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Hi,

New here, a couple of basic questions on making new devices.

I have printed the help on making a device but I seem to be missing a couple

of things.

My part loads into the the device screen fine but i don't see the symbol I

built in the screen. If  I go to connect I see the part pins but no symbol

names to connect.

 

Also I'm making a part with a 40 pin dip. I made the dip package but I'm

sure there must be a package somewhere in Eagle just not in the library I'm

building the part in. Is there a way to find and associate it to the device

I'm making?

 

Thanks,

Rob

 

 

 

  • Rob schrieb:

    Hi,

    New here, a couple of basic questions on making new devices.

    I have printed the help on making a device but I seem to be missing a couple

    of things.

    My part loads into the the device screen fine but i don't see the symbol I

    built in the screen. If  I go to connect I see the part pins but no symbol

    names to connect.

     

    Also I'm making a part with a 40 pin dip. I made the dip package but I'm

    sure there must be a package somewhere in Eagle just not in the library I'm

    building the part in. Is there a way to find and associate it to the device

    I'm making?

     

    Thanks,

    Rob

     

     

     

    It would be nice if you could adapt yourself to commoly known terms, so

    people will know WHAT you mean.

    A library DEVICE is made out of a PACKAGE AND a SYMBOL.

    A part usually defines a piece of a device, i.e. the coil or the

    contacts of a relay.

    Of course you can "paint" your devices yourself, much easier, and

    faster, is it to cut and paste symbols and packages and recombine them

    to new devices.

    To do that you open a new library and keep it open!

    Check the libraries in the control panel to find suitable devices or

    symbols, rightklick it and "copy to library" (your open library).

    Most packages are available in the "ref-packages.lbr".

    Go to your (open) library, pick a suitable symbol, group and cut it,

    select NEW and give your new symbol a name, then paste the copied symbol

    into your new symbol-sheet. This can be edited now (pins, body). Same

    goes for a package.

    In the device section select NEW and give a name for your new device.

    With ADD you search for your symbol and place it. Check NEW at the

    bottom right to get a list of packages already in this library. In the

    connct section you will see then a list of pin names from the symbol and

    pad names from the package and you must connect what belongs together.

    That's it in genaral. Save your library and close it.

    Quite all of this is explained. Check the eagle doc directory.

     

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    Gruß / regards

     

    Jörn