Re: gEDA-user: Fun challenge: cat-5 cable tester

2006-08-28 Thread DJ Delorie
> It's much easier if you put the remote resistors in series (and > needs one less, too): Ok, that's a novel solution I hadn't thought of. It doesn't solve the exact original challenge, but it's still the best solution so far :-) One of the ideas I had was to add weak pull-ups on the eight ADC

Re: gEDA-user: Fun challenge: cat-5 cable tester

2006-08-28 Thread John Doty
On Aug 27, 2006, at 8:22 AM, DJ Delorie wrote: [I posted this on s.e.design, but all of the people who responded were too stupid to know what "fun challenge" meant, and tried to talk me out of the *design* of the tester, ignoring the purpose of the posting. So, I'm copying it here, because pe

gEDA-user: simple panelizing script

2006-08-28 Thread DJ Delorie
Given an input board and the number horizontally and vertically you want, this produces a panelized board. For a board "foo.pcb" it produces "foo.pcb.panel". Not a lot of smarts here, but it demonstrates the procedure, including fixing up the paste-point. Note: make sure you have "unique refdes"

Re: gEDA-user: pinnumber, pinlabel, pinseq, pin-what?

2006-08-28 Thread Ales Hvezda
>Can someone enlighten me on the subtle difference of > * pinlabel > * pinnumber > * pinseq Be sure to check out: http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:master_attributes_list and look at the various definitions as well. -Ales

Re: gEDA-user: Re: Re: New release of gEDA install CD

2006-08-28 Thread Ales Hvezda
[snip] >* gschem pans with the mouse ---> Pan is a bit too sensitive. The >schematics moves 4 times as fast as the mouse. I'd prefer a >1:1 movement or 1:2 maxiumum. Mouse acceleration is taken care of by the >window manager. You can control the amount the mouse moves by changing/overridi

gEDA-user: CD ISO install Issues

2006-08-28 Thread Arthur Baldwin
Dear gEDA users,Recently I installed the latest version of the CD ISO for the gEDA Suite.  What I did not expect to encounter was the need to copy everything from the CD to the HDD before being able to run the "installer" script.  In addition, once it properly installed, I could no longer use PgAdm

Re: gEDA-user: pinnumber, pinlabel, pinseq, pin-what?

2006-08-28 Thread Steve Meier
Sure, pinnumber gets appended to the refference designator durring the netlist generation. E.g. U1-2 the 2 would be from the pinnumber attribute the U1 would be the devices reference designator. pinseq is used for slots which seems to be another term for gate. Such as some devices have multiple

Re: gEDA-user: Rules of thumb for MOVs?

2006-08-28 Thread John Luciani
On 8/28/06, Stuart Brorson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I need to use some MOVs on my AC input power lines to cut down voltage transients which seem to make some of our instruments queasy. I was wondering if anybody is familiar enough with these devices to offer some advice about their usage in s

gEDA-user: pinnumber, pinlabel, pinseq, pin-what?

2006-08-28 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
Can someone enlighten me on the subtle difference of * pinlabel * pinnumber * pinseq If I want to make a 2x3 pin connector with two columns going like 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b. Which attributes get the full name with digit and letter? Thanks. ---<(kaimartin)>--- -- Kai-Martin Knaak htt

gEDA-user: Re: Re: New release of gEDA install CD

2006-08-28 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:26:12 -0400, Stuart Brorson wrote: > Thanks for testing the CD! Let us know how you like the latest > gEDA/gaf stuff! First changes I noticed: * gschem uses stock gnome icons. Nice. I appreciate eye candy :-) * Zoom with the mouse wheel. ---> Big step in terms of usabili

gEDA-user: Rules of thumb for MOVs?

2006-08-28 Thread Stuart Brorson
Hi Guys -- I have an electronics-type question, and perhaps I can try to tap into the knowledgebase on geda-user. I need to use some MOVs on my AC input power lines to cut down voltage transients which seem to make some of our instruments queasy. I was wondering if anybody is familiar enough wi

Re: gEDA-user: Re: Re: footprint creation HOWTO

2006-08-28 Thread Ramakrishnan Muthukrishnan
On 8/28/06, Kai-Martin Knaak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://ronja.twibright.com/guidelines/footprints.php You may also check out the wiki: http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:pcb_tips Thanks. -- Ramakrishnan - VU3RDD ___ geda-user mailing list ged

gEDA-user: Re: Re: footprint creation HOWTO

2006-08-28 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:48:27 +0530, Ramakrishnan Muthukrishnan wrote: > Where is it available on the web? I am interested to look at your HOWTO. http://ronja.twibright.com/guidelines/footprints.php You may also check out the wiki: http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:pcb_tips ---<(kaimartin)>--- --

gEDA-user: Re: Complicated shapes and vector graffic in PCB

2006-08-28 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:26:27 +0200, Karel Kulhavy wrote: > Hello > I would like to have a semicircular section of the board edge which is only > couple of degrees, not 45 or multiples. I also need to have the Ronja logo and > some Hawaiian flowers imported as vector graphics. Is this possible with

Re: gEDA-user: Re: New release of gEDA install CD

2006-08-28 Thread Stuart Brorson
Thanks for testing the CD! Let us know how you like the latest gEDA/gaf stuff! Do you mind if I cut/paste some of your text into the wiki? * libgtk1.2-dev (compile failed because of missing gtk-config. Configure did not seem to check for it.) This is interesting. What pack

gEDA-user: Re: newbie footprint argument Q

2006-08-28 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 16:29:29 -0500, craigni-fOdFMYwuEsI wrote: > ...and... is there a help file somewhere that lists the args of elements > and to what they correspond? Being half a newbie myself, I prefer to use the footprint style that is called "newlib" in geda. No parameters to trip over, jus

gEDA-user: Re: New release of gEDA install CD

2006-08-28 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:38:18 -0400, Stuart Brorson wrote: > (Bottom of page). The latest rev is date-coded 20060825. Fine. So I get a chance for a coherent upgrade from the outdated versions in my distro :-)) > I would appreciate it if others would download the CD and try it out on > their own

Re: gEDA-user: Fun challenge: cat-5 cable tester

2006-08-28 Thread Patrick Doyle
The resistors on the far end should be different values, so you can tell which lines they're connected to. Choosing the right values so that you can generate useful voltages is the tricky bit. That's the part where electrons & I seldom agree :-) --wpd

Re: gEDA-user: Fun challenge: cat-5 cable tester

2006-08-28 Thread DJ Delorie
> Is there a typo in your diagram? You list P0/AD0 twice (same for Perhaps. Eight A/D converters on eight GPIO pins. > My first thought, drifting off to sleep last night, was that all of > the resistors should probably have the same value. My second thought > was that R11-R18 will probably en

Re: gEDA-user: Complicated shapes and vector graffic in PCB

2006-08-28 Thread DJ Delorie
> I would like to have a semicircular section of the board edge which > is only couple of degrees, not 45 or multiples. I also need to have > the Ronja logo and some Hawaiian flowers imported as vector > graphics. Is this possible with PCB? Sure, if you can convert it from whatever you have. PCB

Re: gEDA-user: Re: footprint creation HOWTO

2006-08-28 Thread Ramakrishnan Muthukrishnan
Hi, Where is it available on the web? I am interested to look at your HOWTO. Thanks Ramakrishnan, VU3RDD On 8/28/06, Karel Kulhavy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 01:53:23AM +0200, kmk wrote: > Hello Karel. > Thank you, for putting the footprint creation HOWTO on the interne

Re: gEDA-user: Fun challenge: cat-5 cable tester

2006-08-28 Thread Patrick Doyle
Oh, I love puzzles! Is there a typo in your diagram? You list P0/AD0 twice (same for P1/AD1, etc...) Presumably you are targeting a specific uP for the GPIO/AD pins. Does it have only 4 such pins and is that part of the challenge? My first thought, drifting off to sleep last night, was that a

gEDA-user: Re: footprint creation HOWTO

2006-08-28 Thread Karel Kulhavy
On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 01:53:23AM +0200, kmk wrote: > Hello Karel. > Thank you, for putting the footprint creation HOWTO on the internet. It > saved me a lot of guesswork and frustration :-) > > Just two minor remarks: > * There is a typo in the command at step 15. There is a comma missing in > b

gEDA-user: Complicated shapes and vector graffic in PCB

2006-08-28 Thread Karel Kulhavy
Hello I would like to design a stylish Ronja surfboard wax scraper in PCB and let it be manufactured. I would like to have a semicircular section of the board edge which is only couple of degrees, not 45 or multiples. I also need to have the Ronja logo and some Hawaiian flowers imported as vector