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Subject: Re: [geda-user] A Spiral Inductor Footprint Generator
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Thanks for sharing, Erich!

On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com)
<geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> It will do square or helical inductor footprints.
>
> https://github.com/erichVK5/SpiralInductorFootprintGenerator
>
> you just need to decide how to connect to it, by adding suitable pins, vias
> or tracks.
>
> It will export in gEDA format by default, but can generate a kicad module if
> asked nicely.
>
> Usage:
>
> java SpiralInductorFootprintGenerator -option value
>
>     -k  export a kicad module, default is geda .fp file
>
>     -s  export a square inductor, default is circular
>
>     -i long  inner diameter of coil in nanometres
>
>     -o long  outer diameter of coil in nanometres
>
>     -w long  track width in nanometres
>
>     -n long  number of turns
>
>     -l long  length of segment used to approximate circular arc in
> nanometres
>
>     -h   prints this
>
> Example usage:
>
> java SpiralInductorFootprintGenerator -n 40 -i 15000 -o 50000 -w 250 -l 3000
>
> generates a 40 turn circular inductor footprint,
> of 15mm inside diameter, 50 mm outside diameter,
> with 0.25mm track width and 3mm segment length.
>
> Someone may find it useful.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Erich.



-- 
Jason White