>> I recommend that you add the X on the schematic. Doesn't the >> netlister just pass the label through? > Not really. If I call the diode XD108, the netlister calls it DXD108. > > Wouldn't it be a work-around to call the diode U108?
I doubt that will work. IIRC, spice-sdb looks for the DEVICE attribute attached to each symbol to know what to do. If your DEVICE attribute is DIODE, then spice-sdb will emit a D line, whether you want one or not. I see one of two things you can do: 1. Copy the example presented by the RF amp circuit in the gEDA examples directory. Create a top-level symbol showing your diode in a box (to distinguish it from a real diode), give it refdes X, create your sub-circuit schematic, and then use the hierarchy exemplified in that example to link your sub-circuit to the main circuit. 2. Change the DEVICE attribute of your diode to something other than DIODE. I forget what the desired attribute value should be, but it probably doesn't matter if you just give the symbol an X refdes. BTW: If you can't see the DEVICE attribute from withing gschem, either edit the .sym file with a text editor, or change your gafrc to promote the DEVICE attribute. HTH, Stuart _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user