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From: Phil Taylor <phil AT plastitar DOT com>
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Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 09:53:20 -0400
Subject: Re: [geda-help] Re: Wire bridges in gschem?
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You could definitely use a one pin connector symbol and a one pin footprint .=
.. just the names may feel confusing on the user end.

Phil

> On Mar 25, 2018, at 8:50 AM, HansFong <hansfong AT zonnet DOT nl> wrote:
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> Hello all,
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> Thanks for the replies, some of which were a little over my head, some lef=
t me with more questions.
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> The testpin symbol is a ready-made solution for one of my problems, althou=
gh I find it puzzling that there are no footprints for this symbol in the st=
andard installation.
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> Bert Timmermans and Phil Taylor basically wrote the solution that I first h=
ad in mind, but the way to achieve this is still a question for me. Bert wro=
te:
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> "I use two single pin symbols in the schematic and connect (and place a te=
xt "wire bridge"). I use two single pin footprints in the pcb layout and dra=
w the "wire" on a separate layer and silkscreen."
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> Where can I find pin symbols? In gschem I couldn't find them and the symbo=
ls under Input/Output (generic) didn't work for me, even when I assigned a f=
ootprint to them (I used a footprint of a single pin header). Is this a case=
 of rolling your own?=20
>=20
> In the mean time I used pin headers as a temporary solution and it works. T=
he board is a double layer hobby project in order to learn to use gEDA, so i=
t doesn't need to be professional, but still.... I want to get it right.
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> Hans
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div><br></div><div>You could definitely use a one pin connector symbol and a one pin footprint ... just the names may feel confusing on the user end.</div><div><br></div><div>Phil</div><div><br>On Mar 25, 2018, at 8:50 AM, HansFong &lt;<a href="mailto:hansfong AT zonnet DOT nl">hansfong AT zonnet DOT nl</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
  
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    Hello all,<br>
    <br>
    Thanks for the replies, some of which were a little over my head,
    some left me with more questions.<br>
    <br>
    The testpin symbol is a ready-made solution for one of my problems,
    although I find it puzzling that there are no footprints for this
    symbol in the standard installation.<br>
    <br>
    Bert Timmermans and Phil Taylor basically wrote the solution that I
    first had in mind, but the way to achieve this is still a question
    for me. Bert wrote:<br>
    <br>
    "<i>I use two single pin symbols in the schematic and connect (and
      place a text "wire bridge"). I use two single pin footprints in
      the pcb layout and draw the "wire" on a separate layer and
      silkscreen.</i>"<br>
    <br>
    Where can I find pin symbols? In gschem I couldn't find them and the
    symbols under Input/Output (generic) didn't work for me, even when I
    assigned a footprint to them (I used a footprint of a single pin
    header). Is this a case of rolling your own? <br>
    <br>
    In the mean time I used pin headers as a temporary solution and it
    works. The board is a double layer hobby project in order to learn
    to use gEDA, so it doesn't need to be professional, but still.... I
    want to get it right.<br>
    <br>
    Hans<br>
    <br>
  

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