Off board connections

DB wrote:

I am trying to create a device for a connector that connects  panel

switches to a circuit board.

 

In this case it is a 5 pin connector. I need the device to have 10 pins

so I can represent the connection in the schematic, but only 5 pins in

the package for the pads.

 

I tried to do the symbol with 10 pins and 5 set to NC, but I can not add

the symbol to the package without getting an error about the number of

pins not matching.

 

How do I handle this?

I am a bit confused. Why do you need 10 pins for the schematic ?

Is it to show both the plug and the socket, so you can show the panel

switches on the schematic ?

If so, the plug and the socket are separate components and would need

separate devices in the library.

AFAIK, you cannot have a device with more pins than pads. A device with

more pads than pins is OK.

John G.

John Giddy wrote:

DB wrote:

I am trying to create a device for a connector that connects  panel

switches to a circuit board.

 

In this case it is a 5 pin connector. I need the device to have 10

pins so I can represent the connection in the schematic, but only 5

pins in the package for the pads.

 

I tried to do the symbol with 10 pins and 5 set to NC, but I can not

add the symbol to the package without getting an error about the

number of pins not matching.

 

How do I handle this?

 

I am a bit confused. Why do you need 10 pins for the schematic ?

Is it to show both the plug and the socket, so you can show the panel

switches on the schematic ?

If so, the plug and the socket are separate components and would need

separate devices in the library.

AFAIK, you cannot have a device with more pins than pads. A device with

more pads than pins is OK.

John G.

That is correct. I need to show the plug and the socket in the

schematic, but only want pads for the pins that are actually on the board.

DB wrote:

John Giddy wrote:

DB wrote:

I am trying to create a device for a connector that connects  panel

switches to a circuit board.

 

In this case it is a 5 pin connector. I need the device to have 10

pins so I can represent the connection in the schematic, but only 5

pins in the package for the pads.

 

I tried to do the symbol with 10 pins and 5 set to NC, but I can not

add the symbol to the package without getting an error about the

number of pins not matching.

 

How do I handle this?

 

I am a bit confused. Why do you need 10 pins for the schematic ?

Is it to show both the plug and the socket, so you can show the panel

switches on the schematic ?

If so, the plug and the socket are separate components and would need

separate devices in the library.

AFAIK, you cannot have a device with more pins than pads. A device with

more pads than pins is OK.

John G.

 

That is correct. I need to show the plug and the socket in the

schematic, but only want pads for the pins that are actually on the board.

Then use lines and not pins for the 5 extra connections on the schematic

symbol. Play with the line width and length until you get something that

looks like a pin, but isn't.

DB wrote:

John Giddy wrote:

DB wrote:

I am trying to create a device for a connector that connects  panel

switches to a circuit board.

 

In this case it is a 5 pin connector. I need the device to have 10

pins so I can represent the connection in the schematic, but only 5

pins in the package for the pads.

 

I tried to do the symbol with 10 pins and 5 set to NC, but I can not

add the symbol to the package without getting an error about the

number of pins not matching.

 

How do I handle this?

 

I am a bit confused. Why do you need 10 pins for the schematic ?

Is it to show both the plug and the socket, so you can show the panel

switches on the schematic ?

If so, the plug and the socket are separate components and would need

separate devices in the library.

AFAIK, you cannot have a device with more pins than pads. A device

with more pads than pins is OK.

John G.

 

That is correct. I need to show the plug and the socket in the

schematic, but only want pads for the pins that are actually on the board.

If you are wanting to create a complete BOM, including the off board part,

then you would need to make a separate symbol for the off board part, but

not connect associate it with any package in the library.

cheers

David