Names of pins are not showing when connecting the package

Question

Hi,

I'm trying to make my own Device,

I have created the symbol and the package, when trying to connect the symbol to the package I don't see the names of the pins eventhough I named them carefully (as shown in the picture below)

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any Idea, thanks

rachaelp · Accepted Answer

In the library editor click on the device button and select your device

from the list and open it.

You'll now see a window with three areas. The top left is the area which

will show any added symbols, below that shows any description and any

device attributes and to the right is where you specify packages and

variants.

On the left hand side there is a tool bar and on there you will find the

add button. In Eagle 7.x it looks like an AND gate with a + symbol on top

and a downwards black arrow. Click on that. You'll now see a list of all

the symbols in your library. Select your symbol for this part and click OK.

You will then be prompted to place it down in the top left area much like

when you place a symbol on a schematic.

Once you have done this the pin names should appear in your list for

assigning footprint pins to them.

There are some really good tutorials on the internet showing you the basics

of building your own library parts. Try these two as a starting point:

http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/03/07/how-to-make-parts-in-cadsoft-eagle/

https://learn.adafruit.com/eagle-tutorial-how-to-add-a-new-package-to-a-component/

Hope this helps,

Rachael

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