Stephrac74 wrote: > I’ve not checked before drawing the PCB that the module was ok…. And what a > mistake !
I've run into the same problem on high end commercial packages - there is a high rate of errors in the parts libs. I almost always spend half my time defining new parts - there are several reasons: 1 - Most large chip library parts don't have the pin placement organized logically. schematics ought to convey information in an understandable form - not just hacked together connections. 2 - I always bring out a real ground and power pin - using auto connect sounds like a time saver - but real circuit boards need ground and power nets that are designed to minimize ground noise. Even on multi layer boards with dedicated power layers there becomes the issue of separating analog and digital grounds - knowing how to split ground and power plans for A/D converter areas and high gain input sections is a must. 3 - added fields that make procurement, ECO, multi source etc. - unless you hate the buyer. This is tedious time consuming work - but it pays in the end. My hunch is that open-libraries will end up with lower error rates - should be a field that says who (email) is the maintainer of a library part so corrections can be sent off. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc. WEB http://xtronics.com 3209 West 9th Street Ph (785) 841-3089 Lawrence, KS 66049 FAX (785) 841-0434 Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. -- Mark Twain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your question. Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of Kicad. Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your symbols/modules to the kicad library. For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: kicad-users-dig...@yahoogroups.com kicad-users-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: kicad-users-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
