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How connect grab point of a component to the GND

salomonreinach
salomonreinach over 6 years ago

Hi all,

I can't find how I can connect the grab point of a component (for example an micro USB port) to the GND. Does anyone know how I could do that ?

I'm using eagle 8.3.2.

 

Thank you for your time image

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  • geralds
    geralds over 6 years ago +1 suggested
    Hi, "grab point" ? - connecting to an electrical connection? You can only connect electrical components to a signal or power connection. There are normally Pins, Vias, Wires. All other components are just…
  • geralds
    geralds over 6 years ago in reply to salomonreinach +1 verified
    Yes, that's was I said. Just a pad or via can be connected to a power or signal. A virtual point is impossibel. It is virtual, not real; it's a marking point. You've just placed a pad on this place where…
  • salomonreinach
    salomonreinach over 6 years ago in reply to geralds +1
    Yes I didn't know the correct word for this, but I meant the point to attach the component on the board.
  • geralds
    0 geralds over 6 years ago

    Hi,

     

    "grab point" ? - connecting to an electrical connection?

     

    You can only connect electrical components to a signal or power connection.

    There are normally Pins, Vias, Wires.

    All other components are just graphically drawn.

    And they are must drawn in their given layer.

     

    Please read the manual also the tutorial manual as well.

    You will find what is an electrical or a mechanical component, or a virtual "component" as well.

    A grab point i a virtual "component" (devise), like the margin point as well.

     

    Gerald

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    0 salomonreinach over 6 years ago in reply to geralds

    Hi Gerald,

    Thank you for your answer, it was a recommendation of a manufacturer. They asked me to connect the holes to the GND.
    I found the solution to replace the holes with pads, then it should be connected with the ratsnet.

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    0 geralds over 6 years ago in reply to salomonreinach

    Yes, that's was I said. Just a pad or via can be connected to a power or signal.

    A virtual point is impossibel. It is virtual, not real; it's a marking point.

    You've just placed a pad on this place where the grab point was.

    A grab point will be used e.g. for placing the parts on the pcb with an placing automate.

    So this issue is that must placed (drawn) the grab points on an separate layer (PCB-editor) in Eagle.

    You can than switch on/off this layer if you like to use it.

    In PCB-editor just generate a new layer called grab point; layers over 100 are free to use.

    Or two layers, one for the top side, one for the bottom side.

    Normally the layers 21 (tplace) and 22 (bplace) are used for placing the parts on the pcb.

    This is default.

    But you can generate such layers for special placement, e.g. placement variants or for special mechanical behavior.

     

    Tip: In Eagle you will find a ULP file that generates data-sets for placements automates.

     

    Best Regards

    Gerald

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    0 salomonreinach over 6 years ago in reply to geralds

    Thank you for this explanation ! image

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    0 geralds over 6 years ago in reply to salomonreinach

    You're welcome, my pleasure.

    If your question has been answered well, I would be happy if you sign my comment as "answered".

     

    Best Regards

    Gerald

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    0 autodeskguest over 6 years ago

    On 21.01.2019 09:51, Rémy Silinski wrote:

    Hi all,

     

    I can't find how I can connect the grab point of a component (for example an micro USB port) to the GND. Does anyone know how I could do that ?

     

    I'm using eagle 8.3.2.

     

    Thank you for your time image

     

    Im wondering if there is a translation issue here.. "Grab point" could

    be the shield, the electrical point of the connector that gets touched,

    or connects first.

    I prefer routing shield separately from ground both to avoid spikes and

    ESD from the environment to go through my electronics, but this is a

    topic on its own. The solution depends on how the apparatus gets

    connected to the world.. or not.

     

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    0 autodeskguest over 6 years ago

    On 21.01.2019 09:51, Rémy Silinski wrote:

    Hi all,

     

    I can't find how I can connect the grab point of a component (for example an micro USB port) to the GND. Does anyone know how I could do that ?

     

    I'm using eagle 8.3.2.

     

    Thank you for your time image

     

    Im wondering if there is a translation issue here.. "Grab point" could

    be the shield, the electrical point of the connector that gets touched,

    or connects first.

    I prefer routing shield separately from ground both to avoid spikes and

    ESD from the environment to go through my electronics, but this is a

    topic on its own. The solution depends on how the apparatus gets

    connected to the world.. or not.

     

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  • geralds
    0 geralds over 6 years ago in reply to autodeskguest

    Hi,

     

    Firstly I also thought this. But here it seems there is not a translation issue.

    Grab point - "Haltepunkt" (German, the translator translates this word correctly) does exist, as the margin,

    respective the center point of the device for picking up this device.
    And so if I understand him right, he means this center point.

    Shielding - "Abschirmung" (German), the translator translates this word correctly as well.

     

    Hopefully I understood it well.

    Best Regards

    Gerald

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    0 salomonreinach over 6 years ago in reply to geralds

    Yes I didn't know the correct word for this, but I meant the point to attach the component on the board.

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    0 geralds over 6 years ago in reply to salomonreinach

    Yes, I thought this as well.

    Thanks for the clarification.

     

    Best Regards

    Gerald

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