Re: gEDA-user: Parts DB

2007-12-17 Thread Dave McGuire
On Dec 17, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Dave N6NZ wrote: >> Perhaps what is needed here is the concept of >> "data sources", with a defined API that forms an abstraction layer >> between gschem and the component database(s), whatever format/ >> database >> type/etc they may be stored in. That way, "data sou

Re: gEDA-user: gerbv - abnormal exit (2nd attempt)

2007-12-17 Thread David Kerber
H. I'm a java programmer and tomcat server admin by current trade, even though my degree was in EE, so I might be able to help you out there. Let me see what I can come up with... > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PR

Re: gEDA-user: Math functions and PLI

2007-12-17 Thread Stephen Williams
I believe the current Icarus Verilog vvp now has all the infrastructure needed to support real-valued system functions, and there are some PLI2 functions that return real values. So the PLI1 support is just a matter of providing the right translation layer code to make it work. Any volunteers? La

Re: gEDA-user: gerbv - abnormal exit (2nd attempt)

2007-12-17 Thread wilson1442
Stefan Petersen wrote: > 2) The aperture macro also contains operations like $4=$1X$5. My copy of "Gerber Format: Plot Data Format Reference Book" is quite old, (c)1993. But some of the examples use the "$4=" construct to work around the severe restriction on expressions: "Only one operato

Re: gEDA-user: Shall we use letters (i.e. E, C, B ) for transsitor pin names?

2007-12-17 Thread Steve Meier
I would like to add, that in all fairness to the todays techs (and todays assembly shops). Parts have become so small that they no longer have descriptions such as 74LX04 on them they often have cryptic package codes of 2 or 3 letters and the silk screening of these codes can be so bad you are left

Re: gEDA-user: gerbv - abnormal exit (2nd attempt)

2007-12-17 Thread Stefan Petersen
Stefan Petersen wrote: > Looking at the gerber you send along there are two things I notice: > 1) There is some kind of comment in the middle of the aperture macro. > > That is according to the manuals _I_ have seen not legal. Maybe there is > something I have completely missed out. And this was

Re: gEDA-user: gerbv - abnormal exit (2nd attempt)

2007-12-17 Thread Stefan Petersen
Hello! Thanks for the report. Of course there should not be any dumping of variables or severe crashing so that is a bug for sure. gerbv is in the middle of a major rewrite, so hopefully we might get this into the rewrite. I set it up as bug at least. Or if you want to do it. Looking at the gerb

Re: gEDA-user: Examples for clever use of attributes?

2007-12-17 Thread John Luciani
On Dec 17, 2007 3:52 PM, John Griessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Luciani wrote: > > On Dec 17, 2007 12:36 PM, John Griessen wrote: > > >> are you thinking of sets of names to be a part language? > >> > >> Like: > >> > >> C_10uf_10V_Z5U_0805 > > > > I was thinking of . . . For example a 33

Re: gEDA-user: Examples for clever use of attributes?

2007-12-17 Thread John Griessen
John Luciani wrote: > On Dec 17, 2007 12:36 PM, John Griessen wrote: >> are you thinking of sets of names to be a part language? >> >> Like: >> >> C_10uf_10V_Z5U_0805 > > I was thinking of . . . For example a 330pf 1% 50V X7R ceramic cap in an 0805 > package could be > CAP_X7R-331U-50V-102T-08

Re: gEDA-user: Parts DB

2007-12-17 Thread Dave N6NZ
Dave McGuire wrote: > Perhaps what is needed here is the concept of > "data sources", with a defined API that forms an abstraction layer > between gschem and the component database(s), whatever format/database > type/etc they may be stored in. That way, "data source modules" (MySQL, > Postgr

Re: gEDA-user: Examples for clever use of attributes?

2007-12-17 Thread John Luciani
On Dec 17, 2007 12:36 PM, John Griessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Luciani wrote: > An internal > > part number database is on my to-do list. > > Hi John L, > > are you thinking of sets of names to be a part language? > > Like: > > C_10uf_10V_Z5U_0805 I was thinking of starting with some

Re: gEDA-user: Math functions and PLI

2007-12-17 Thread Larry Doolittle
Matt - On Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 10:43:38PM -0800, Larry Doolittle wrote: > On Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 06:19:38PM -0800, Matt Ettus wrote: > >http://www.chris.spear.net/pli/math.htm > Unfortunately, when I go to use the result I still get the > messages that Matt reports. Steve, what am I missing?

Re: gEDA-user: Examples for clever use of attributes?

2007-12-17 Thread John Griessen
John Luciani wrote: An internal > part number database is on my to-do list. Hi John L, are you thinking of sets of names to be a part language? Like: C_10uf_10V_Z5U_0805 John G -- Ecosensory Austin TX tinyOS devel on: ubuntu Linux; tinyOS v2.0.2; telosb ecosens1 __

gEDA-user: gerbv - abnormal exit (2nd attempt)

2007-12-17 Thread wilson1442
Sorry if this eventually shows up twice. "From:" didn't match my subscribed address on my first attempt. Upon using version 1.0.3 to view: %FSLAX23Y23*% %AMRECT*0 Round-cornered rectangle * 0 PARAMS: ,* 21,1,$1-$3,$2,0,0,$4*21,1,$1,$2-$3,0,0,$4*$1=$1-$3*$2=$2-$3*$1=$1/2*$2=$2/2* $4=$1X$5*$

Re: gEDA-user: Examples for clever use of attributes?

2007-12-17 Thread Stuart Brorson
> I am doing my first larger design with gEDA, so I have to do good > bookkeeping. > > gnetlist -g BOM is very helpful, but I have to fill in the attributes... > > For ICs I have currently something like > > device=LM741 > footprint=SO8 > > For resitors and coils > > device=RESISTOR > value=100k >

Re: gEDA-user: Examples for clever use of attributes?

2007-12-17 Thread John Luciani
On Dec 17, 2007 9:20 AM, Stefan Salewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > This is OK, but for (some) resistors I should add max voltage and power > dissipation. For critical coils I must add the exact type... > > How should I do this best? > Put all additional information in comment=... attri

gEDA-user: Examples for clever use of attributes?

2007-12-17 Thread Stefan Salewski
Hello, I am doing my first larger design with gEDA, so I have to do good bookkeeping. gnetlist -g BOM is very helpful, but I have to fill in the attributes... For ICs I have currently something like device=LM741 footprint=SO8 For resitors and coils device=RESISTOR value=100k footprint=0805 d

Re: gEDA-user: problem with gsch2pcb generated pcb file

2007-12-17 Thread Stefan Salewski
>Essentially I cannot move the silkscreen name of the layout >item. This may be the same bug which I reported some days ago -- I was unable to move refdes label in GTK interface of pcb. Problem vanish when I saved the pcb file (+terminate pcb?) and load the file again. __

gEDA-user: problem with gsch2pcb generated pcb file

2007-12-17 Thread Sean D'Epagnier
Hi, I have recently run into a problem with gsch2pcb which I can easily re-create. Essentially I cannot move the silkscreen name of the layout item. To re-create: 1. run gschem and add a component. Edit it adding a footprint, I used 603 which I know to cause the problem. 2. run gsch2pcb on the s