[kicad-users] Re: Confused with Invisible Power Pins usage.

2007-11-19 Thread johnppeter
> One thing I have not done is to start a new drawing entirely, where I > might add the same part, and observe if the rails are floated. > > Stay tuned. > > And if you have any advice, please reply. > > Thank you. > I have experimented considerably now. It seems that at least one digital part

[kicad-users] Re: Confused with Invisible Power Pins usage.

2007-11-19 Thread johnppeter
--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "johnppeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I see then that I must create a new part in the library, for any such > > "floated rail pin." > > I have created a library named "john's" and integrated it into my > eeschema collection, according to the method presc

[kicad-users] Re: Confused with Invisible Power Pins usage.

2007-11-19 Thread johnppeter
> I see then that I must create a new part in the library, for any such > "floated rail pin." I have created a library named "john's" and integrated it into my eeschema collection, according to the method prescribed by eeschema. I opened a part "LS368" that was part of the 74XX library; saved it

[kicad-users] Re: eeschema: How to update the "DATE" field in the title block?

2007-11-19 Thread johnppeter
--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "calvingrier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "johnppeter" > wrote: > > > > I am a new user, and I have begun a simple hierarchical design > > exercise in eeschema. I notice that when I change the schematic and > > save the p

[kicad-users] Re: eeschema: How to update the "DATE" field in the title block?

2007-11-19 Thread calvingrier
--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "johnppeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am a new user, and I have begun a simple hierarchical design > exercise in eeschema. I notice that when I change the schematic and > save the project, the date field in the title block does NOT change, > on the prim

Re: [kicad-users] Help with Module editor

2007-11-19 Thread Pedro Martín
Hi, I answer you below your questions > Hi > > I'm a new user of Kicad. I created a schematic with eeschema and now > in the process of making the footprints. I have the following queries > > 1) Is there any way to preview the footprints already present in the > library as you browse through the l

[kicad-users] Re: Confussed with Invisible Power Pins usage.

2007-11-19 Thread johnppeter
> > CAN ANYONE ADVISE ON HOW TO FORCIBLY SEVER U2-14 FROM VCC? (Without > > messing with the library record of 'LS00?) Do I have to create > > another part in the library, where pin 14 is open? > > > In order to change this you need to create a new symbol in which pins > 7 and 14 are not commo

[kicad-users] Re: Confussed with Invisible Power Pins usage.

2007-11-19 Thread yajeed2000
--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "johnppeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For newbies, this is a good exercise in properly placing power pins, > within eeschema. Unfortunately, I see no follow-up to Simon's posting. > > Briefly stated, Simon placed two 'LS00 NAND gates in a nonsense > examp

[kicad-users] Re: edif2kicad

2007-11-19 Thread Frank Bennett
--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "ppfromero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Bennett" > wrote: > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "ppfromero" wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'm new kicad user, and I work with windows xp system. I need

[kicad-users] Re: Confussed with Invisible Power Pins usage.

2007-11-19 Thread johnppeter
For newbies, this is a good exercise in properly placing power pins, within eeschema. Unfortunately, I see no follow-up to Simon's posting. Briefly stated, Simon placed two 'LS00 NAND gates in a nonsense example circuit. The idea was to have one of these gates ("U1") powered by the fixed VCC rai

[kicad-users] Help with Module editor

2007-11-19 Thread dcosta_freeda
Hi I'm a new user of Kicad. I created a schematic with eeschema and now in the process of making the footprints. I have the following queries 1) Is there any way to preview the footprints already present in the library as you browse through the list (i.e Select working library - Load module f

[kicad-users] Re: edif2kicad

2007-11-19 Thread ppfromero
--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Bennett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "ppfromero" wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm new kicad user, and I work with windows xp system. I need to > > translate some files that I make with orcad, and I see in your g