2006-03-17 by Codesuidae
... I ve considered that as well (on my CNC Taig), but haven t gotten around to trying anything other than using it to drill the holes. Having done a number
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: freeware CAD EAGLE -> (Alan Marconett)
2006-03-17 by Alan Marconett
Hi Ted, That IS a lot of parts for a discrete RF design! I can see how working back and forth on the schematic and layout would be an ideal way to get good
Re: KiCAD
2006-03-17 by rmustakos
Not specifically to Wayne. I have been using KiCAD now for a couple of months. I m currently using it for a four layer PCI-104 board that uses an ADV202 J2K
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: freeware CAD EAGLE
2006-03-17 by Alan Marconett
Hi Dave, Yes, I m on a few CAD/CAM lists! It all seems to tie together. I m back on the Homebrew PCB list after a hiatus, I was concentrating on CNCing my
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: freeware CAD EAGLE -> (Alan Marconett)
2006-03-17 by Wayne Topa
... Nah HTH=Hope This Helps, YMMV=Your Mileage May Vary, HAND=Have A Nice Day Wayne -- Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] KiCAD
2006-03-17 by Alan Marconett
Hi Wayne! Fancy meeting you here! Although it s no surprise! Yes, I think I may have been responsible for starting the thread on Eagle. Funny, I think it was
Re: freeware CAD EAGLE -> (Alan Marconett)
2006-03-17 by kilocycles
Alan, That s right, it isn t very high for digital circuitry. A 16F877 and a few other supporting ICs will run the count up in a hurry. That s why I
gEDA-Was-Re: KiCAD
2006-03-17 by kilocycles
gEDA is another GPL package under development. I ll add it to the database. It s Linux; I took a look at it a couple of weeks ago, and it is an ambitious
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: freeware CAD EAGLE -> (Alan Marconett)
2006-03-17 by Stefan Trethan
I don t think many people would go for that. I would expect most of us to prefer permanent, one-time payment solutions. Also, the guys making my PCB software
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Best Tool to cut 1/16in Fiberglass pcb's
2006-03-17 by Alan King
... You ve left out dremel tool cut off wheels, and the rotary PCB routers that are used for cutouts. Both can do quite decently for small quantities. Needs