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Hi Chad,
Should I place R101, R102 and R103 together? And if I do, should'nt R103
have round terminal points at both ends? I assume that the square ones are
to be connected to the GND.
I am not an electronics expert.
torben
On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 2:13 PM Chad Parker (parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com) [via
geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> Torben-
>
> Okay, I see what you're referring to. This is a bug in the tutorial. It
> looks to me like the first set of figures were created with an older
> version of PCB and the other set with a newer one and a later date. What
> likely happened is that the same circuit was used, but the schematic was
> redrawn when the new figures were added, and because the parts would have
> been arranged differently, the reference designators ended up changing. The
> underlying circuit appears to be the same, just the names of the parts have
> been swapped. You can even see that the footprint of R101 is different.
>
> Ultimately, the rat lines on your pcb should be consistent with the
> connections you made in the schematic. So, as long as you connect your
> parts accordingly, you should be fine.
>
> Thanks for pointing this out. We should fix it so that it's consistent.
>
> Thanks,
> --Chad
>
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 5:36 PM Torben Friis (friistf AT gmail DOT com) [via
> geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Chad,
>> The link is:
>>
>> http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:gsch2pcb_tutorial
>> best regards
>> torben
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 10:55 PM Chad Parker (parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com)
>> [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>>
>>> Torben-
>>>
>>> Are you still working through the Bill Wilson tutorial? If so, I'm not
>>> sure what you mean by page 6. Can you please provide a link to the tutorial
>>> you're referring to?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> --Chad
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 3:44 PM Torben Friis (friistf AT gmail DOT com) [via
>>> geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Chad,
>>>> I am confused by the UBUNTU geda tutorial.
>>>> In the beginning R101, R102 and R103 are placed together. On page 6
>>>> R102, R201 and R103 are placed together in the same place and R102 is
>>>> placed where R201 was before.
>>>> I have other problems - fx with lines created in PCB - but I would take
>>>> one example to see if the confusion is my problem.
>>>> torben
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 5:10 PM Torben Friis <friistf AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Chad,
>>>>> I deleted all files except Project, one.sch and two.sch and ran
>>>>> gsch2pcb once - and it worked.
>>>>> torben
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 11:11 PM Chad Parker (parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com)
>>>>> [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Torben-
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The second time you run gsch2pcb it looks at the differences. The
>>>>>> first time it may not have picked up all of the elements due to footprint
>>>>>> name errors. The second time (and all subsequent times) you run it, it
>>>>>> produces board.*new*.pcb, which contains the new elements, so that
>>>>>> it doesn't overwrite your original file. To get them into the layout, you
>>>>>> have to do as it says: open the layout then go to the file menu, select
>>>>>> "load layout data to paste buffer", and select board.new.pcb. Then you can
>>>>>> paste them into the layout.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alternatively, if you haven't done any work on the pcb yet, you can
>>>>>> delete board.pcb and board.new.pcb and rerun gsch2pcb.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, make sure that you execute Select > Disperse All Elements, as
>>>>>> sometimes the elements will overlap when they're brought into the layout.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> --Chad
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 2:44 PM Torben Friis (friistf AT gmail DOT com)
>>>>>> [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>> It is rather confusing. When I run gsch2pcb project I get:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----------------------------------
>>>>>>> Done processing. Work performed:
>>>>>>> 5 file elements and 0 m4 elements added to board.new.pcb.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Next steps:
>>>>>>> 1. Run pcb on your file board.pcb.
>>>>>>> 2. From within PCB, select "File -> Load layout data to paste
>>>>>>> buffer"
>>>>>>> and select board.new.pcb to load the new footprints into your
>>>>>>> existing layout.
>>>>>>> 3. From within PCB, select "File -> Load netlist file" and select
>>>>>>> board.net to load the updated netlist.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 4. From within PCB, enter
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> :ExecuteFile(board.cmd)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> to update the pin names of all footprints.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> First it does not tally with the description given in the tutorial -
>>>>>>> I am using the one that comes with Ubuntu.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Second, when I run pcb board.pcb I get only the transistor and the
>>>>>>> resistor on the screen with a yellow line leading nowhere. Should'nt I get
>>>>>>> both one.sch and two.sch? If I folllow the instructions above I add the
>>>>>>> one.sch to the screen all bundled up. Both one.sch and two.sch appear to be
>>>>>>> OK.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As I say, I am confused.
>>>>>>> best ergards
>>>>>>> torben
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 3:46 PM Torben Friis <friistf AT gmail DOT com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It worked.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 3:26 PM Chad Parker (
>>>>>>>> parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <
>>>>>>>> geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Torben-
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Welcome to the community! Please feel free to post any questions
>>>>>>>>> you may have.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I think the issue is that the CONNECTOR is no longer an m4
>>>>>>>>> element, so, it's not generating it the way the tutorial thinks it should.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Looking through the pcb element footprints, there is, however, a
>>>>>>>>> footprint "CONNECTOR 1 2". I suspect that will serve for your purposes.
>>>>>>>>> Please try changing "CONNECTOR 2 1" --> "CONNECTOR 1 2" and see if that
>>>>>>>>> fixes it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> --Chad
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 7:00 AM Torben Friis (friistf AT gmail DOT com)
>>>>>>>>> [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>> This is my first attempt at using geda-help.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> When in the Bill Wilson gEDA tutorial I use:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> gsch2pcb project
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I get the following message in the log:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> CONN202: can't find PCB element for footprint CONNECTOR-2-1
>>>>>>>>>> (value=unknown).
>>>>>>>>>> So device CONN202 will not be in the layout.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The attributes of the connector are.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> device: BNC
>>>>>>>>>> footprint: CONNECTOR 2 1
>>>>>>>>>> refdes: CONN202
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I think that I have followed the instructions, so what is wrong?
>>>>>>>>>> best regards
>>>>>>>>>> torben
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">Hi Chad,</div><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">Should=
I place R101, R102 and R103 together? And if I do, should'nt R103 have=
round terminal points at both ends? I assume that the square ones are to b=
e connected to the GND.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fam=
ily:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">I am not an electronics exp=
ert.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helve=
tica,sans-serif;font-size:large">torben<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 2:13 PM Chad Parker (<a =
href=3D"mailto:parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com">parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via=
<a href=3D"mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</a>] <<a=
href=3D"mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</a>> wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8=
ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr=
"><div>Torben-</div><div><br></div><div>Okay, I see what you're referri=
ng to. This is a bug in the tutorial. It looks to me like the first set of =
figures were created with an older version of PCB and the other set with a =
newer one and a later date. What likely happened is that the same circuit w=
as used, but the schematic was redrawn when the new figures were added, and=
because the parts would have been arranged differently, the reference desi=
gnators ended up changing. The underlying circuit appears to be the same, j=
ust the names of the parts have been swapped. You can even see that the foo=
tprint of R101 is different.</div><div><br></div><div>Ultimately, the rat l=
ines on your pcb should be consistent with the connections you made in the =
schematic. So, as long as you connect your parts accordingly, you should be=
fine.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for pointing this out. We should=
fix it so that it's consistent.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</=
div><div>--Chad<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"l=
tr">On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 5:36 PM Torben Friis (<a href=3D"mailto:friistf@=
gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">friistf AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:=
geda-help AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</a>] <<a =
href=3D"mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT c=
om</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex=
"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,=
helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">Hi Chad,</div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">The =
link is:</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helve=
tica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty=
le=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><a href=3D"ht=
tp://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:gsch2pcb_tutorial" target=3D"_blank">http:/=
/wiki.geda-project.org/geda:gsch2pcb_tutorial</a></div><div class=3D"gmail_=
default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">b=
est regards</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">torben<br></div></div><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 10:55 PM Chad Parker =
(<a href=3D"mailto:parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com" target=3D"_blank">parker.charl=
es AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_=
blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</a>] <<a href=3D"mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT c=
om" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1p=
x solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Torben-</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>Are you still working through the Bill Wilson tutori=
al? If so, I'm not sure what you mean by page 6. Can you please provide=
a link to the tutorial you're referring to?<br></div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Thanks,</div><div>--Chad<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><=
div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 3:44 PM Torben Friis (<a href=3D"mai=
lto:friistf AT gmail DOT com" target=3D"_blank">friistf AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via <a hre=
f=3D"mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com<=
/a>] <<a href=3D"mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-he=
lp AT delorie DOT com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-f=
amily:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">Hi Chad,</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:large">I am confused by the UBUNTU geda tutorial.</div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"=
>In the beginning R101, R102 and R103 are placed together. On page 6=C2=A0 =
R102, R201 and R103 are placed together in the same place and R102 is place=
d where R201 was before.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fa=
mily:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">I have other problems - fx=
with lines created in PCB - but I would take one example to see if the con=
fusion is my problem.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-famil=
y:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">torben<br></div></div><br><di=
v class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 5:10 PM To=
rben Friis <<a href=3D"mailto:friistf AT gmail DOT com" target=3D"_blank">friis=
tf AT gmail DOT com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fam=
ily:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">Hi Chad,</div><div class=3D=
"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:l=
arge">I deleted all files except Project, one.sch and two.sch and ran gsch2=
pcb once - and it worked.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-f=
amily:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">torben<br></div></div><br=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 11:11 =
PM Chad Parker (<a href=3D"mailto:parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com" target=3D"_blan=
k">parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT c=
om" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</a>] <<a href=3D"mailto:geda=
-help AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</a>> wrote:<b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">=
<div>Hi Torben-</div><div><br></div><div>The second time you run gsch2pcb i=
t looks at the differences. The first time it may not have picked up all of=
the elements due to footprint name errors. The second time (and all subseq=
uent times) you run it, it produces board.<i>new</i>.pcb, which contains th=
e new elements, so that it doesn't overwrite your original file. To get=
them into the layout, you have to do as it says: open the layout then go t=
o the file menu, select "load layout data to paste buffer", and s=
elect board.new.pcb. Then you can paste them into the layout.<br></div><div=
><br></div><div>Alternatively, if you haven't done any work on the pcb =
yet, you can delete board.pcb and board.new.pcb and rerun gsch2pcb.</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Also, make sure that you execute Select > Disperse All=
Elements, as sometimes the elements will overlap when they're brought =
into the layout.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>--Chad<br><=
/div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">O=
n Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 2:44 PM Torben Friis (<a href=3D"mailto:friistf AT gmai=
l.com" target=3D"_blank">friistf AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda=
-help AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</a>] <<a href=
=3D"mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</=
a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0p=
x 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-si=
ze:large">Hi,</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,=
helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">It is rather confusing. When I run gs=
ch2pcb project I get:</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-famil=
y:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail=
_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">=
----------------------------------<br>Done processing.=C2=A0 Work performed=
:<br>5 file elements and 0 m4 elements added to board.new.pcb.<br><br>Next =
steps:<br>1.=C2=A0 Run pcb on your file board.pcb.<br>2.=C2=A0 From within =
PCB, select "File -> Load layout data to paste buffer"<br>=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 and select board.new.pcb to load the new footprints into yo=
ur existing layout.<br>3.=C2=A0 From within PCB, select "File -> Lo=
ad netlist file" and select <br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://b=
oard.net" target=3D"_blank">board.net</a> to load the updated netlist.<br><=
br>4.=C2=A0 From within PCB, enter<br><br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 :ExecuteFile(board.cmd)<br><br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 to update the pin names of all footprints.</div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br>=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,san=
s-serif;font-size:large">First it does not tally with the description given=
in the tutorial - I am using the one that comes with Ubuntu.</div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-s=
ize:large"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:aria=
l,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">Second, when I run pcb board.pcb I =
get only the transistor and the resistor on the screen with a yellow line l=
eading nowhere. Should'nt I get both one.sch and two.sch? If I folllow =
the instructions above I add the one.sch to the screen all bundled up. Both=
one.sch and two.sch appear to be OK.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"=
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div=
><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-ser=
if;font-size:large">As I say, I am confused.</div><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">best e=
rgards<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,hel=
vetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">torben<br></div></div></div></div></div>=
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 3:4=
6 PM Torben Friis <<a href=3D"mailto:friistf AT gmail DOT com" target=3D"_blank=
">friistf AT gmail DOT com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)=
;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"f=
ont-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">It worked. <br></div=
></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Dec 26, 2018=
at 3:26 PM Chad Parker (<a href=3D"mailto:parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com" target=
=3D"_blank">parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-help@=
delorie.com" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</a>] <<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</a>>=
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div>Hi Torben-</div><div><br></div><div>Welcome to the community!=
Please feel free to post any questions you may have.<br></div><div><br></d=
iv><div>I think the issue is that the CONNECTOR is no longer an m4 element,=
so, it's not generating it the way the tutorial thinks it should. <br>=
</div><div><br></div><div>Looking through the pcb element footprints, there=
is, however, a footprint "CONNECTOR 1 2". I suspect that will se=
rve for your purposes. Please try changing "CONNECTOR 2 1" -->=
"CONNECTOR 1 2" and see if that fixes it.</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Thanks,</div><div>--Chad<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br=
></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 7:00 AM Torben Friis (<a href=3D"mailto:friistf AT gm=
ail.com" target=3D"_blank">friistf AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:ge=
da-help AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</a>] <<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com=
</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">Hi,<br>This is my firs=
t attempt at using geda-help.<br><br>When in the Bill Wilson gEDA tutorial =
I use:<br><br>gsch2pcb project<br><br>I get the following message in the lo=
g:<br><br>CONN202: can't find PCB element for footprint CONNECTOR-2-1 (=
value=3Dunknown).<br>So device CONN202 will not be in the layout.<br><br>Th=
e attributes of the connector are.<br><br>device: BNC<br>footprint: CONNECT=
OR 2 1<br>refdes: CONN202<br><br>I think that I have followed the instructi=
ons, so what is wrong?<br>best regards<br>torben<br></div></div></div>
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