X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Original-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding; bh=AW/DY0DGZE/9vcNP8gNE9Zref6MeQXL9iIKxGzA2pEo=; b=ddAbTNpyQy4CbDfC6xkaGSEQXiEIYi7jVkX5SmuJAc7YY6AugAs/mSO3W7jBI7xvVf CBNr2S3KZ7dktYRrhswr1ZckMy36Uet6V0NfP2dA1TxUauJYMWVnCysgGydPsAHdGfuD fJq4cp6ZFXHVaSJwMUWRv/6pFycSjG3KdVPLLgf7m+SWli6L/VuhvGRUwtkRiXYat4sn sFIxh9LWelnbTTSeS//qeu0SVUQEHkaR6+7op0ZGPNlvQvuiosmb/ZF9/XsTr/Fdb/Oe WSHHCQE0JBzpzuApYxaoLOQjT3V9l6MK3R/g+0ImsL1d+y03vpfGjnjHteEznAe99TLf xqUw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=AW/DY0DGZE/9vcNP8gNE9Zref6MeQXL9iIKxGzA2pEo=; b=B8B9k3+C5jCBWge/X8xCpfafynLiQVTfVVjsPlACFK0rhSzmsWdpiHf4pUkvkTc+OE UvqdLArn7B+d6uM/t7BjHKIZDD+rzgTOBEHF1wpeajupXwzshyouuVQSKXlTozACJQ8w voCScS75kFUXEfg5s0ONXq1fyANVBWoVkrTdyuVvVVjxywRF7h8Z87JSmnpZ7iUsYCj4 uQzdcffuG2lVWdOELEMZrTD22f2CFpMMfQttpH5tEcYE6aqrDcL4QVkkGejKmOK1i1WR k8Leq70t4+yl420kbFPlm9x7R0fRzOzzpXvwPO0P6aJ/opWFDxmhABe0ZnyqttNvLmg8 HE9g== X-Gm-Message-State: AEkoousdI3UoKuhQ6/AFU+Rj57N9ISSbNzNbk9aR+O+FsrUKyPrhhywg6k+uonmexgJUaQ== X-Received: by 10.194.185.202 with SMTP id fe10mr49735080wjc.93.1470070217414; Mon, 01 Aug 2016 09:50:17 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 18:50:15 +0200 From: "Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: [geda-user] Wilkinson splitter - how to implement and use? Message-Id: <20160801185015.edae375574bda1bd4614a6cd@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: References: <23abdc31 DOT 72365e7a DOT 572529a9 DOT 212e2 AT o2 DOT pl> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.5.0beta1 (GTK+ 2.24.25; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk > >Dear Members, > > > >I need to design a RF board with some Wilkinson splitters on it. While the > >symbol of splitter is ready (rf/splitter-1.sym) and for pcb we have even a > >java generator > >(https://github.com/erichVK5/WilkinsonPowerDividerFootprintGenerator), I'm > >not sure how to use it. The splitter is just a few fancy tracks on pcb (plus > >a resistor) that in fact are all connected. In schematics however this is an > >element with 3 pins. In pcb I can not name the splitter pins "1", "2", "3", > >because this will give warnings about shorted nets. If I change schematics > >symbol (short its pins) there will be no warnings but all RF nets are > >reduced to one - that is not the case (all splitter input/output connections > >are lost). > > > >Is there a better/preferred way to deal with such RF components in gEDA? > >Thanks in advance, > >Michael Widlok > > > > In pcb-rnd I see an ugly workaround for this: two footprints. One > normal footprint with 3 separate terminals, so the netlist can ensure you > connect the right things to the right places. Another footprint with a > "track drawn of pads" (hack), marked as "nonetlist", placed on top of the > first footprint. This would physically connect the three terminals, on > copper, but because of the nonetlist flag pcb-rnd would still think > there's no connection (DRC-wise). No problem. Ordinary copper on pins but nonetlist flag in between. There may be need to add extra overlapping copper with and without flag. > > Regards, > > Igor2