Create device with a package that doesn't connect all pins?

On 4/7/2013 7:08 AM, Clifford Heath wrote:

I'm making a symbol for the QFN20 and SSOP24 variants of the Silicon

Laboratories Si473x family devices.

 

Apart from the SSOP having more NC and earth pins (which I can connect

as duplicates), there's an extra pin (DYBP) on the SSOP which isn't

brought out on the QFN. If I add this pin to the device, I get errors

using the QFN package because it isn't connected. Likewise the PAD on

the QFN doesn't exist on the SSOP, so same problem in reverse.

 

Is it possible to have a pin in a device which is not available in all

package variants? How?

Or do I have to make separate devices for these?

 

 

Clifford Heath.

Hi Cliff,

I hope you're doing well, you would have to make seperate devices for

this. Currently EAGLE only allows one symbol per device and there are no

provisions for altering the symbol based on package.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia

On 4/7/2013 7:08 AM, Clifford Heath wrote:

I'm making a symbol for the QFN20 and SSOP24 variants of the Silicon

Laboratories Si473x family devices.

 

Apart from the SSOP having more NC and earth pins (which I can connect

as duplicates), there's an extra pin (DYBP) on the SSOP which isn't

brought out on the QFN. If I add this pin to the device, I get errors

using the QFN package because it isn't connected. Likewise the PAD on

the QFN doesn't exist on the SSOP, so same problem in reverse.

 

Is it possible to have a pin in a device which is not available in all

package variants? How?

Or do I have to make separate devices for these?

 

 

Clifford Heath.

Hi Cliff,

I hope you're doing well, you would have to make seperate devices for

this. Currently EAGLE only allows one symbol per device and there are no

provisions for altering the symbol based on package.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia

On 04/09/13 04:31, Jorge Garcia wrote:

On 4/7/2013 7:08 AM, Clifford Heath wrote:

I'm making a symbol for the QFN20 and SSOP24 variants of the Silicon

Laboratories Si473x family devices.

 

Apart from the SSOP having more NC and earth pins (which I can connect

as duplicates), there's an extra pin (DYBP) on the SSOP which isn't

brought out on the QFN. If I add this pin to the device, I get errors

using the QFN package because it isn't connected. Likewise the PAD on

the QFN doesn't exist on the SSOP, so same problem in reverse.

 

Is it possible to have a pin in a device which is not available in all

package variants? How?

Or do I have to make separate devices for these?

 

 

Clifford Heath.

 

Hi Cliff,

 

I hope you're doing well, you would have to make seperate devices for this. Currently EAGLE only allows one symbol per device and there are no provisions for altering the symbol based on package.

Ok, that's a shame. It would be good to have a pin connection status of "unavailable",

then the same symbol could be used for the different packages - as long as unavailable

pins weren't connected in the schematic.

Thanks for your help anyhow!

Clifford Heath.