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I created a board wich uses two different drills for vias: 50/28 and 32/16 but when i create the drill file i have to specify one drill and is the one it uses. Is there any way to generate the drill file with the two sizes that i used to create the board? Thanks a lot! When I solve this I send it to my manufacturer and in two to three week I'll be able to use it! And then put it on-line. Its a SpartanII FPGA prototyping board. Saludos, Juan Pablo. -- Juan Pablo Daniel Borgna -- Tcnico Electrnico INTI-Electrnica e Informtica Direccin: Avenida General Paz 5445 entre Albarellos y Constituyentes CC157 (CP B1650KNA) San Martn, Bs. As., Argentina TE:+(5411)4724-6200

Good afternoon. My name is Adilson Oliveira and I'm a software developer for NoMachine (http://nomachine.com). Despite I do software for living, I started my carrer as an eletronics designer and electronics is still a hobby. I'm also a free software advocate so I always use free software when possible or, at least, software that can run on Linux. I found Kicad mostly by accident I must say. I'm a Cadsoft's Eagle user and one of my designs became too big to use the free version of it. I don't have anything against pay for my software but Eagle is just too expensive for something that is just a hobby to me so I started to look for alternatives and found Kicad. I must say that my jaw droped :) I didn't have the time yet to really use it but the software is *very* impressive and free! :) My congratulations to the developers. Adilson.

The server: iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/cao/ is accessible for downloading both in ftp or http mode (some users have problems in ftp mode) http://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/cao/ or ftp://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/cao/ ftp mode is more usefull for fast update with a ftp manager (like filezilla or gftp) -- Jean-Pierre CHARRAS Ma?tre de conférences Directeur d'études 2ieme année. Génie Electrique et Informatique Industrielle 2 Institut Universitaire de Technologie 1 de Grenoble BP 67, 38402 St Martin d'Heres Cedex Recherche : LIS - INPG 46, Avenue Félix Viallet 38031 Grenoble Cedex Web : http://www.lis.inpg.fr

Hi, I have been using kicad for four months more or less. Before, I was using the Eagle. I am very interested in the development of free (as in freedom) hardware. Kicad is perfect!! Now I can design free hardware using a profesional free software! Thanks you very much, Jean-Pierre CHARRAS! Regards, Juan -- Juan González Gómez juan@... www.iearobotics.com -------------------------------------------------------------- - Yo también quiero una Europa libre de Patentes de Software - -------------------------------------------------------------- EuropeSwPatentFree - http://EuropeSwPatentFree.hispalinux.es -------------------------------------------------------------- -- Juan González Gómez juan@... www.iearobotics.com -------------------------------------------------------------- - Yo también quiero una Europa libre de Patentes de Software - -------------------------------------------------------------- EuropeSwPatentFree - http://EuropeSwPatentFree.hispalinux.es --------------------------------------------------------------

Hello. I've been playing a bit with the Kicad sources yesterday but something wasn't very clear to me: does the 3D visualization use the hardware acceleration? I do have it on my machine (NVidia) but Kicad doesn't seen to be using it. []s Adilson.

Hi, Just found this website. http://ktechlab.fadedminds.com/ Its in the very early stages of development, but it would fit in nicely with Kicad.I't seems to be written in C++, but doesn't use wxwidgets. I like the idea of using SDCC (small device C compiler) as it expands the range of microcontrollers that can be used. What do you all think, I feel it could be quite useful. David

Hi, Mr. Charras, thanks for continuing to improve Kicad ! A couple of bugs the 21 Sep '05 build of eeschema, 1. In the context (right click) menu, the grid choices are shown correctly as 50,25,10 etc. However, in the menu bar 'Preferences > Options , the grid options(radio buttons) are still 50,20 etc. 2. Even after selecting a grid other than 50 from the context menu, in "Preferences > Options' the grid still shows 50. Thanks again, --Royce.

Hi, 1. I would love to see a 'copy component' option in the context menu while right clicking on a component. At the moment one can only move components, not copy them. 2. There should be some way to draw a bar on a part of a pin name only. Presently adding a ~ before the name does this for all characters of the pin name. However names like RD/WR/PGM etc require only 'WR' to be shown with a bar. Perhaps one can enclose the required text with ~ , Like RD/~WR~/PGM. Ommiting the 2nd ~ could draw a bar on the rest of the text. Regards, --Royce.

Hi, Many times it is required to place multible components of the same type in eeschema. After placing a component, when one attempts to place the next component, the place component selection window should directly show the last component placed, so that one can directly click 'OK'. Presently, one has select repeatedly the component from 'History'. Also, while directly placing components like this, the last orientation(rotation etc) of the component may be remembered. This is useful while placing LEDs, resistor arrays etc. Regards, --Royce.

Hi. I want to tell you that I was able to compile and link Kicad dinamycaly on Mandriva 2005 which, of course, gave me smaller executables and, best of all, betterb 3D performance. Basically the steps are: - Download wxGTK-2.6.2 - ./configure --enable-shared=yes --with-gtk --enable-gtk2=yes --with-opengl --enable-compat24 - make; make install Inside the kicad-dev directory there a file called contrib_makefiles.txt which is a composite of all makefiles and libs specification to help in this process. Just cut and just the makefiles as described on this file and make it. I just wasn't able to find the wxhtml source code. []s Adilson.

Hi, I have my own schematics in structural vhdl and i'm compiling it using alliance vhdl compiler, which produces a hierarchical netlist with the components i want to place and route in the alliance logical format .al, which can be translated into EDIF(.edi), SPICE(.spi/.sp/.cir), .vlg or .vst netlists. Are any of these netlist formats amenable for kicad to import ? ___________________________________________________________ 1GB gratis, Antivirus y Antispam Correo Yahoo!, el mejor correo web del mundo http://correo.yahoo.com.ar

Hello folks, I am working to get a few of my often used devices into Kicad, and I would like to share them with the group, if that is wanted. I put in a 256Kb SRAM this evening just as a test. It seems to work okay, but besides adding it to the library file so eeschema can use it, what else do I need to do? I am assuming I need to somehow link a .600 DIP package for it, but was unsure of exactly where to do that. Another question; are there very thorough docs spmewhere on how to edit the library files? The docs that I found that describe the file format seemed to be a good start, but I had some questions that seemed not to be answered by them. An example would be this: In the docs: F n “text” posx posy dimension orientation visibility with: n = field number : reference = 0. value = 1. n = 2..9 = fields 1 to 8. Pcb FootPrint = 10. Diagram name = 11. orientation = H (horizontal) or V (vertical). Visibility = V (visible) or I (invisible). Example: DEF DIODE D 0 40 Y NR 1 0 NR F0 “D” 0.100 50 H V F1 “DIODE” 0 - 100 50 H V But in the Lib file, for the 512k sram: F0 "U" 100 1200 70 H V L C F1 "SRAM_512Ko" 100 -1200 70 H V L C I'm guessing this mean field 0 (basically text notes around a device) is a "U" and positioned at 100 on x and 1200 on y, 70 dimension (height? in mm?) H for horizontal, and V for visible. So, what does the L and C do? Enough questions for now, I think. ;) Thanks, Rick

I created a board wich uses two different drills for vias: 50/28 and 32/16 but when i create the drill file i have to specify one drill and is the one it uses. Is there any way to generate the drill file with the two sizes that i used to create the board? Thanks a lot! Sorry i insist, but i need to make this board, and this is the only thing that stop me. It may be a way to change the via drills by hand on the drl file??? Please, any help will be appreciated!!! Saludos, Juan Pablo. -- Juan Pablo Daniel Borgna -- Tcnico Electrnico INTI-Electrnica e Informtica Direccin: Avenida General Paz 5445 entre Albarellos y Constituyentes CC157 (CP B1650KNA) San Martn, Bs. As., Argentina TE:+(5411)4724-6200

The only way to select any item is by drawing a box around it. But when we do this and move the mouse to click on 'Cut' or 'Copy' Icon, the boxed items move also, and the mouse also will can select the Icon! How does one use the 'cut', 'copy' & 'paste' icons? --Royce.

HI, In the pad properties window, it would be great to have a 'Inch/mm' selection button so we can the view/set the dimensions in both scales on the fly. Presently one has to close the window, change the scale in the left toolbar, and again reselect the pad properties. Also, this system could be provided in any window where a dimension is viewed/set. Thanks, --Royce.

I have uploaded a new release candidate. Test it and send me your bug list ... ** Update 04 oct 2005 (release candidate 2): All: Code cleaning (perhaps some bugs added...). Some minor bugs fixed Added: Eeschema: Component copy (popup menu) ** Update 27 sept 2005 (release candidate): Distribution: Due to the large size of the archives, I have released kicad in 2 separate files: kicad.zip (or.tgz) (all files but schematic component docs :kicad/library/doc/*.pdf) doc_components.zip (or .tgz) (kicad/library/doc/*.pdf) Full install (see install.txt): install kicad.zip (or .tgz). install doc_components.zip (or.tgz) in kicad/library Update: Usually, only kicad.zip is needed. All: Build with wxWidgets-2.6.2 (Windows) and wxWidgets-2.6.1 (Linux) Italian GUI translation added eeschema Code cleaning. Change: The 20 mils grid selection is changed to 25 mils grid selection. This is more convenient because the 50 mils standard working grid cannot be reached on a 20 mils grid Added: very usefull block operations in Library Editor: Zoom (Drag mouse, middle button on) move (Drag mouse, left button on) or select items (choose from pop up menu) copy (Drag mouse, left button + shift key on) mirror (Drag mouse, left button + Control key on) delete (Drag mouse, left button + shiht key + control key on) Select (accessible by block popup menu): select items (pins) for selective global editing Some others enhancements. Added in Library editor only: True undo-redo command Added: - New hot key: F5 = Find next - Now, pin names can be partially overlined: Only letters between ~ are overlined. for a string like READ/WRITE, if you want have WRITE overlined enter the string READ/~WRITE~ pcbnew: fixed bugs: - pcbnew can crashes in autoplace command - pcbnew now saves module option "locked". - Plot: cotas are now correctly plotted ** -- Jean-Pierre CHARRAS Ma?tre de conférences Directeur d'études 2ieme année. Génie Electrique et Informatique Industrielle 2 Institut Universitaire de Technologie 1 de Grenoble BP 67, 38402 St Martin d'Heres Cedex Recherche : LIS - INPG 46, Avenue Félix Viallet 38031 Grenoble Cedex Web : http://www.lis.inpg.fr

Congratulations to E. D. Greiffiths who is the 100th person to join the kicad user group. Not bad for a group that started just 6 months ago. Ian -- Ian T-Bell aka RuffRecords aka RedTommo www.geocities.com/ruffrecords

Hi, I have installed Kicad and just made up my first board, from schematic to pcb. This software is really good and reminds me of the high-end products (read expensive) we used to use at work. But I've come across a problem. I can print from the schematic just fine, in colour and B&W. However when I try to print from the pcb editor, the print is scrambled. I just get the top right corner printed but with large vetical bars superimposed on top. It looks like looking at the board behind prison bars! I've tried different printers, inkjet and laser with the same result. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Regards, Tony

Hi, In Pad properties, There are two sets of values DeltaX & Y, and Offset X & Y. They are normally 0.00. Changing Delta X & Y has no effect at all. Changing Offset X & Y offsets the pad from it's centre. My query is: What is the purpose of these values & in what situations must they be used? Thanks, --Royce.

Hi. Is there a centralized repository for components symbos, footprints, etc? Kicad is an excelent program but lacks a lot of them. I saw some few scaterred around and I tought would be nice to have a centralized repository for them. If it does not exists, I'm glad to help to create one. I tought even about creting a tool to import them from another CAD like protel or eagle if we can find the file format they use. []s Adilson.