Thank you, Bernd ! I did it your way, that's perfect !
--- In [email protected], Bernd Wiebus <bernd.wie...@...> wrote: > > Hello Phil. > > > I wonder how do you guys manage the "external" components, I mean switches > > for example, that are not soldered directly on > > the board, but are wired to connection pins. > > Of course, there are severel ways to do this. I created some modules as > "Wire Pads" which means this is only one one Pad, just for soldering a > wire to this pad. > > I add them to the schematic just as simple singular pins (usually i use > the symbol "Terminal-Block-1Pin...." and draw with graphical lines and > Text some info about the funktion. Connect them > ("Terminal-Block-1Pin....") at CVpcb with the wire pads modules. At > PCBnew you will get some single Pads, wich can moved free across your > board. > You should do some additional info with Text and drawings at perhaps the > silkscreen. > And, of course, you can create your own symbol. > > Another way is to create a footprint with just perhaps a symbolical > switch and some info at the silkscreen, and the pads for wiring you > need. Just use a standard switch symbol at the schematic and connect it > at CVpcb with this Footprint. At the board, you will get this footprint > and can place it to the board. Like at the old orcad, you will be able > to move singular pads of a footprint. But at least, you cannot move the > silkscreen without moving all pads. So this method will be better at > cases, where you keep the pads for the wire connection close together. > As an example, look at the footprint at the attachment > (Potentiometer_WirePads_largePads_RevA_30July2010.emp). > > You will find a footprint library for Kicad with wire pads at the file > repository of this group (library folder). The actual library is > WirePads_RevA.mod. > There you will also find the symbol "Terminal-Block-1Pin...." at the > File SymbolsSimilarEN60617+oldDIN617-RevE3.lib > > Good Luck and best regards. Bernd Wiebus alias dl1eic > > > > > This is nice at the case you spread the wiring > I'd like to put those switches on the schematic, just to be sure that > the wiring diagram is complete... > > Thanks for your help ! > > Phil. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > 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 > > > > > > >
