Part Search for Package

Right.  I get this much.  I'm just saying that, say some avr has has a

package named TQFP-44.  If I search the name of the part specified with

description and library name or whatever, (mega128, etc) it'll show up

in the results, but if I search the package name, it won't.  I'm just

asking if there is a quick way of searching just for that.

James Morrison wrote:

Etharooni wrote on Sat, 24 April 2010 11:35

The search function recognises only libraries that are in

use (USE command).

 

Sorry, I kinda forgot I posted this, so I'm coming back to it a little

 

late.  I guess I wasn't clear.  I know that when I search TSSOP-8 or

whatever into the search box, it doesn't search by package name within

 

the library.  As far  as I can tell, it is only searching through the

description.

 

I think you missed this one point.  When you use the Add dialog to search

for parts (or packages in the board editor) it will only search through

libraries that are currently being "used".

 

If you type "use *" in the command line and hit enter it will add every

library in your library directory path (set in Control Panel) to the list

of libraries to use.  Then the search will search through all those

libraries.  Note that doing this will cause it longer to simply add any

part because it has to populate the list of components in the dialog box

and there are a lot of components in the list when you use every

library.

 

My suggestion would be to do that only when searching.  Then copy the

device to your own library.  Under normal circumstances you only use one

library--your custom library.

 

Cheers,

 

James.

Right.  I get this much.  I'm just saying that, say some avr has has a

package named TQFP-44.  If I search the name of the part specified with

description and library name or whatever, (mega128, etc) it'll show up

in the results, but if I search the package name, it won't.  I'm just

asking if there is a quick way of searching just for that.

James Morrison wrote:

Etharooni wrote on Sat, 24 April 2010 11:35

The search function recognises only libraries that are in

use (USE command).

 

Sorry, I kinda forgot I posted this, so I'm coming back to it a little

 

late.  I guess I wasn't clear.  I know that when I search TSSOP-8 or

whatever into the search box, it doesn't search by package name within

 

the library.  As far  as I can tell, it is only searching through the

description.

 

I think you missed this one point.  When you use the Add dialog to search

for parts (or packages in the board editor) it will only search through

libraries that are currently being "used".

 

If you type "use *" in the command line and hit enter it will add every

library in your library directory path (set in Control Panel) to the list

of libraries to use.  Then the search will search through all those

libraries.  Note that doing this will cause it longer to simply add any

part because it has to populate the list of components in the dialog box

and there are a lot of components in the list when you use every

library.

 

My suggestion would be to do that only when searching.  Then copy the

device to your own library.  Under normal circumstances you only use one

library--your custom library.

 

Cheers,

 

James.