gEDA-user: PCB import schematic

2010-06-26 Thread Gareth Edwards
I'm having difficulty getting the new Import Schematic function in PCB working. I've set import::mode attribute to gnetlist and import:sch0 to my schematic filename. Running :Import() appears to do nothing, and the message log says Can't add rat lines because no netlist is loaded. What am I

Re: gEDA-user: PCB import schematic

2010-06-26 Thread Gareth Edwards
On 26 June 2010 11:17, Gareth Edwards gar...@edwardsfamily.org.uk wrote: I'm having difficulty getting the new Import Schematic function in PCB working. I've set import::mode attribute to gnetlist and import:sch0 to my schematic filename. Running :Import() appears to do nothing, and the

gEDA-user: Port Geda-tools to Android/Maemo/Meego platforms?

2010-06-26 Thread Rubén Gómez Antolí
Hello all: Anyone has think about to port the Geda-tools to Android/Maemo/Meego platforms? With the avalanche of devices (now and in future) using this types of Linux s.o., I think that should be a great speedway to atract more users/devolopers and impulse this great suite. Furthermore, I

gEDA-user: dxf dwg viewer?

2010-06-26 Thread gene glick
can anyone recommend a viewer for these drawings? gene ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: PCB import schematic

2010-06-26 Thread Gareth Edwards
On 26 June 2010 11:22, Gareth Edwards gar...@edwardsfamily.org.uk wrote: On 26 June 2010 11:17, Gareth Edwards gar...@edwardsfamily.org.uk wrote: I'm having difficulty getting the new Import Schematic function in PCB working. I've set import::mode attribute to gnetlist and import:sch0 to my

Re: gEDA-user: PCB import schematic

2010-06-26 Thread Patrick Bernaud
Hello Gareth, Gareth Edwards writes: [...] More data from the console: Failed to read pcbfwd scm file [/home/gareth/geda/share/gEDA/scheme/gnet-pcbfwd.scm] [...] I'm thinking my non-standard install location may have thrown the PCB installer off-kilter - I'll have a dig. Indeed

gEDA-user: PCB: install gaf scheme to another directory (Was: Re: PCB import schematic)

2010-06-26 Thread Gareth Edwards
On 26 June 2010 13:38, Gareth Edwards gar...@edwardsfamily.org.uk wrote: The autotools setup for gaf allows the PCB install directory to be specified on the ./configure command line - is it arguable that the setup for PCB should allow the gaf install directory to be specified on the

Re: gEDA-user: PCB import schematic

2010-06-26 Thread DJ Delorie
Note that it's src0, not sch0, to name the input files. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: moving slotting to pcb?

2010-06-26 Thread DJ Delorie
A random thought occurred to me today - why does gschem do slotting at all? Why does it care about footprints and packages? Would it make more sense, from a design flow perspective, to just send the symbolic information to pcb and let pcb assign footprints and pinouts? That way, gschem does

Re: gEDA-user: PCB import schematic

2010-06-26 Thread Gareth Edwards
On 26 June 2010 17:49, DJ Delorie d...@delorie.com wrote: Note that it's src0, not sch0, to name the input files. Oops, error in transcription to email - I had it right in the board file. Cheers Gareth ___ geda-user mailing list

Re: gEDA-user: moving slotting to pcb?

2010-06-26 Thread kai-martin knaak
DJ Delorie wrote: A random thought occurred to me today - why does gschem do slotting at all? Why does it care about footprints and packages? It is not only pcb that reads the schematic, but humans, too. During debugging I need to know which pins to poke my probe at. This is only

Re: gEDA-user: moving slotting to pcb?

2010-06-26 Thread John Doty
On Jun 26, 2010, at 11:18 AM, DJ Delorie wrote: A random thought occurred to me today - why does gschem do slotting at all? Why does it care about footprints and packages? There's no reason for it to. There's not even any reason to select part values. Putting these things into source

Re: gEDA-user: dxf dwg viewer?

2010-06-26 Thread Duncan Drennan
can anyone recommend a viewer for these drawings? You can use AutoDesk's free DWG viewer, http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=6703438siteID=123112 ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org

Re: gEDA-user: moving slotting to pcb?

2010-06-26 Thread phil
DJ Delorie wrote: Probably make power pin management more complex too DJ, this reminds me of a set of improvements I'd throw into the ring because if PCB knew which nets were power nets, and so forth as provided by gschem it'd be the beginning of categorization or even hierarchicalization

Re: gEDA-user: moving slotting to pcb?

2010-06-26 Thread Stefan Salewski
On Sat, 2010-06-26 at 13:18 -0400, DJ Delorie wrote: A random thought occurred to me today - why does gschem do slotting at all? Why does it care about footprints and packages? Would it make more sense, from a design flow perspective, to just send the symbolic information to pcb and let pcb

Re: gEDA-user: moving slotting to pcb?

2010-06-26 Thread John Griessen
John Doty wrote: On Jun 26, 2010, at 11:18 AM, DJ Delorie wrote: A random thought occurred to me today - why does gschem do slotting at all? Why does it care about footprints and packages? There's no reason for it to. There's not even any reason to select part values. Putting these

gEDA-user: gerbv undefined apertures warning

2010-06-26 Thread phil
In viewing the gerbv warning for a small set of gbr's (made with PCB) I'm getting a an Undefined aperture number called out in D code warning message. I can narrow it down to no-plate mounting hole. While I assumed it was the no-plate that caused the blip, it's actually something with the

Re: gEDA-user: moving slotting to pcb?

2010-06-26 Thread kai-martin knaak
Stefan Salewski wrote: On the other hand: I think symbols really should have information about footprints. Consider making a schematic with 100 symbols. Do we want to select a footprint for each of these in PCB. And again for the next pcb, with a similar schematic. ack. Maybe, symbols

gEDA-user: sd card footprint

2010-06-26 Thread billium
Hello all, Has anybody got a footprint for a SD card, not mini or micro. This has been asked in the past but the person with the required footprint was on geocities which is now defunkt. This was from google: DJ Delorie wrote: Anyone done any sd-card designs? Looking for

Re: gEDA-user: sd card footprint

2010-06-26 Thread Bob Paddock
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 8:15 PM, billium bill...@bucknall.me.uk wrote:   Has anybody got a footprint for a SD card, not mini or micro.   This has been asked in the past but the person with the required   footprint was on geocities which is now defunkt. You can download sdCardExample.tgz from