gEDA-user: autogenerate documentation to track project progress

2009-02-14 Thread Chitlesh GOORAH
Hello there, I want to know whether it is possible to autogenerate a report/factory manual from my gEDA schematics and pcbs based on : - the size of the board - the BOM - possible commented bugs or todos on the schematics - schematic/pcb layout pictures - ... I am looking for a possible solution

Re: gEDA-user: autogenerate documentation to track project progress

2009-02-14 Thread Stuart Brorson
I want to know whether it is possible to autogenerate a report/factory manual from my gEDA schematics and pcbs based on : - the size of the board - the BOM - possible commented bugs or todos on the schematics - schematic/pcb layout pictures - ... [... snip ...] I presume you are talking

Re: gEDA-user: autogenerate documentation to track project progress

2009-02-14 Thread Stuart Brorson
H The idea of autocreated fab notes/drawing is a good one. I could envision doing this using Latex/metafont driven from an external script. Or maybe via a Makefile? Or doxygen? The script would read in some type of template holding boilerplate fab notes, insert a .eps version of

Re: gEDA-user: autogenerate documentation to track project progress

2009-02-14 Thread Dan McMahill
Chitlesh GOORAH wrote: Currently, I code with ghdl and generate its documentation(pdf) with doxygen + my latex template, thereby I have an updated documentation which helps me track the work done and progress made by different designers. The same documentation I use during my progress

Re: gEDA-user: autogenerate documentation to track project progress

2009-02-14 Thread Bert Timmerman
Dan McMahill wrote: Chitlesh GOORAH wrote: Currently, I code with ghdl and generate its documentation(pdf) with doxygen + my latex template, thereby I have an updated documentation which helps me track the work done and progress made by different designers. The same documentation I use

Re: gEDA-user: fyi: program to enter spreadsheet contents into a Digi-Key web-order

2009-02-14 Thread Tim Hanson
DJ, Wow, i *really* wish that I had known that earlier. No need for some script if you can just upload the file directly... indeed, i should have guessed that such functionality existed! I guess all is not lost, though, as now we have some way of programmatically interacting with the digikey

Re: gEDA-user: autogenerate documentation to track project progress

2009-02-14 Thread Bert Timmerman
Hi Dan and all, Bert Timmerman wrote: Dan McMahill wrote: Chitlesh GOORAH wrote: Currently, I code with ghdl and generate its documentation(pdf) with doxygen + my latex template, thereby I have an updated documentation which helps me track the work done and progress made by different

Re: gEDA-user: PCB - How To Find A Component?

2009-02-14 Thread gene
I'm not sure if anyone is interested, but I have a first cut of program to move stuff around on the board. It executes directly on the .pcb file so it's not a plugin. Also, it's in java. Here's what it does: 1) Selects all the parts that begin with a certain label, e.g. S6/S307 will find

gEDA-user: rats

2009-02-14 Thread gene
do all the parts need to be dispersed for the rats nest 'o' to work? It seems that way on my design (3000+ parts). PCB just hangs. If I disperse all, then 'o', it takes a little while, but it comes back. gene ___ geda-user mailing list

Re: gEDA-user: Interesting board defect

2009-02-14 Thread DJ Delorie
Yeah, it looks like you violated the minimum trace width on the hairline copper traces between the two pads, and they broke off and got glued down by the solder mask. I usually go through all my 0603's and increase the clearance just enough to not have those slivers. I don't think it's

Re: gEDA-user: Interesting board defect

2009-02-14 Thread Eric Brombaugh
DJ Delorie wrote: I usually go through all my 0603's and increase the clearance just enough to not have those slivers. Good idea - one more thing to add to my customized footprint library. Eric ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org

Re: gEDA-user: Google SoC : Potential Candidate seeking Info

2009-02-14 Thread Aanjhan R
Thank you all for the feedbacks. I looked a bit deeper into the projects and my interests and figured that , I am not into GUI stuff but would love to get my hands more dirty with things even down. On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 9:56 AM, al davis ad...@freeelectron.net wrote: 3. Porting of missing

Re: gEDA-user: Interesting board defect

2009-02-14 Thread Dave N6NZ
Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:05:18 -0700, Eric Brombaugh wrote: http://members.cox.net/ebrombaugh1/synth/armfpga/gnd_shorts.jpg Solder mask is offset by a pretty large margin in this sample (~5 mil). Is this typical for BatchPCB? Well, I've had mixed luck with

Re: gEDA-user: Interesting board defect

2009-02-14 Thread Ben Jackson
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 06:09:36PM -0500, DJ Delorie wrote: Yeah, it looks like you violated the minimum trace width on the hairline copper traces between the two pads, and they broke off and got glued down by the solder mask. Yep. If you have an unpopulated board and a stout bench supply

Re: gEDA-user: Interesting board defect

2009-02-14 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:27:48 -0800, Ben Jackson wrote: It's not really a DRC problem. The polygon clearance code should eliminate slivers when they form. I've thought about how to do it, but I don't have any ideas that would work well in our dynamic add/remove setup. It would be pretty

Re: gEDA-user: Interesting board defect

2009-02-14 Thread Eric Brombaugh
Ben Jackson wrote: On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 06:09:36PM -0500, DJ Delorie wrote: Yeah, it looks like you violated the minimum trace width on the hairline copper traces between the two pads, and they broke off and got glued down by the solder mask. Yep. If you have an unpopulated board and a