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Subject: Re: [geda-help] Pinnames and Elementnames as specified in Pin[] and Element[] not
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The (unknown) likely comes from gnetlist/gschem, not pcb.  Of the
three text fields in Element[], the refdes one is set by the
schematics, not pcb, and is the one matched by the netlist.

You can view the three text fields with the View->Displayed Element Name
menu option.

Also, each Pin[] has two text fields; one is the pin *number* and the
other is the pin *description*.  The number comes from the footprint
(and is used to match the netlist), but the description comes from
gnetlist/gschem and matches the pinlabel in the schematic.

Note that good practice is to set both Pin[] text fields to the pin
number in the footprint, unless you have a specific description.