gEDA-user: encrytped models on gnucap or ngspice

2008-04-25 Thread carzrgr8
Can either of these simulators handle an encrytped model?  I have some from fairchild that are hspice format, using .prot FREELIB , which is encrypted.div gene ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org

Re: gEDA-user: encrytped models on gnucap or ngspice

2008-04-25 Thread Stuart Brorson
Can either of these simulators handle an encrytped model? ?I have some from fairchild that are hspice format, using .prot FREELIB , which is encrypted. The short answer is no. To expound on this answer, if the HSpice folks were to release details about their encryption algorithm, then we could

Re: gEDA-user: encrytped models on gnucap or ngspice

2008-04-25 Thread Rick Collins
At 09:49 AM 4/25/2008, you wrote: Can either of these simulators handle an encrytped model? I have some from fairchild that are hspice format, using .prot FREELIB , which is encrypted. The short answer is no. To expound on this answer, if the HSpice folks were to release details about their

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread Ian Chapman
* Try turning of the pads and see if there is a small amount amount of copper under the pad. * Are your traces and pads on the same side of the board? * Can you connect with with auto enforce DRC clearance off? Hi John, The last suggestion enabled me to connect to the pad. I guess that

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread DJ Delorie
Q1) I guess that Clearance/2 means enter 2 to get 0.1 hipot clearance? Clearance is an amount added to the *diameter* of the pins/pads, so yes, 200 mil clearance gives 100 mil copper gap. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org

Re: gEDA-user: gschem fonts

2008-04-25 Thread Peter Clifton
On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 00:49 +, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:30:35 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote: Another way being investigated was using new arbitrary user font support being developed for cairo, to cache rendered glyphs and speed things up. This seems to me the

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread John Luciani
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Ian Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Try turning of the pads and see if there is a small amount amount of copper under the pad. * Are your traces and pads on the same side of the board? * Can you connect with with auto enforce DRC clearance off? Hi

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread Ian Chapman
Hi John, I was using skinny traces for experimenting set to 5 mils width and spacing. Other than that I am using the defaults. I'll have to read on the docs to determine how to change the DRC? On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Ian Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Try turning of the pads

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread John Luciani
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Ian Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi John, I was using skinny traces for experimenting set to 5 mils width and spacing. Other than that I am using the defaults. I'll have to read on the docs to determine how to change the DRC? EMACS ;-) I look for the

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread Ian Chapman
In my # release: pcb 20080202 version I have:- DRC[2000 1000 2000 1000 1500 1000] and since they are in square brackets that works out to be 0.020 spacing and that's fine for through hole but not so good for TQFP with 0.5mm pad spacing. I'll change the PCB file to 5 or 10 mil if there is not a

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread DJ Delorie
There is a GUI option. For GTK, it's in file-preferences, in the lesstif version it's edit-board sizes. Clearance should depend on your board fab's design rules. For 8 mil spacing for example, you need 8 mil gap as well (it's spacing after all), so set your clearance accordingly.

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread John Luciani
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 1:18 PM, Ian Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In my # release: pcb 20080202 version I have:- DRC[2000 1000 2000 1000 1500 1000] and since they are in square brackets that works out to be 0.020 spacing and that's fine for through hole but not so good for TQFP with

Re: gEDA-user: encrytped models on gnucap or ngspice

2008-04-25 Thread carzrgr8
Bummer :( Fairchild offers some on-line tools for selecting and testing mosfet (and some other stuff as well).  Problem is, it's not my circuit and does not show what I am looking for.  I'm interested in THD performance of my entire circuit - something they can't provide.  I don't have the

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread Rick Collins
I just completed a couple of boards using the 100 pin TQFP and I used 6/6 (0.165/0.165 mm actually) on one board which needed fine pitch to be routable and 10/10 on the other. The fine pitch board had a lot more 0.635 mm pitch parts which the smaller grid was compatible with. It was no real

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread Rick Collins
I just completed a couple of boards using the 100 pin TQFP and I used 6/6 (0.165/0.165 mm actually) on one board which needed fine pitch to be routable and 10/10 on the other. The fine pitch board had a lot more 0.635 mm pitch parts which the smaller grid was compatible with. It was no real

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread DJ Delorie
I use FreePCB which will always align the first trace with the pin and puts the second vertex on grid. Does PCB do that as well, or do you have to switch grids? PCB has snap-to-pin and automatic two-part traces, so as long as you start or end on the pad's snap point, it aligns the traces for

gEDA-user: Open VHDL Simulators?

2008-04-25 Thread Stephen Williams
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 As you know, this year's Icarus Verilog GSoC candidate is working on a VHDL code generator back-end for Icarus Verilog. Hooray! But suddenly the obvious question comes up, How are we going to run these generated files? I'm here looking for

Re: gEDA-user: Open VHDL Simulators?

2008-04-25 Thread Attila Kinali
On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:04:38 -0700 Stephen Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As you know, this year's Icarus Verilog GSoC candidate is working on a VHDL code generator back-end for Icarus Verilog. Hooray! But suddenly the obvious question comes up, How are we going to run these generated

Re: gEDA-user: Open VHDL Simulators?

2008-04-25 Thread al davis
On Friday 25 April 2008, Stephen Williams wrote: As you know, this year's Icarus Verilog GSoC candidate is working on a VHDL code generator back-end for Icarus Verilog. Hooray! But suddenly the obvious question comes up, How are we going to run these generated files? I'm here looking for

Re: gEDA-user: Footprint TQFP100_14 pitch ?

2008-04-25 Thread Dan McMahill
Rick Collins wrote: a footprint. In the past I have found pre-designed libraries to be unreliable. So I create my own footprints from scratch... well not quite from scratch. I have found the same thing. I've made slow progress at improving the pcb libraries, but it is slow and tedious.

Re: gEDA-user: encrytped models on gnucap or ngspice

2008-04-25 Thread Dan McMahill
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can either of these simulators handle an encrytped model? I have some from fairchild that are hspice format, using .prot FREELIB , which is encrypted. I'd be surprised. It seems to me that if you knew how to use the encrypted models then you'd also know how to

Re: gEDA-user: encrytped models on gnucap or ngspice

2008-04-25 Thread al davis
On Friday 25 April 2008, Dan McMahill wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can either of these simulators handle an encrytped model?  I have some from fairchild that are hspice format, using .prot FREELIB , which is encrypted. I'd be surprised.  It seems to me that if you knew how to use the

gEDA-user: Footprint Updates at luciani.org

2008-04-25 Thread John Luciani
* Corrected the silkscreen body on AMP 102979 and 103149 series connectors. The outside edge of the body is 140mils from the center of the first pin row. I mistakenly set the inside edge of the body to 140mils from the center of the first pin row. * Added footprint for solder jumpers

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:29:06 -0400, DJ Delorie wrote: PCB has snap-to-pin and automatic two-part traces, so as long as you start or end on the pad's snap point, it aligns the traces for you. Check, the option Crosshair snaps to pins and pads in the settings menu Insert can be set to snap

Re: gEDA-user: gschem fonts

2008-04-25 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:01:28 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote: Any prediction how long I should hold my breath? Months? Years? http://cairographics.org/roadmap/ November 2008 is suggested, but the support isn't merged yet. Ok. So I'll ask again in spring 09 ;-) ---(kaimartin)--- -- Kai-Martin

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread Ian Chapman
I'm okay now, I set it to 0.008, thanks for all the help. I am planning to use http://www.4pcb.com/ Advanced Circuit's 4 layer, 30 sq ins, 66$ special and they use 0.006 line/space unless any one has had a bad experience with them? They were fine on a low tech two layer through hole board.

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread John Luciani
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Ian Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm okay now, I set it to 0.008, thanks for all the help. I am planning to use http://www.4pcb.com/ Advanced Circuit's 4 layer, 30 sq ins, 66$ special and they use 0.006 line/space unless any one has had a bad

Re: gEDA-user: PCB connections

2008-04-25 Thread DJ Delorie
I am planning to use http://www.4pcb.com/ Advanced Circuit's 4 layer, 30 sq ins, 66$ special and they use 0.006 line/space unless any one has had a bad experience with them? They were fine on a low tech two layer through hole board. I used the $66 special for my latest furnace board, it's