[sdiy] Eagle footprints

[john slee]

Why not note the validation status in the Eagle part itself, whether in the
description, attributes, or whatever. This would be particularly
appropriate if you keep all your libraries etc in some sort of revision
control system a la git[hub]

John

On 21 November 2015 at 11:04, Tim Ressel <timr at circuitabbey.com> wrote:

> Yeah, same here. I also do things like widen the SMT pads on some parts to
> make it easier to hand solder.
>
> I like the bit about having a spreadsheet of known good library parts. I
> believe Sparkfun does this.
>
> --TimR
>
>
> On 11/20/2015 3:12 PM, Richie Burnett wrote:
>
>> Thanks everyone for the suggestions.  I've kind of ended up building my
>> own libraries on a per project basis now anyway, so I'll just mod the
>> footprints to put a silkscreen dot nearby to mark pin one of the SOIC
>> devices.
>>
>> As Neil and Brian have said, if your previous board comes back perfect
>> from fab/assembly, then all of those footprints are then "approved".  I
>> like that way of working, even though I still check all my artworks in
>> obsessive detail first using GC-prevue, and laser-print life-size paper
>> boards!
>>
>> -Richie,
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Neil Johnson
>> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 9:17 PM
>> To: Richie Burnett
>> Cc: synth-diy
>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Eagle footprints
>>
>>
>> Hi Richie,
>>
>> This is one of the reasons why I never use the libraries provided with
>> CAD tools.  The quality is just so varied, rarely consistent, and full of
>> unknown bugs.  At least if I fab a board with a mistake in a component I
>> have created I have only myself to blame!  And quite honestly by the time
>> I've thoroughly checked a vendor library for correctness I might as well
>> have made it myself.
>>
>> I separately maintain a catalogue of custom part numbers in a spreadsheet
>> (one sheet for each component type), and when I have fabbed a board with a
>> new footprint and tested it I then mark that entry in bold so I know it
>> works.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Neil
>> --
>> http://www.njohnson.co.uk
>>
>>
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