Erich

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 1= 9:22 Torben Friis (friistf AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com= ], <geda-help AT delorie DOT com&g= t; wrote:

Hi Erich Heinzle,
I solved the immediate problem by changing = the file system to:.

/home/torben/gaf/gschem-sym
/home/torben= /gaf/pcb-elements
/home/torben/.gEDA/gafrc
(cat /home/torben/.gEDA/ga= frc
(component-library-search "/home/torben/gaf/gschem-sym")
but I will setup my system as you have set up yours.

I need to= have some screw terminals set up and I found yours:

/user/erich_hei= nzle/kicad/footprints/w_conn_screw.mod/mors_3p.fp

I could not find t= he corresponding sym file. Is there one?

I suppose I can use any(!) = sym file as long as I set footprint to mors_3p.fp in the sym file and enter= /user/erich_heinzle/kicad/footprints/w_conn_screw.mod/mors_3p.fp in the /h= ome/torben/gaf/pcb-elements file?

The pins in my screw terminals are= =C3=B8 1 mm - is that OK with mors_3p.fp (I dont know how to read a fp-fil= e)?

best regards
torben
On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 1:09 AM Eric= h Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <<= a href=3D"mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer= ">geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
Most users, myse= lf included, set up a template, for a per-project directory, which has the = needed gafrc etc files, and subdirectories with their local foorprints and = symbols.

This keeps a gi= ven design safe from filesystem changes or changes to elements subsequently= .

It also means that onc= e set up, it doesn't need to be thought about much.

Here are some examples on github which shou= ld show you how to aim the layout editor at a partucular directory, i.e. &q= uot;fp" or "packages" in these examples

https://github.com/miloh/gE= DA-git-template

= https://github.com/nocko/gEDA-template

https://github.com/wojci= echk8/geda-sym

T= hese examples should show you how it can be done
Erich.

<= div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 01:16 Torben Friis= (friistf AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com], <geda-hel= p AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
Hi Erich Heinzie,
I thi= nk so. If I may reformulate it to show that I understand:
The PICAXE14M.= sym file contains a statement: footprint unknown. When I enter the symbol o= n the schematic I add the footprint attribute DIP14. The PCB program then p= icks it up from tha Symbol file and find the DIP14 footprint from /home/gaf= /pcb-elements.

Then the files:
/home/gaf/gschem-sym
(ls /home/= gaf/gschem-sym
PICAXE-14M.sym)

/home/gaf/pcb-elements
(ls /hom= e/gaf/pcb-elements
DIP14.fp)

/home/.gEDA/gafrc
(cat /home/.gED= A/gafrc
(component-library-search "/home/gaf/gschem-sym")
<= br>should do the job?

But then, when I have filled in the files, how= do I make the PICAXE14M.sym appear correctly in the add->component list= ?:

> Basic devices
> Connectors (generic)
.
.
.
I want to understand the stuff completely and really appreciate your h= elp.
best regards
torben
On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 12:41 PM Erich = Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT de= lorie.com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
In = general, gschem is unaware of footprint file names, or the details of any o= ther attributes you attach to a symbol from a symbol library

The usual procedure, after adding your symbo= l to the schematic from a library, is to add an "attribute" to th= e symbol, in this case a "footprint" attribute, equal to "DI= P14"

The schematic = file will end up with an ectra attribute within the picaxe instance, along = the libes of

"footp= rint=3DDIP18"

The P= CB layout editor, when you proceed to lay out uour design, is the software = that has an understanding of footprint attributes, and will search its libr= ary paths for a DIP18=C2=A0

Does that=C2=A0help?

Erich

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On Fri,= 19 Jul 2019 18:51 Torben Friis (friistf AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com], <geda-help AT delorie= .com> wrote:
Hi Erich Heinzie,
It should have been:

/home/gaf/DIP14.fp

and
(component-li= brary-search "/home/gaf/gschem-sym") in the /home/.gEDA/gafrc fil= e

I still have the problem of having P= ICAXE14M not showing up in the libraries list.

When in http://www.gedasymbols.org/ i = search for screw terminal I get a lot of .fp files, but no .sym files. How = should they be handled?
It is rather confu= sing.
best regards
torben

On Th= u, Jul 18, 2019 at 11:44 AM Torben Friis <friistf AT g= mail.com> wrote:
Hi Erich Heinzie,
After following your advice (a long time ago) I have the followi= ng:

/home/gaf/gschem-s= ym/PICAXE-14M.sym
/home/gaf/pcb-elements/SIP3.fp
(component-library-search &qu= ot;../gschem-sym") in the /home/.gEDA$/gafrc file

Should not PICAXE-14M show up in Libraries when I click Ad= d->Component in gEDA schmatic?
best reg= ards
torben

On Fri, Feb 15,= 2019 at 9:19 PM Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com<= /a>) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
http://www.gedasymb= ols.org/user/erich_heinzle/symbols/PICAXE-14M.sym?dl
<= br>
The above link will download the raw symbol file= as a .sym for use in the gschem schematic editor
The DIP14 footprint required in the pcb layout ed= itor will be a .fp file and the raw file can be downloaded from

http://www.gedasymbols.org/footprints/m4lib/DIP14.fp?dl

You can place the = respective files in the same directory as your schematic and pcb layout, bu= t most people will use dedicated directories in their project directory for= symbols and for footprints.

Regards,

Erich

On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 02= :34 Torben Friis (friistf AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <g= eda-help AT delorie DOT com wrote:
Hi,
I found DIP14:

torben AT torben-Aspire-E5-773G:~$ cat /home/torben/gEDAsym
= http://www.geda= symbols.org/footprints/m4lib.cgi?geda=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0 <here

htt= p://www.gedasymbols.org/cvs.html

It looks different from your file if I view it..

Where should I store the file you= sent (if it is the file I should store)?
torben

On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 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:

http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/erich_heinzle/symbols/P= ICAXE-14M.sym

It looks like the pa= ckage is a 14-pin DIP, so "DIP14" should work as the footprint.

Cheers,
--Chad
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On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 9:11 AM Torben Friis (friistf AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
Hi ,
I have been looking fo the above element, but I cann= ot find it. I have been looking for .../newlib and found it in two places, = but neither one appeared to provide it.
Is there an= ywhere else I can look for it?
torben