gEDA-user: PCB DRC accuracy?

2011-06-21 Thread Richard Rasker
cturing process. Thanks already, Richard Rasker *: 0.1 mm for copper width, copper distance and end drill sizes, and 0.5 mm diameter vias. With these sizes, it is just possible to fan out 0.1 mm line from between a 0.8 mm pitch BGA device (this device isn't included in the example PCB): two 0

Re: gEDA-user: Two things ... or actually, three

2011-05-30 Thread Richard Rasker
Op vrijdag 27-05-2011 om 19:56 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Peter Clifton: > On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 10:03 +0200, Richard Rasker wrote: > > > - Work flow of newer gschem/PCB version: until recently, I worked with > > an older PCB version (20080202), but I finally got round to

Re: gEDA-user: Two things ... or actually, three

2011-05-30 Thread Richard Rasker
gt; Optimize routed tracks -> [/] Only autorouted nets" > checkbox. Thanks for the suggestion, but it messed up the layout something wicked: over a 100 short circuits in my 1800+ nets. I'd prefer a simple script to weed out lines of 0 and 1 mil length, and I don't

Re: gEDA-user: Two things ... or actually, three

2011-05-30 Thread Richard Rasker
show up in the Library window, the import will work) OK, at least this works fine :-) > > Anyway, thanks once again, and please tell me if e.g. footprints or > > symbols I created are welcome (and where I can send these). > > Email me privately and I'll set you up with a gedasymbols.org account. I definitely will, as soon as business here slows down just a little, hopefully in a month or so -- I'm quite willing to make a contribution, to put it mildly. Anyway, thanks again, Best regards, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: Two things ... or actually, three

2011-05-26 Thread Richard Rasker
s' datasheets, so that it's clear what part a particular symbol or footprint actually refers to. Best regards, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: Dispersing updated & new elements -- question

2011-04-20 Thread Richard Rasker
ew, updated) elements if they're mostly outside the main window? Or is there another way to avoid dragging the refdes text first and foremost? And would upgrading to a newer version of PCB fix this behaviour? Thanks in advance, and my apologies if this question has already been answered

gEDA-user: Footprint/symbol generating scripts + question

2011-04-06 Thread Richard Rasker
g the impression that they're open-ended. The actual connection is there, of course, so it's more of a cosmetic issue, but I have the feeling that this is not how it's supposed to look. Thanks already, Best regards, Richard Rasker

Re: gEDA-user: Viewing .art files in gerbv?

2011-03-29 Thread Richard Rasker
Op zaterdag 26-03-2011 om 14:16 uur [tijdzone +], schreef Peter Clifton: > On Sat, 2011-03-26 at 13:57 +0100, Richard Rasker wrote: > > Hello, > > > Now I'd like to take a look at their Gerber files, but gerbv can't > > handle these files (with .art extensi

gEDA-user: Viewing .art files in gerbv?

2011-03-26 Thread Richard Rasker
,.13202*% %ADD34C,.23004*% %ADD36C,.16004*% G75* %LPD*% G75* G36* G01X-8670Y-13230D02* X-13170Y-8730D01* Y32270D01* X-10670D01* ... Thanks in advance, With best

Re: gEDA-user: Viewing .art files in gerbv?

2011-03-26 Thread Richard Rasker
Op zaterdag 26-03-2011 om 13:57 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Richard Rasker: > Hello, > > I'm working on a rather complex PCB design, based on a Freescale > i.MX51 controller plus companion chip. I have the evaluation board > from Freescale, and they also provided the design

Re: gEDA-user: PCB: Different solder mask clearance on top and bottom layers?

2010-12-01 Thread Richard Rasker
Op maandag 29-11-2010 om 23:07 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Stefan Salewski: > On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 21:53 +0100, Richard Rasker wrote: > > > > > Is there a way to change the solder mask on only one side of the board, > > but not the other side? When I use the K key ove

gEDA-user: PCB: Different solder mask clearance on top and bottom layers?

2010-11-29 Thread Richard Rasker
er so that I have easy access to the device's pins for testing purposes. Is there a way to change the solder mask on only one side of the board, but not the other side? When I use the K key over a via, the solder mask changes on both sides. Thanks already, Best regards, Rich

Re: gEDA-user: Gschem/PCB: how to deal with "special" pins & pads?

2010-07-23 Thread Richard Rasker
m I correct in surmising that gEDA currently only accomodates type 1? > > #2 can be done just by giving all the "same" pin the same name/number. So I figured already. Anyway, thanks for clearing things up, it will no doubt make working with gEDA even more enjoyable. Best regards, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: Gschem/PCB: how to deal with "special" pins & pads?

2010-07-21 Thread Richard Rasker
n this subject, but no clear solutions or references to manuals. Thanks in advance, Best regards, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: PCB Question

2008-10-07 Thread Richard Rasker
no with components. My apologies. Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: PCB Question

2008-10-07 Thread Richard Rasker
Op maandag 06-10-2008 om 15:52 uur [tijdzone -0400], schreef Rob Butts: > Can you select a component in pcb and highlight all components > connected to it? Hold the mouse pointer over a component and press the F ("Find") key. Press Shift+F to undo the highlight. Best regards,

Re: gEDA-user: newbie library question

2008-10-06 Thread Richard Rasker
oesn't show up when running pcb. > > > > This one is a true FAQ. This is what I wrote in response to a similar > question by Richard Rasker a few days ago: > > The local paths shown by pcb in the footprint chooser are read from > $HOME/.pcb/preferences > &g

Re: gEDA-user: pcb bug, silk line is green

2008-10-02 Thread Richard Rasker
of black. Same for my last backup. > > Board is available at > > http://www.ssalewski.de/tmp/ > > called b1.pcb, maybe someone can verify this bug. > > I use pcb version 20080202 I've seen this happen with an earlier version of PCB (20070208); I can

Re: gEDA-user: (x)gsch2pcb question (was: PCB can't find new footprints)

2008-10-02 Thread Richard Rasker
Op donderdag 02-10-2008 om 16:27 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Peter Clifton: > On Thu, 2008-10-02 at 15:54 +0200, Richard Rasker wrote: > > > The question is simple: The directory /home/richard/electron/local_fps > > contains my local footprints. Now I'd like to tell gsch

gEDA-user: (x)gsch2pcb question (was: PCB can't find new footprints)

2008-10-02 Thread Richard Rasker
ant to use the footprints in /home/richard/electron/local_fps? Thanks in advance once more, and my apologies for not being able to solve these simple matters myself. No doubt the answer to this is somewhere in the tutorials or documentation, but I can't find it. Best regards, Rich

Re: gEDA-user: PCB can't find new footprints -- SOLVED

2008-10-01 Thread Richard Rasker
eally had to get it working (someone's waiting for a new pcb, you know how it is ...). Anyway, thank you all once again for your help and support! And I'm sure to give something back to OSS real soon (albeit not in the realm of gEDA). Thanks again, best regards, Richard Rasker __

Re: gEDA-user: PCB can't find new footprints

2008-10-01 Thread Richard Rasker
Op woensdag 01-10-2008 om 15:31 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Peter Clifton: > On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 16:19 +0200, Richard Rasker wrote: > > Op woensdag 01-10-2008 om 12:58 uur [tijdzone +], schreef > > > > You can set this list of paths from within the GUI (GTK-GUI a

Re: gEDA-user: PCB can't find new footprints

2008-10-01 Thread Richard Rasker
ial and obviously has some bugs in this > area. I will try this out myself (add a custom library to pcb) and > see what happens. Thanks already, and I hope I get things working soon -- I'm a rather stuck now :-/ Best regards, Richard Rasker _

Re: gEDA-user: PCB can't find new footprints

2008-10-01 Thread Richard Rasker
Op woensdag 01-10-2008 om 12:58 uur [tijdzone +], schreef Kai-Martin Knaak: > On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:45:16 +0200, Richard Rasker wrote: > > > It's almost as if some path setting is wrong or missing; yet I did add > > the geda-0.0.2/bin directories to $PATH, and

gEDA-user: PCB can't find new footprints

2008-10-01 Thread Richard Rasker
s. So the question is: what did I do wrong? Thanks in advance, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: Gschem: net names / symbols question

2008-02-16 Thread Richard Rasker
pin number indeed did the trick when creating named nets plus symbols. So thanks to everyone who replied to my question. Best regards, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: Gschem: net names / symbols question

2008-02-16 Thread Richard Rasker
thing where the net name needed to be defined as name:pin -- but what to enter for pin? Thanks in advance, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: PCB: sudden segfault problems

2008-02-04 Thread Richard Rasker
lygon with two edges touching (although not overlapping) itself. After fixing this, the problem appears to be solved. Thanks for the tip with regard to gdb :-) Best regards, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: PCB: sudden segfault problems

2008-02-04 Thread Richard Rasker
uit at any time. Thanks in advance, Best regards, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: Symbols: mixed slotted elements and dedicated pins?

2008-01-29 Thread Richard Rasker
ndeed, so I'll have a go at that. Thanks again, best regards, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: Symbols: mixed slotted elements and dedicated pins?

2008-01-29 Thread Richard Rasker
tom ground pins? Or would I better create one big, 16-pin symbol incorporating everything? Once more my apologies if this is a stupid question, but I couldn't find a conclusive answer in the mailing list archives or the gEDA wiki. Thanks in advance, best regards,

Re: gEDA-user: Any TV repair gurus lurking?

2007-12-22 Thread Richard Rasker
lectronics/badsolder2.jpg Other candidates for bad solder joints are larger pins in general, because these conduct the heat away from the solder joint in the manufacturer's wave soldering process, causing 'cold', brittle joints from the onset. And don't forget to check the SCAR

Re: gEDA-user: gsch2pcb problem: caused by guile/Mandriva?

2007-11-12 Thread Richard Rasker
nd at some easy-to-understand, step-by-step beginner's manuals with lots of examples, to get newbies up to speed without them having to go through all these little pitfalls along the way I stepped into (sometimes even on more than one occasion). Thanks once more, all the best, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: gsch2pcb problem: caused by guile/Mandriva?

2007-11-11 Thread Richard Rasker
Op zondag 11-11-2007 om 20:55 uur [tijdzone +], schreef Peter Clifton: > On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 21:38 +0100, Richard Rasker wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Since I installed Mandriva 2008 (which offers guile 1.8.1), gsch2pcb > > doesn't seem to work any more. After

gEDA-user: gsch2pcb problem: caused by guile/Mandriva?

2007-11-11 Thread Richard Rasker
here be another problem? Any suggestion is appreciated -- not to mention a solution :-) Thanks in advance, regards, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: SPICE newbie -- was: Re: Simulation troubles ...

2007-11-08 Thread Richard Rasker
simulating several filter configurations, and these simulations indeed closely match the real-world results I got from the circuits on my workbench :-) Thanks again for the help, and I think I can manage on my own from here. Best regards, Richard Rasker ___

gEDA-user: SPICE newbie -- was: Re: Simulation troubles ...

2007-11-07 Thread Richard Rasker
Op woensdag 07-11-2007 om 14:20 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Richard Rasker: > Op maandag 05-11-2007 om 19:48 uur [tijdzone -0500], schreef KURT > PETERS: [snip some SPICE knowledge required] > So at least I have something that works, and that is a great help > already. And as soon

Re: gEDA-user: Simulation troubles ...

2007-11-07 Thread Richard Rasker
more (probably stupid) question: does KJWaves offer a Monte Carlo analysis? Or is this too a matter of learning how to use SPICE? Anyway, thanks again for your help and patience, Best regards, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: Simulation troubles ...

2007-11-05 Thread Richard Rasker
Op zondag 04-11-2007 om 21:31 uur [tijdzone -0500], schreef al davis: > On Sunday 04 November 2007, Richard Rasker wrote: > > but got stuck when > > Mandriva couldn't fulfil one of gwave's dependencies.) Gwave is available as a Mandriva package, but it needs

gEDA-user: Simulation troubles ...

2007-11-04 Thread Richard Rasker
ral RTFM motto, but in my experience, providing examples work. The more, the better. Actually, as it is my job anyway, I could write a decent manual -- once *I* understand how it's supposed to work. Best regards, Richard Rasker ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: Gspiceui build trouble

2007-10-31 Thread Richard Rasker
Op dinsdag 30-10-2007 om 19:39 uur [tijdzone -0500], schreef KURT PETERS: > That's why I wrote KJWaves; I never got GSpiceUI to compile. I suggest you > might want to give it a try. It's on sourceforge.net > Regards, > Kurt Yes, I found it, and it appears to do exactly what I want -- thanks for

Re: gEDA-user: Gspiceui build trouble

2007-10-31 Thread Richard Rasker
Op dinsdag 30-10-2007 om 21:37 uur [tijdzone +], schreef Kai-Martin Knaak: > On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:23:46 +0100, Richard Rasker wrote: > > > (And if anyone knows of another reliable GUI circuit simulation > > application -- audio filters mostly -- it's m

gEDA-user: Gspiceui build trouble

2007-10-30 Thread Richard Rasker
g, as it's the only thing I can't get to install properly no matter what -- all the rest works like a charm. (And if anyone knows of another reliable GUI circuit simulation application -- audio filters mostly -- it's much appreciated as well ...) Thanks in advance, Richard Rasker g