Searching for a package in the libraries

Try ref-packages, there are lots of packages in it

There are some variants for TO263. See manual & tutorial for details

creating a new device!

r

Ing. J.M. Rafetseder wrote:

Try ref-packages, there are lots of packages in it

There are some variants for TO263. See manual & tutorial for details

creating a new device!

r

 

 

Also before you make a board check to see if you can buy the part and

then the data sheet to see if the lib is correct for your type of board

and how you are going to place the parts.

It is best to copy parts to your lib and in the process verify it with a

data sheet. But some of the smaller parts (8 pins or less) it is quicker

to just make the part from the data sheet.

To exactly place pads and lines use the numeric input method.

Paul R.

Oh nice, yeah that file has almost all of them that i will ever use, got the

part made in no time. I found a good guide for making parts here

http://www.instructables.com/id/E4D4Y2MEK1EP286NXF/

Still a search function for the libraries would be nice...

Thank you so much

Cheers

Spikes

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From: "Ing. J.M. Rafetseder" <jrafetseder@hotmail.com>

Newsgroups: eagle.userchat.eng

Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 2:03 PM

Subject: Re: Searching for a package in the libraries

Try ref-packages, there are lots of packages in it

There are some variants for TO263. See manual & tutorial for details

creating a new device!

r

 

"Ing. J.M. Rafetseder" <jrafetseder@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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Try ref-packages, there are lots of packages in it

There are some variants for TO263. See manual & tutorial for details

creating a new device!

r

 

Yeah i ordered the parts off digikey and they all had datasheets. Most of

them are soic-8 packages so it wont be too hard to make them all up. im just

going to worry about microcontroller and all surface mout resistors,

capacitors, and my big though-hole inductor that i got for free.

Also some of the wires on this board are going to have up to 6 amps on them,

i read some place that i should make the wires a bit larger. I dont know the

excact size i should use. Its only up to 20 volts peak so nothing crazy.

I found a hot air gun on my campus that i can use, also they have an oven

for that but ill read more about working with surface mount parts when i got

the board orderd.

Thanx agian

spikes ^^

"Paul Romanyszyn" <pgr@arcelectronicsinc.com> wrote in message

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Ing. J.M. Rafetseder wrote:

Try ref-packages, there are lots of packages in it

There are some variants for TO263. See manual & tutorial for details

creating a new device!

r

Also before you make a board check to see if you can buy the part and then

the data sheet to see if the lib is correct for your type of board and how

you are going to place the parts.

It is best to copy parts to your lib and in the process verify it with a

data sheet. But some of the smaller parts (8 pins or less) it is quicker

to just make the part from the data sheet.

To exactly place pads and lines use the numeric input method.

Paul R.

Spikes2020 wrote:

I am really new to eagle, like 2 days or so, but I am looking for a better

way to find the package i need from the libraries, so that i can coppy it

and make a new part. I have made one so far but it is a pain to search for

the right  package. I know i could just make my own but i dont trust my self

to the the measurements right, mabe after i print off this board.

 

Right now i am looking for the (SMD-220, TO-263) package for a diode but

there dose not seem to be one in the doide.lbr. i have also searched a few

other places and have not come up with anything.

 

 

Thanx

Spikes

 

 

Do you know about using wild cards in the 'Add' window?

You can do a search by typing TO-263

Scott

Do you know about using wild cards in the 'Add' window?

You can do a search by typing TO-263

 

Scott

Do you know about using wild cards in the 'Add' window?

You can do a search by typing TO-263

 

Scott

Nope and thus i am stuck agian on a nother part. I tried looking for what

you where talking about and cant seem to find it. When i make a new part i

go to my project and select new library, then i select package. This is the

point where i need to upload the old package, or search for one but cant

seem to figure it out.

The part i am looking for is TO-252AA i have read some place that they

renamed these diodes to something else. Not too sure on this though...

spikes

Spikes2020 wrote:

Do you know about using wild cards in the 'Add' window?

You can do a search by typing TO-263

 

Scott

Do you know about using wild cards in the 'Add' window?

You can do a search by typing TO-263

 

Scott

 

Nope and thus i am stuck agian on a nother part. I tried looking for what

you where talking about and cant seem to find it. When i make a new part i

go to my project and select new library, then i select package. This is the

point where i need to upload the old package, or search for one but cant

seem to figure it out.

 

The part i am looking for is TO-252AA i have read some place that they

renamed these diodes to something else. Not too sure on this though...

 

 

spikes

 

 

I went into 'Board', (You won't find it in the schematic editor b/c you

are looking for a footprint name).

Click on the Add button.

In the bottom of the Add window type TO252 and hit enter.

I show 5 places it found them likely candidates.

Note which libraries they are located in, then open the library and

steal the footprint from there and insert it into your library using cut

and paste.

Scott

wow that was real easy. Thank you so much!

cheers

Spikes