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Part from pcb

mariusl

Hi

How do I go about to create a part from a pcb. I want to use and Adafruit module as a plugged in part on my pcb.

I have the Adafruit design so now I am trying to make a part of that module's pcb.

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  • Hi Marius,

     

    Just measure the pin locations, and create a new part in EAGLE with pads in the correct places. In other words, it can be treated much the same as for creating any arbitrary new component in EAGLE.

    If your adafruit module has pins on a standard pitch, it is likely to be 2.54mm.

    To see how to create a part in EAGLE, see the EAGLE user manual PDF guide, or there are many youtube videos on this subject.

  • in reply to shabaz

    That is what I ended up doing. Just made a part of my own. There is a script for doing though but it fails and I dont have enough knowledge of Eagle to try and fix it. I attached it if anyone want to have a look. If it worked it would have saved a lot of time.

    Attachments:
    hierarchical_v1_1.zip
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  • in reply to mariusl

    On 14/06/2017 5:20 a.m., Marius Liebenberg wrote:

    That is what I ended up doing. Just made a part of my own. There is a script for doing though but it fails and I dont have enough knowledge of Eagle to try and fix it. I attached it if anyone want to have a look. If it worked it would have saved a lot of time.

     

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    The ULP to use is make-group2pac.ulp

     

    Grab the Adafruit board file and open it in Eagle.

    Remove all except the board outline, and elements that give you the

    pads, tPlace and mounting holes you need.

    Group the remainder and run the ulp.

    It will make a package that you can place into your design. The rest of

    the devise can be built as desired.

     

    Attached: Image of the result of the process.

     

    HTH

    Warren

     

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  • in reply to mariusl

    On 14/06/2017 5:20 a.m., Marius Liebenberg wrote:

    That is what I ended up doing. Just made a part of my own. There is a script for doing though but it fails and I dont have enough knowledge of Eagle to try and fix it. I attached it if anyone want to have a look. If it worked it would have saved a lot of time.

     

    --

    To view any images and attachments in this post, visit:

    https://www.element14.com/community/message/224053

     

    Attachments:

    hierarchical_v1_1.zip

     

     

    The ULP to use is make-group2pac.ulp

     

    Grab the Adafruit board file and open it in Eagle.

    Remove all except the board outline, and elements that give you the

    pads, tPlace and mounting holes you need.

    Group the remainder and run the ulp.

    It will make a package that you can place into your design. The rest of

    the devise can be built as desired.

     

    Attached: Image of the result of the process.

     

    HTH

    Warren

     

    --

    ... use NNTP://news.cadsoft.de and a functional news reader like

    Thunderbird!

    ... or http://www.eaglecentral.ca browser access to CadSoft EAGLE

    support forums.

     

     

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  • in reply to autodeskguest

    Thanks Warren that is exactly what I was looking for. Easy when you know how.