KiCad Schematic Symbols/Footprints

rwgast_logicdesign

I havent acually sat down in front of a PCB Cad program in a while. I was just using PCB Express for my schematics and made my own symbols for common parts from the parallax store including the propeller.

Anyways I need to draw a schematic fairly quickly I know how to use KiCad I was just wondering if theres a good set of schematic symbols for the propeller and other common parts like regulators used around here. It would be nice if there were also matching footprints for the board editor. I could easily draw this stuff but i need to go as quickly as possible,

Heater.

I'm just starting to play with KiCad and of course need the same propeller things.

Have a look at the kiCad library site http://www.kicadlib.org/

Lots of good stuff their including a link to this KiCad library serach tool. http://per.launay.free.fr/kicad/kicad_php/composant.php

Just type "propeller" into the box and boom you find parallax_propeller.lib. Awesome.

rwgast_logicdesign

oh awesome thank you for that

rwgast_logicdesign

@Heater or anyone else for that matter,

Im trying to get a schematic done like right now, ive downloaded all the nessicary lib and mod files for parts I need via the search above. Im not sure how to add them to kicad though and cant find it in the help file. I tried just copying propeller.mod and .lib into the share/library and share/modules folder restarted kicad and couldnt find the chip...

Also is a .lib and .mod everything you need for the part in Eschema and PCB New

rwgast_logicdesign

Ok so I guess your suppose to go to EeSchema then create component and click import component, but every time I try this I gt a Draw error, Ive tried a prop an lm397 and a 24lc256 all have draw errors

Circuitsoft

Settings -> Libraries -> Add

SRLM

This tutorial discusses adding parts, both schematic components and footprints.

http://teholabs.com/knowledge/kicad.html

rwgast_logicdesign

wow thanks SRLM ive had a real hard time finding kicad tuts for some reason the help file us great but i dont have enough time to go through its tutorial, this is a nice quick run through.

ive only used pcb express and made my own parts in it really easy but its definately not what i wanna get locked into

Tymkrs

Hey RW,

I also wrote some basic tutorials for those who've never used Kicad - and I was working with a Prop based pcb as well:

http://tymkrs.tumblr.com/archive

If you look in August and September it goes from step 1.

g3cwi

Hi Atdiy

Thanks for that, I need to get to grips with Kicad again after a long layoff. I want to develop a few bits for my ham radio shop.

Cheers

Richard G3CWI
___________________________________________________
Portable Ham Radio accessories http://www.sotabeams.co.uk

Tymkrs

No problem! The teho labs tutorial helped me but the buttons totally did not look the same as the ones I had in my version of Kicad, so I thought folks with my version (whatever it is) would at least have a resource. And huzzah for ham radio!

zappman

I need help adding a Propeller Library to KiCad
I found the library at http://per.launay.free.fr/kicad/kicad_php/composant.php
Then added the Library to KiCad

But when I try to use the library I get the following errors.

1:53:56 PM: Library <propeller> component load error error <undefined DRAW command #> occurred at line 55 .
1:53:56 PM: Library <propeller> component load error error <undefined DRAW command #> occurred at line 122 .

SRLM

zappman wrote: »

I need help adding a Propeller Library to KiCad
I found the library at http://per.launay.free.fr/kicad/kicad_php/composant.php
Then added the Library to KiCad

But when I try to use the library I get the following errors.

What is the specific library that you tried to add?

Also, have you tried defining your own library? It's not that hard, and it's pretty quick once you get the hang of it: http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php

Circuitsoft

When I got those errors, it was because the library was newer than the version of KiCad I had installed on my machine. Switching to a git/ppa build fixed it. Are you on Linux? Which distro?

zappman

SRLM wrote: »

What is the specific library that you tried to add?

Also, have you tried defining your own library? It's not that hard, and it's pretty quick once you get the hang of it: http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php

I am trying KiCad for the first time.

These are the libraries I was trying to add:













P8X32A
parallax_propeller.lib
http://library.oshec.org/compressed/all.tar.gz


P8X32A-D40
parallax_propeller.lib
http://library.oshec.org/compressed/all.tar.gz


P8X32A-DIP
parallax_propeller.lib
http://library.oshec.org/compressed/all.tar.gz


P8X32A-M44
parallax_propeller.lib
http://library.oshec.org/compressed/all.tar.gz


P8X32A-Q44
parallax_propeller.lib
http://library.oshec.org/compressed/all.tar.gz


parallax_propeller-P8X32A-D40
parallax_propeller.mod
http://library.oshec.org/compressed/all.tar.gz


parallax_propeller-P8X32A-M44
parallax_propeller.mod
http://library.oshec.org/compressed/all.tar.gz


parallax_propeller-P8X32A-Q44
parallax_propeller.mod
http://library.oshec.org/compressed/all.tar.gz






I want to add a 40 Pin Propeller Chip, Crystal, EEPROM, etc... so I can layout a small Propeller Board.

I have not tried yet defining my own library, thank you for the link to the Quick KICAD Library Component Builder

zappman

Circuitsoft wrote: »

When I got those errors, it was because the library was newer than the version of KiCad I had installed on my machine. Switching to a git/ppa build fixed it. Are you on Linux? Which distro?

I am using windows version "KiCad Build 2012-01-19 BZR 3256) - stable"

See picture below for my KiCad "About" Screen.

Circuitsoft

Try http://tuturutu.tode.cz/windows/kicad-20121121-r3811-windows.zip from http://tuturutu.tode.cz/

zappman

SRLM wrote: »

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Also, have you tried defining your own library? It's not that hard, and it's pretty quick once you get the hang of it: http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php

Thanks SRLM, I was able to create a part/library using the "Quick KICAD Library Component Builder : Assign Pins " at http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php, and was able to use it in KiCad.

Here is a picture of the part I created:

Circuitsoft

Re: KiCad Schematic Symbols/Footprints
Try http://tuturutu.tode.cz/windows/kica...11-windows.zip from http://tuturutu.tode.cz/

Thanks for the link Circuitsoft. I will have to try updating my KiCad installtion, since I still would like to import the existing premade ".lib" and ".mod" files