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Hi Richard

I have just made a new library. I can see the library when I open the control panel and brouse in the library directory, its OK

But when I tray to see / find the new library from windows, I cant see it, but I can see all other library.

When I open my lyberary in Eagle, there is a padlock on all icon

Kind Regards Kenneth K

Hi Kenneth,

It sounds like your running a windows 7 machine. What you're experiencing is a byproduct of Windows 7's new security features.  The way we get around this is by running EAGLE in compatibility mode.

See the attached text file.

hth,

Jorge Garcia

Okay I'm working on a sort of cartridge:

I get given some code for this, but I have a problem because it doesn't show up the signal connections OUT,GND, IN...etc. How can you I add those each pad? Do I have to make a new library part? I also need it to be linked back to the schematic too.

Here's the code if needed:

GRID INCH;

CHANGE LAYER 20;

SET WIRE_BEND 2; WIRE 0 (0 0) (1.875 0) (1.875 0.400) (1.975 0.400) (1.975 1.5625)

(1.8125 1.725) (0.075 1.725) (-0.100 1.5625) (-0.100 0.400) (0 0.400) (0 0);

CHANGE LAYER 21;

WIRE 0 (0 0.5) (1.875 0.5) (1.875 0.900) (0 0.900) (0 0.5);

WIRE 0 (0 0.900) (0 1.500) (0.125 1.625) (1.750 1.625) (1.875 1.5) (1.875 0.9);

CHANGE LAYER 22;

WIRE 0 (0 0.5) (1.875 0.5) (1.875 0.900) (0 0.900) (0 0.5);

CHANGE LAYER 1;

RECT (0.0625 0.02) (0.1125 0.32) (0.1625 0.02) (0.2125 0.32) (0.2625 0.02) (0.3125 0.32)

(0.3625 0.02) (0.4125 0.32) (0.4625 0.02) (0.5125 0.32) (0.5625 0.02) (0.6125 0.32) (0.6625 0.02) (0.7125 0.32) (0.7625 0.02) (0.8125 0.32) (0.8625 0.02) (0.9125 0.32) (0.9625 0.02)

(1.0125 0.32) (1.0625 0.02) (1.1125 0.32) (1.1625 0.02) (1.2125 0.32) (1.2625 0.02) (1.3125 0.32) (1.3625 0.02) (1.4125 0.32) (1.4625 0.02) (1.5125 0.32) (1.5625 0.02) (1.6125 0.32)

(1.6625 0.02) (1.7125 0.32) (1.7625 0.02) (1.8125 0.32);

CHANGE LAYER 16;

RECT (0.0625 0.02) (0.1125 0.32) (0.1625 0.02) (0.2125 0.32) (0.2625 0.02) (0.3125 0.32)

(0.3625 0.02) (0.4125 0.32) (0.4625 0.02) (0.5125 0.32) (0.5625 0.02) (0.6125 0.32) (0.6625 0.02) (0.7125 0.32) (0.7625 0.02) (0.8125 0.32) (0.8625 0.02) (0.9125 0.32) (0.9625 0.02)

(1.0125 0.32) (1.0625 0.02) (1.1125 0.32) (1.1625 0.02) (1.2125 0.32) (1.2625 0.02) (1.3125 0.32) (1.3625 0.02) (1.4125 0.32) (1.4625 0.02) (1.5125 0.32) (1.5625 0.02) (1.6125 0.32)

(1.6625 0.02) (1.7125 0.32) (1.7625 0.02) (1.8125 0.32);

CHANGE LAYER 29;

RECT (0.0625 0.02) (0.1125 0.32) (0.1625 0.02) (0.2125 0.32) (0.2625 0.02) (0.3125 0.32)

(0.3625 0.02) (0.4125 0.32) (0.4625 0.02) (0.5125 0.32) (0.5625 0.02) (0.6125 0.32) (0.6625 0.02) (0.7125 0.32) (0.7625 0.02) (0.8125 0.32) (0.8625 0.02) (0.9125 0.32) (0.9625 0.02)

(1.0125 0.32) (1.0625 0.02) (1.1125 0.32) (1.1625 0.02) (1.2125 0.32) (1.2625 0.02) (1.3125 0.32) (1.3625 0.02) (1.4125 0.32) (1.4625 0.02) (1.5125 0.32) (1.5625 0.02) (1.6125 0.32)

(1.6625 0.02) (1.7125 0.32) (1.7625 0.02) (1.8125 0.32);

CHANGE LAYER 30;

RECT (0.0625 0.02) (0.1125 0.32) (0.1625 0.02) (0.2125 0.32) (0.2625 0.02) (0.3125 0.32)

(0.3625 0.02) (0.4125 0.32) (0.4625 0.02) (0.5125 0.32) (0.5625 0.02) (0.6125 0.32) (0.6625 0.02) (0.7125 0.32) (0.7625 0.02) (0.8125 0.32) (0.8625 0.02) (0.9125 0.32) (0.9625 0.02)

(1.0125 0.32) (1.0625 0.02) (1.1125 0.32) (1.1625 0.02) (1.2125 0.32) (1.2625 0.02) (1.3125 0.32) (1.3625 0.02) (1.4125 0.32) (1.4625 0.02) (1.5125 0.32) (1.5625 0.02) (1.6125 0.32)

(1.6625 0.02) (1.7125 0.32) (1.7625 0.02) (1.8125 0.32);

VIA 0.029 SQUARE 1-16 (0.0875 0.32) (0.1875 0.32) (0.2875 0.32) (0.3875 0.32) (0.4875 0.32)

(0.5875 0.32) (0.6875 0.32) (0.7875 0.32) (0.8875 0.32) (0.9875 0.32) (1.0875 0.32) (1.1875 0.32) (1.2875 0.32) (1.3875 0.32) (1.4875 0.32) (1.5875 0.32) (1.6875 0.32) (1.7875 0.32);

Thanks heaps

Hi,

the script you are using for creating the cartridge is written for the layout editor. It places VIAs for the connections and it uses rectangles for the SMDs. And that is the problem. A rectangle can't be connected to a signal. It's a simple copper area.......

You have to modify the script and use it in the library in the Package editor. Therefore you have to replace the VIA command with PAD. And you have to replace the rectangles in Top layer with SMDs.

You can't use the RECT sequence for Top layer because a SMD is placed at it's origin (the center of the SMD).

Maybe it is easier to run the script in the package editor and replace the rectangles with SMDs afterwards manually.

For connecting it to the schematic you have to draw a symbol as well.

Regards,

Richard

Hi,

the script you are using for creating the cartridge is written for the layout editor. It places VIAs for the connections and it uses rectangles for the SMDs. And that is the problem. A rectangle can't be connected to a signal. It's a simple copper area.......

You have to modify the script and use it in the library in the Package editor. Therefore you have to replace the VIA command with PAD. And you have to replace the rectangles in Top layer with SMDs.

You can't use the RECT sequence for Top layer because a SMD is placed at it's origin (the center of the SMD).

Maybe it is easier to run the script in the package editor and replace the rectangles with SMDs afterwards manually.

For connecting it to the schematic you have to draw a symbol as well.

Regards,

Richard