gEDA-user: Parallel Installation of Stable and Unstable gEDA Version
Hello, currently I am using gEDA 1.6.2 on a Ubuntu Linux System in a VirtualBox -> this runs very good. For test reasons, I would like also to install the 1.7.x version of gEDA. I can do it at a different place - that's no problem. But what I am looking for is a good way to switch between the stable and the unstable version? What is your way of doing that? Thanks a lot for you help ... Markus ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
gEDA-user: Attribute Net (without pin assignment) - for Power and Port Symbols
Hello, I am drawing some new symbols for my library. Currently I am doing GND and Power Symbols. There I have following question: I have drawn a power symbol for the 3V3 power supply. Therefore I used one pin with the pinnumber 1. In addition I attached the attribute net=3V3:1 to assign the 3V3 net to that pin. Additionally I attached the attribute value=3V3 (this is the only attribute which is visible). Actually I would like to use only the net attribute. There I could assign net=3V3 instead of net=3V3:1. I know that the ":1" is that the gnetlist tool knows that the 3V3 is connected to pin 1. But in case of a "One-Pin-Symbol" the gnetlist tool could assume that the only net should be assigned to the only pin. The reason for asking that is, that then I could make the attribute net visible and easily change the supply net (without adding the :1) in gschem. Is there some kind of option or maybe another attribute to make this possible? In addition I would / could use the same type for input port symbols and output port symbols. Best regards, Markus ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
gEDA-user: Strokes in gEDA (gschem)
Hello, I just started using gEDA. Actually I like it very much, because it reminds me to the tools what I have to use at work ... There I use Mentor Boardstation with mouse strokes. I like theses mouse strokes very much and I found the possibility to enable these strokes even in gschem: (middle-button "stroke") But: I did not find any information what type of strokes are defined and where I can change these strokes. Can anybody give me some hints? Regards, Markus ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
Re: gEDA-user: Split ground planes and zero ohm jumpers
>> The common way to track common ground planes seems to be to place a >> jumper between the planes so that the netlist can be sane. This >> requires a component to be placed on one of the outer layers of the >> board, which is a bit of an annoyance. Is there any other way of doing >> this? Maybe some kind of hacked component on an inner layer? > What I do is I place a 0Ohm resistor, and when the layout is ready, I short it > with a line. This will give DRC error, but I ignore it. The library department at my company defined a special component for that purpose. We have a 2, 3 or 4 Star Symbol for that. To that symbol a special footprint will be attached where the pins are connected. The component is a smd device and I can place it in the layout at the top or bottom side. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
