http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/ kicad-users Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:25:11 GMT Andy Eskelson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5512 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5512 No you have that the wrong way around... The TO220 footprint is for standard TO220 transistors. The footprint that you need is the LM78xx, note that there is Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:04:13 GMT sunblaster5@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5511 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5511 Ahhh. I see T0220 is what i should have used. What i did was change the LM78xx footprint in the module editor and saved under my own library. Kida confusing Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:07:28 GMT Andy Eskelson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5510 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5510 No, if you use the LM78xx footprint you get a TO220 package and the pins ARE VI VO and GND, the same is true for the LM87L package where you get a TO92 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:54:39 GMT Andy Eskelson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5509 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5509 It does.. on the first board ERC gave me 14 errors or so. As I said finger trouble. You should have seen the mess I got into at first. Save button after the Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:13:27 GMT sunblaster5@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5508 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5508 Ok the LM7805 pads were labeled incorrectly, PCBnew was expecting, #1,#2,#3... but they were labeled VI,GND,VO, which is schematically correct, but not for Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:03:33 GMT sunblaster5@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5507 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5507 DOH ! It seems i was an idiot after all. I thought if a component wasn't connected erc gave you an error? Ah yes I have a bad habit of not clicking the save Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:37:23 GMT Andy Eskelson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5506 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5506 NBothing more than finger trouble. In the ten-step file, you have not connected many of the components. This is a little failing of the system, in that when Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:21:17 GMT rocko http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5505 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5505 Ok Andy thanks, here are the schematic and net list files. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:56:22 GMT Andy Eskelson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5504 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5504 The 78xx and the LED work fine, I've used them myself many times. The 4th pad on the 78xx is under the tab, and is not actually used, it's there to prevent Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:40:45 GMT sunblaster5@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5503 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5503 There is only one LED in eeschema and only one LED(LEDV), in CVpcb and yet they don't match, no wires in Pcbnew, however the pins seem to match as far as i can Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:37:38 GMT jacobeluz1 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5502 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5502 Hi how do i create a mechanical hole with solder mask release and without thermal release Bests Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:36:24 GMT Andy Eskelson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5501 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5501 Just had a thought... silly thing, but make sure that you have the show general ratsnest view enabled. 7th icon down on the left hand side If not you will only Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:01:21 GMT Andy Eskelson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5500 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5500 I think you are having a spot of finger trouble :-) If you get the lines for the 1uF you should get them for the 0.1. Just double check that there is a Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:58:24 GMT Andy Eskelson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5499 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5499 Another use for zones is to reduce the amount of copper that you need to etch away. Andy On Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:56:12 +0100 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:57:42 GMT Robert http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5498 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/message/5498 Zones are used to create power planes (also known as ground planes, though strictly speaking that refers specifically to a conductive plane at ground