Re: gEDA-user: WARNING: Symbol version mismatch

2011-02-05 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: > Sure, the attribute has been around for quite some time. That's why I > put in such an attribute in one of my symbols in the first place. But > I don't recall any consequences since recently. This may be just due to me not using the symversion attribute in most of my sy

gEDA-user: vertical toolbox in gschem

2011-02-05 Thread Mark Rages
Hi, I switched my gschem to have a vertical toolbox on the left, rather than a horizontal toolbox on the top of the screen. With wide aspect-ratio screens, this is a better use of display real estate. Patch attached. Regards, Mark markrages@gmail -- Mark Rages, Engineer Midwest Telecine LLC ma

Re: gEDA-user: Soldering iron tip turns black

2011-02-05 Thread Peter Clifton
On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 12:40 -0800, Steven Michalske wrote: > > I understand it is important to keep leaded and lead-free process stuff > > separate to avoid contamination - I'm not sure if that is a legislatory > > or process requirement though. > Solders are alloys, if you change their ratios yo

Re: gEDA-user: Soldering iron tip turns black

2011-02-05 Thread Steven Michalske
On Feb 5, 2011, at 6:47 AM, Peter Clifton wrote: > On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 15:07 +0100, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: > >>> (I personally try to use Leaded solder as much as I can). >> >> Did you ever try a quality no-lead solder like Balver SN100C, or Felder >> SN100+ ? Unlike the cheaper SAC all

Re: gEDA-user: Soldering iron tip turns black

2011-02-05 Thread John Coppens
On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 16:42:06 -0500 Rob Butts wrote: > I have a new tip to my iron and it has turned black and more or > less reples the solder. The solder just beads up on the tip and drops off. > I'm sure we didn't condition the tip right but what's going on when it's > black and repels the sol

Re: gEDA-user: Text in footprints

2011-02-05 Thread Phil Taylor
On 2/5/2011 10:59 AM, Oliver King-Smith wrote: I have asked this before, but I don't think I saw an answer. Basically I would like to create footprints that have text in them, so for example a transistor might use a Q? Or a connector might use a CONN? Is there an easy was to do t

Re: gEDA-user: Text in footprints

2011-02-05 Thread DJ Delorie
All footprints have text for their refdes/descriptor/value (one at a time), just hit 'n' over the element to set it. You can't have arbitrary *other* text in a footprint. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/

gEDA-user: Text in footprints

2011-02-05 Thread Oliver King-Smith
I have asked this before, but I don't think I saw an answer. Basically I would like to create footprints that have text in them, so for example a transistor might use a Q? Or a connector might use a CONN? Is there an easy was to do this? Oliver

Re: gEDA-user: Drill baby drill

2011-02-05 Thread Oliver King-Smith
Ahh that helps, and the fact that I was specifying things in 0.01mils. Thanks Oliver __ From: DJ Delorie To: gEDA user mailing list Sent: Sat, February 5, 2011 10:34:29 AM Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Drill baby

Re: gEDA-user: Drill baby drill

2011-02-05 Thread DJ Delorie
If your vias still have copper, make the copper bigger first. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: Drill baby drill

2011-02-05 Thread Oliver King-Smith
So the :ChangeDrillSize(SelectedVias,=250,mil) would appear to be exactly what I want, but it does not seem to change anything. I tried selecting the vias and entering this, and I tried entering this when I had the via tool active and then placing a via. Any thoughts as to what I am

Re: gEDA-user: Drill baby drill

2011-02-05 Thread DJ Delorie
Two ways: To just add a hole, use the Via tool. Use Ctrl-h to make it unplated, and adjust the soldermask tenting by making the soldermask layer visible and using the clearance keys (k, shift-k). You can set the size by selecting it and typing :ChangeDrillSize(SelectedVias,=250,mil) Alternatel

Re: gEDA-user: Drill baby drill

2011-02-05 Thread Oliver King-Smith
How do I make a whole that size in PCB? Oliver __ From: DJ Delorie To: gEDA user mailing list Sent: Fri, February 4, 2011 8:28:58 PM Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Drill baby drill Are you asking how to determine

Re: gEDA-user: New Column: From the CAD Library

2011-02-05 Thread Peter Clifton
On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 08:17 -0500, Bob Paddock wrote: > "New Column: From the CAD Library > > When creating a CAD library, there are dozens of things to consider > that are often overlooked or not even considered that will directly > affect the quality of part placement, via fanout, trace routing,

Re: gEDA-user: Soldering iron tip turns black

2011-02-05 Thread Peter Clifton
On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 15:07 +0100, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: > > (I personally try to use Leaded solder as much as I can). > > Did you ever try a quality no-lead solder like Balver SN100C, or Felder > SN100+ ? Unlike the cheaper SAC alloys, these solders feel comparable to > leaded solder. Yes, go

Re: gEDA-user: Soldering iron tip turns black

2011-02-05 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
Peter Clifton wrote: > The black is oxidation, probably due to leaving the iron switched on for > excessive periods without use, or due to having the iron too hot. ack. If both conditions combine, the tip gets dull and unusable. > (I personally try to use Leaded solder as much as I can). Did

Re: gEDA-user: Another free schematic/PCB tool

2011-02-05 Thread Andy Fierman
:)          Andy. www.signality.co.uk On 4 February 2011 21:27, Peter Clifton wrote: > On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 13:07 +, Andy Fierman wrote: > >> * Sorry, I can't remember who. > > John Luciani. I think.. http://www.luciani.org/index.html > > He has a lot of nice footprints available there.

Re: gEDA-user: Soldering iron tip turns black

2011-02-05 Thread Dylan Smith
El 04/02/11 22:10, Phil Taylor escribió: On 2/4/2011 1:42 PM, Rob Butts wrote: high? How can I get it to that shiny silver solder sticking to it condition? (on unleaded) These solders don't flow as well, but they also contaminate easily. Hotter temperatures make this second factor a