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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Nick de Smith" <nick@...> wrote:
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "adastra_2001" <adastra_2001@> wrote:
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> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Simao Cardoso <simaocardoso@> wrote:
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> > > I open eagle and searched for ∗555∗. Library 'Linear' part ∗555, has 555
> > > in so8 and dip8 packages. I think by smd you mean so8.
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> > For some reason the chip I wanted was not in the most recent version of Eagle. I found it in the library of an earlier version. So thanks for letting me know it was someplace. I had a hard time beliveing they didn't have a 555 timer in Eagle!
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> Just checked my copy of 5.6.0 (which as of writing is the latest version) and in the linear library there are a raft of 555s, as the previous poster said, both in DIL-8 & SO-8.
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> All versions of Eagle come with the same libraries, so your installation must be broken if it doesn't have the linear.lbr library with SMD 555 variants...
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> Nick
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I havent installed 5.6 yet, I was looking in 5.2 I didnt see it, I did find it in 5.1. Perhaps the install is bad as you suggest,like I said, I couldnt belive it was not a part in the library.