Re: gEDA-user: new boards!

2007-02-28 Thread Ben Jackson
On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 12:13:31AM -0500, DJ Delorie wrote: > > > http://www.delorie.com/house/furnace/pcb2/ Those are some tall caps! > The brass stencil thing worked well enough. There were only four > bridges on the whole board, Are you going to try tweaking the stencil? You could probably

RE: gEDA-user: Is the OrCAD Library Active?

2007-02-28 Thread Bert Timmerman
Patrick, FWIW: Look for sarlacc_schem.c in the utils/src directory. I used this as a template for a HiWireII to gschem translator project (never completed and abandoned due to other priorities). Exerpt follows below. --8<--- /* Orcad.c v 0.92 * Copyright 1999 Matthew Ettus * For more

gEDA-user: Re: new boards!

2007-02-28 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:13:31 -0500, DJ Delorie wrote: > The brass stencil thing worked well enough. There were only four bridges > on the whole board, and only one of those was on the 0.5mm pitch > connector, all easily fixed. I'd call four unwanted bridges on a single board a major failure of f

Re: gEDA-user: new boards!

2007-02-28 Thread DJ Delorie
DJ Delorie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > http://www.delorie.com/house/furnace/pcb2/ I just finished populating the first board, which will be the "debug" board. The second one will end up in the furnace. Note that the furnace one will have the RJ45 jack transplanted to the bottom edge. The bra

Re: gEDA-user: scons

2007-02-28 Thread Igor2
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, al davis wrote: >The problem (please correct me if I am wrong) is that it creates >a dependency on guile. Someone needs guile to work on a >program that doesn't use guile anywhere else. >I looked at the web page .. It looks like the files are python >scripts. ok .. no

Re: gEDA-user: newbie question: single layered pcb board

2007-02-28 Thread Donato Azevedo
On 2/28/07, Ben Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 11:41:27PM -0300, Donato Azevedo wrote: > Hi everyone, > I finished my first pcb layout and netlist, > Now I need to auto route it but I need the routings to be on a single > layer (solder layer) > How do I make pcb route

Re: gEDA-user: newbie question: single layered pcb board

2007-02-28 Thread Ben Jackson
On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 11:41:27PM -0300, Donato Azevedo wrote: > Hi everyone, > I finished my first pcb layout and netlist, > Now I need to auto route it but I need the routings to be on a single > layer (solder layer) > How do I make pcb route on a single layer? Seems to work to turn off the oth

gEDA-user: newbie question: single layered pcb board

2007-02-28 Thread Donato Azevedo
Hi everyone, I finished my first pcb layout and netlist, Now I need to auto route it but I need the routings to be on a single layer (solder layer) How do I make pcb route on a single layer? Thanks -- Donato Azevedo ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user

gEDA-user: scons

2007-02-28 Thread al davis
> On 2/28/07, al davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The only place I see for broadcast bounties I see is to get > > something new.  I have been considering offering a bounty > > for someone to make a good quality replacement for > > autotools.  It's even on GNU's list of needs, but they want > >

Re: gEDA-user: Is the OrCAD Library Active?

2007-02-28 Thread Patrick Doyle
On 2/28/07, Arthur Baldwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My company is interested in being able to take existing OrCAD schematics and PCB layouts and converting them into gEDA format(s). If there is someone working on this already, I'm "all ears" and ready to begin assisting them in the developmen

Re: gEDA-user: library bug

2007-02-28 Thread Dan McMahill
The User wrote: In recent pcb, the TQFN* packages found in geda library does not clear the polygons... IMHO. Levente Could you post a bug on the sf page about this? I do want to address it although I won't get a chance for a bit. I've used the *QFN* pkgs but since I've never placed a polyg

Re: gEDA-user: Re: google checkout buttons to implement SW development bounties

2007-02-28 Thread al davis
On Wednesday 28 February 2007 18:20, John Griessen wrote: > > al davis wrote: > >> I can't see paying just anyone who comes along for > >> enhancements to an active project. > > > Stephen Williams wrote: > > > Well, that's up to the client to decide, isn't it? > On Wednesday 28 February 2007 18:20

gEDA-user: Is the OrCAD Library Active?

2007-02-28 Thread Arthur Baldwin
My company is interested in being able to take existing OrCAD schematics and PCB layouts and converting them into gEDA format(s). If there is someone working on this already, I'm "all ears" and ready to begin assisting them in the development process. Sincerely, Arthur Baldwin _

gEDA-user: Re: google checkout buttons to implement SW development bounties

2007-02-28 Thread Stephen Williams
John Griessen wrote: > Stephen Williams wrote: >> al davis wrote: > >> An advantage of electronic payments is that they can be done >> internationally with little fuss by credit card. >> >>> I can't see paying just anyone who comes along for enhancements to an >>> active project. >> >> Well, that'

Re: gEDA-user: Re: google checkout buttons to implement SW development bounties

2007-02-28 Thread John Griessen
Stephen Williams wrote: al davis wrote: An advantage of electronic payments is that they can be done internationally with little fuss by credit card. I can't see paying just anyone who comes along for enhancements to an active project. Well, that's up to the client to decide, isn't it? T

Re: gEDA-user: Re: google checkout buttons to implement SW development bounties

2007-02-28 Thread Samuel A. Falvo II
On 2/28/07, al davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The only place I see for broadcast bounties I see is to get something new. I have been considering offering a bounty for someone to make a good quality replacement for autotools. It's even on GNU's list of needs, but they want to do in in guile wh

Re: gEDA-user: In pcb, can I select and change batches of lines, vias, and pads?

2007-02-28 Thread David Froseth
Thank you John! This will allow me to clean up some sloppy line, pin, via, and drill hole sizing. My circuit board design was fine for kitchen sink etching, but now I want it to be fabricated. I am glad I do not have to measure each pin and drill hole to get them even. David John Griess

gEDA-user: Re: google checkout buttons to implement SW development bounties

2007-02-28 Thread Stephen Williams
al davis wrote: > Why all that overhead? > > The people who made the software have already established a > track record. Anyone funding it will do so based on that. We > don't need the middleman. They can just send a check. An advantage of electronic payments is that they can be done interna

Re: gEDA-user: Re: google checkout buttons to implement SW development bounties

2007-02-28 Thread al davis
Why all that overhead? The people who made the software have already established a track record. Anyone funding it will do so based on that. We don't need the middleman. They can just send a check. I can't see paying just anyone who comes along for enhancements to an active project. The on

Re: gEDA-user: Re: How to maybe get your favorite misfeatures fixed (was: Re: PCB question)

2007-02-28 Thread al davis
On Wednesday 28 February 2007 09:14, DJ Delorie wrote: > We have http://www.gedaconsulting.com/ too, but it needs to > be moved to a different server. What it really needs is for someone to put some real content there. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-

gEDA-user: Re: google checkout buttons to implement SW development bounties

2007-02-28 Thread Stephen Williams
John Griessen wrote: > Creating google checkout buttons is easy -- if you have no shipping > costs, (as in FOSS added to project CVS or SVN repository), you could > have a series of them for small project chunks, and they get paid as you > go... > > Take for instance the $500 project. divide it

Re: gEDA-user: In pcb, can I select and change batches of lines, vias, and pads?

2007-02-28 Thread DJ Delorie
> Sorry for such a bone-headed question, but where is the documentation for > the command line commands? Your installation should have installed a pcb.pdf, which documents everything (look for "Action reference"). Else there's one online: http://pcb.sourceforge.net/manual.html

Re: gEDA-user: In pcb, can I select and change batches of lines, vias, and pads?

2007-02-28 Thread Craig Niederberger
Sorry for such a bone-headed question, but where is the documentation for the command line commands? TIA, Craig On 2/28/07, David Froseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In the pcb program, is there a way to select a batch of lines and then choose to make them .020 in width all at the same time? I

Re: gEDA-user: In pcb, can I select and change batches of lines, vias, and pads?

2007-02-28 Thread John Griessen
David Froseth wrote: In the pcb program, is there a way to select a batch of lines and then choose to make them .020 in width all at the same time? Yes. Select by area the lines and any other objects. Use the : key to get a action command line. paste in the commmand ChangeSize(SelectedLin

gEDA-user: google checkout buttons to implement SW development bounties

2007-02-28 Thread John Griessen
Stephen Williams wrote: http://www.opensourcexperts.com/bountylist.html That site seems to be the model that I had in mind. I'll rummage around and see if maybe that's what I have in mind. [ ... the sounds of rummaging... ] I see no way to *claim* a bounty, etc. It seems like a glorified hel

gEDA-user: In pcb, can I select and change batches of lines, vias, and pads?

2007-02-28 Thread David Froseth
In the pcb program, is there a way to select a batch of lines and then choose to make them .020 in width all at the same time? Is there also a way of selecting a batch of pads or vias and and change them all to the same size, all in one step? Thanks _

gEDA-user: Re: How to maybe get your favorite misfeatures fixed (was: Re: PCB question)

2007-02-28 Thread Stephen Williams
David Kuehling wrote: >> "Stephen" == Stephen Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Maybe we need to hire someone to implement the appropriate e-commerce >> site;-) > > Maybe just use an existing site? :) > > http://www.opensourcexperts.com/bountylist.html That site seems to be the model

Re: gEDA-user: nets in symbols

2007-02-28 Thread Seb James
On Monday 26 February 2007 22:34, Marc Moreau wrote: > On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:06:57 + > > Seb James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Problem 2 > > -- > > I am placing this symbol in a design which is split into two regions, > > with opto-isolators connecting them. This means I have tw

Re: gEDA-user: Re: How to maybe get your favorite misfeatures fixed (was: Re: PCB question)

2007-02-28 Thread DJ Delorie
We have http://www.gedaconsulting.com/ too, but it needs to be moved to a different server. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: library bug

2007-02-28 Thread The User
In recent pcb, the TQFN* packages found in geda library does not clear the polygons... IMHO. Levente ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: Re: How to maybe get your favorite misfeatures fixed (was: Re: PCB question)

2007-02-28 Thread David Kuehling
> "Stephen" == Stephen Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > We need to find a way to smooth this process. I suspect that there are > a lot of users willing to pay a few hundred dollars to get a > particular feature fixed/implemented, but the overhead of negotiating > a typical consulting con