Hi Chad,

Before I got your reply I had prepared the following:

I might add that I have added "picaxe" to /usr/shar= e/gEDA/sym/ with the following 3 symbols:

SIP3.fp

SIP4.fp

SO8W.fp

but p= icaxe does not show up under Library.

I have followed BW's tutorial, but I do not have a gafr= c file. How do I get that?

torben

On Wed, Jan 9, 2019= at 1:43 PM Torben Friis <friistf AT gmail DOT com> wrote:

Hi Chad,
In gschem I only have "library" to chose symbols = from. I wanted more - fx. newlib. How do I get it?

I have used the i= nstructions in:

http://www.gedasymbols.org/cvs.html

to place the f= ollowing:

torben AT torben-Aspire-E5-773G: ls /home/geda
CVS=C2=A0 C= VSROOT=C2=A0 scripts=C2=A0 www

where /home/geda was an empty directo= ry.

torben AT torben-Aspire-E5-773G:/home/geda/scripts$ ls
2pad.cgi= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 dilpad.cgi=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 footprint.pcb= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 reindex
cgi-lib.pl=C2=A0 eps2png=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0 global_list.cgi=C2=A0 search.cgi
csv.cgi=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 = footprint.cgi=C2=A0=C2=A0 make-fp-library=C2=A0 symbol.cgi
CVS=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 footprint.html=C2=A0 math.pl=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 symbol.html

Can I get from this to a more comp= rehensive list of symbols in gschem? I am stuck.
best regards
torben<= br>

On= Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 7:58 PM Torben Friis <friistf AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
Hi Chad,
OK. I will try again.
torben

On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 3:45 PM Chad Parker (parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com= ] <geda-h= elp AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
Torben-

The s= quare terminal generally indicates "pin 1" of the device. This is= done so that when you're installing the components, you know the prope= r orientation. For some parts this is important, like for the opamps in the= design. For other parts, like the resistors, it doesn't matter, they c= an go either way.

Part of the fun of building = a circuit board is figuring out where to place the components and how to co= nnect them, kind of like a puzzle, but with no one answer. You can place th= em however you like. Many people use a strategy where you try to place the = parts such that you minimize the lengths of the traces connecting those par= ts. You could also arrange them in a pattern to resemble a bug, or a star, = or anything you find aesthetically pleasing. In most cases (i.e. not radio = frequency or high speed (>10s of MHz) digital electronics), the exact pl= acement of parts doesn't matter.

--Chad

On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 9:32 AM Torben Friis (friistf AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com<= /a>> wrote:
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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 expe= rt.
torben

On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 2:13 PM Chad Parker (parker DOT charles AT gm= ail.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 i= n the tutorial. It looks to me like the first set of figures were created w= ith 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 schem= atic was redrawn when the new figures were added, and because the parts wou= ld have been arranged differently, the reference designators ended up chang= ing. The underlying circuit appears to be the same, just the names of the p= arts have been swapped. You can even see that the footprint of R101 is diff= erent.

Ultimately, the rat lines on your pcb shoul= d be consistent with the connections you made in the schematic. So, as long= as you connect your parts accordingly, you should be fine.
<= br>
Thanks for pointing this out. We should fix it so that it'= ;s consistent.

Thanks,
--Chad

On Wed, Jan 2, 201= 9 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:
<= /div>
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 delor= ie.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 tutoria= l 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=C2=A0 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> w= rote:
Hi Chad,
I deleted all = files except Project, one.sch and two.sch and ran gsch2pcb once - and it wo= rked.
torben

On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 11:11 PM Chad Parker (parker DOT charles AT gm= ail.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 diffe= rences. 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 t= hat it doesn't overwrite your original file. To get them into the layou= t, you have to do as it says: open the layout then go to the file menu, sel= ect "load layout data to paste buffer", and select board.new.pcb.= Then you can paste them into the layout.

Alte= rnatively, if you haven't done any work on the pcb yet, you can delete = board.pcb and board.new.pcb and rerun gsch2pcb.

Al= so, make sure that you execute Select > Disperse All Elements, as someti= mes 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,
<= div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif= ;font-size:large">It is rather confusing. When I run gsch2pcb project I get= :

--------------------= --------------
Done processing.=C2=A0 Work performed:
5 file elements= and 0 m4 elements added to board.new.pcb.

Next steps:
1.=C2=A0 R= un pcb on your file board.pcb.
2.=C2=A0 From within PCB, select "Fi= le -> Load layout data to paste buffer"
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 and s= elect board.new.pcb to load the new footprints into your existing layout.3.=C2=A0 From within PCB, select "File -> Load netlist file"= and select
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 board.net to load the updated netlist.

4.=C2=A0 From with= in PCB, enter

=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0 :ExecuteFile(board.cmd)

=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 to update the pin = names of all footprints.

First it does not tally with the description given in the tutorial - I a= m using the one that comes with Ubuntu.

<= div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif= ;font-size:large">Second, when I run pcb board.pcb I get only the transisto= r 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 a= ppear 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 Park= er (parker.ch= arles AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
Hi To= rben-

Welcome to the community! Please feel free t= o post any questions you may have.

I think the= issue is that the CONNECTOR is no longer an m4 element, so, it's not g= enerating it the way the tutorial thinks it should.

Looking through the pcb element footprints, there is, however, a foo= tprint "CONNECTOR 1 2". I suspect that will serve for your purpos= es. Please try changing "CONNECTOR 2 1" --> "CONNECTOR 1 = 2" and see if that fixes it.

Thanks,
--Chad

On Wed, Dec 26, 20= 18 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:

gsch2= pcb project

I get the following message in the log:

CONN202: = can't find PCB element for footprint CONNECTOR-2-1 (value=3Dunknown).So device CONN202 will not be in the layout.

The attributes of the= connector are.

device: BNC
footprint: CONNECTOR 2 1
refdes: C= ONN202

I think that I have followed the instructions, so what is wro= ng?
best regards
torben