Yesterday I'm visiting doxygen website and found new version which support markdown formatting. This feature will made source documentation more readable by...
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Dan Roganti
rogtronics
Apr 12, 2012 4:02 am
How can I make ERC ignore the no connects on the output pins of my design ? I'm not sure if this is a wise step. But it's kind of confusing to see all of these...
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Peter Bennett
peterbbca
Apr 12, 2012 4:30 am
Place a "No Connect" flag (under the "Place" menu, or Ctrl-Q) on pins that are not connected. ... -- Peter Bennett, VE7CEI Vancouver, B.C., Canada GPS and...
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Nicolas Canonne
nc_electronico
Apr 12, 2012 4:39 am
Probably by adding "non-connexion pin" ( blue x symblom) to these pins in EESchema ? Nicolas ... Probably by adding "non-connexion pin" ( blue x symblom) to...
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jorgef.tech@...
jorgef_tech
Apr 12, 2012 9:03 am
Hi For non-used pins, Kicad provides a special marker called the "no-connect flag". Its the proper use of this flag that tels the ERC that a pin is...
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rogtronics
Apr 12, 2012 4:13 pm
ah,ok - I will try this tonight. It's been several years since I used Kicad and I didn't recall this little step. This must be the first time I had a situation...
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software_hardware_eng...
software_har...
Apr 12, 2012 6:33 pm
I found a place in Fusion to enable the video accelerator, the 3D view now works with no issues. All the Kicad applications still load very slowly. I am trying...
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software_hardware_eng...
software_har...
Apr 12, 2012 6:35 pm
Does anyone know how to export a netlist from LTspice to Pcbnew? Some of my projects require simulation before building..... Thanks...
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Veronica Merryfield
veronica_mer...
Apr 12, 2012 6:39 pm
I upgraded KiCad recently and also found the slow to start problem had started. I don't have that problem with KiCad running under MacPorts Wine....
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Jeff Kaskey
jkaskey
Apr 12, 2012 6:49 pm
I am in VB on a Mac OSX 10.6, 2.26Ghz MacBook (not pro). VB is running XP SP3 (which I think only uses one of the two CPU cores). Under 7 seconds from starting...
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Fabio Varesano
fvaresano
Apr 12, 2012 7:41 pm
Hi, I'm developing a board with a CC430 which comes in a QFN64 package with a bottom pad which has to be connected to GND and full of vias for head...
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applewiz2000
Apr 12, 2012 7:42 pm
Hi Eric, I find Kicad on Mac OSX to be a poor performer, and there is also a graphical glitch on the circuit diagram app. But apart from that it opens circuits...
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Mithat Konar
mithat_konar
Apr 12, 2012 8:44 pm
The purpose of the "Current search path list" in Eeschema's Preferences>Library dialog doesn't seem to be very well documented. As near as I can tell, the...
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Bruno Andrade
brunoeagle
Apr 12, 2012 9:02 pm
Fabio, I did the footprints for CC111xFx devices and are working very well, however I used not a very normal way. if you want I can send to you the modules. ...
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Fabio Varesano
fvaresano
Apr 12, 2012 9:50 pm
Hi Bruno, please share it.. I'm really curious in seeing how you solved it ......
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Frank
bennett782003
Apr 13, 2012 1:08 am
How about Allwinner A10 - cortex A8 http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner_a10/ as an ARM open source project. There is already a good start of an Kicad schematic,...
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acousmatique
Apr 13, 2012 7:40 am
Arg... this is driving me nuts. For the past two weeks, I have buckled down to create the parts libraries I need. This seems to be a nightmare for every...
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Robert
brownbrummig
Apr 13, 2012 8:15 am
I have uploaded a number of modules, including QFN devices, here: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/files/IPC%20Modules/ Some are for projects...
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Robert
brownbrummig
Apr 13, 2012 8:19 am
I forgot to mention I've also written about QFN footprint design for kicad: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/files/QFN_MLF/ Regards, Robert. ... ...
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Andy Eskelson
g0poy
Apr 13, 2012 8:24 am
It can be done fairly easily. I created a relay symbol that had the coil and contacts as sep parts. In the component properties you need to set the number of...
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echojordanfieldstation2
echojordanfi...
Apr 13, 2012 8:27 am
Hey all, I am about to order my first double sided PCB. a question about the solder mask. What is the normal procedure: should pads normally be on the...
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Ivica Kvasina
kvasina
Apr 13, 2012 9:38 am
well i don't know about easily: creating same parts is not a problem. creating parts where pins are in different position from one part to next is not a...
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Andy Eskelson
g0poy
Apr 13, 2012 11:56 am
That reminded me of the problem - it's obviously still the same. I've just had a quick play and I've reminded myself of the way to do things. It's a bit...
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Richard Webb
axtz4
Apr 13, 2012 12:07 pm
... Entities on the mask layers show where solder mask *won't* be so, in almost all cases, the solder pads for through-hole parts will appear on both the top...
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Robert
brownbrummig
Apr 13, 2012 12:18 pm
Ah, yes, this one had me tearing my hair out a few weeks ago. The key to it is the button on the far right of the library editor marked with a crossed-out...
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brunoeagle
Apr 13, 2012 1:05 pm
Hi Fabio, the module I did is this one: ...
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acousmatique
Apr 13, 2012 8:56 pm
Thanks for the helpful suggestions. I have gotten some work done by clicking the "parts are locked" box in properties. This causes each part to be locked as...
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echojordanfieldstation2
echojordanfi...
Apr 14, 2012 6:40 am
Hey, thx for the info. could you also let me know what if there is a general good solder mask clearance. When I go to preferences -> dimensions -> pads mask...
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tengerkek
Apr 14, 2012 8:23 am
Hi, I ran into the following issue: I have several minor zones on top layer connected to individual nets. Finally i tried to pour a power plane over the unused...
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Krisztina Harsÿff...
tengerkek
Apr 14, 2012 8:26 am
Finally i added pads to the footprints and created custom components with a hidden VSS pin. Just thought it could be done easier... thx for helping, peter ...
