KiCAD modules for you...

[ramshackles]

Hiya

I'd thought I'd share some of my KiCAD module files that I've created or found. These are PCB footprints for use in PCBnew:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6LqEShkjOdRR1dyMjVGY2l4ajg&usp=sharing

There are footprints for Lundahl, Carnhill and Cinemag transformers, Carnhill inductors, DOA (990 footprint), Grayhill 71 series switches, DIN 41612 connectors and some pots and switches..

I'll probably add to it over time...I'll post back here when I make updates.

Cheers!

 

[Brian Roth]

I am JUST getting started with Kicad for a few small projects!

Hell, I just figured out how to "dismember" a TL0-72 into its two elements.  LOL....

....still trying to figure out how how to "kill" the two PSU rails onto each half of the chip....sigh.  Learing Curve...

Thanks!

Bri

 

[ramshackles]

in eschema or pcbnew?

in eschema, right click on the component, go to edit -> edit in library editor (or something like that). You can then delete pins by hovering over them and pressing del or right clicking on them. You can add new pins, change the shape etc...

Then, save the component in a new library (.lib file) or save it in the original library, but remember to change the name of the component to something else to avoid writing over the original component. There should be a button in the library edit called 'edit settings' or 'component settings' something like that...

For a pcb module, it's a similar process, but this time in pcbnew, you would right click on the module you want to edit and go to 'edit in module editor'...

This is off the top of my head so I might have the menu names slightly wrong...

 

[Andy Peters]

I am JUST getting started with Kicad for a few small projects!

Hell, I just figured out how to "dismember" a TL0-72 into its two elements.  LOL....

....still trying to figure out how how to "kill" the two PSU rails onto each half of the chip....sigh.  Learing Curve...

My dual op-amp symbols in Kicad have two parts, A and B, and the A part has the power-supply pins included.

ProTip: hidden power supply pins are evil. Just say no.

-a

 

[ramshackles]

Just noted a couple of errors in the DIN41612 connector module:

• The position of the pads relative to the screw holes is slightly off
• There seems to be multiple parts with the same name - I dont know how to remove specific modules from a mod file?

I'll correct the error this evening...

 

[ramshackles]

I've added a footprint for Sowter transformers (PCB pins) and for a film capacitor with 5mm or 7.5mm leads (in one footprint).
Also corrected above mistakes.

 

[pyjaman]

Thanks for that.
I just dove into KICAD a few days ago for a project and I found the learning curve quite fast. It rocks.
Your work will surely be very useful .

Laurent.

 

[ramshackles]

Footprint for Edcor PCW600/600 transformer is up there now (I dont know if this is the same footprint for other edcor transformers but it might be. It also seems to match the footprint for some Jensen output transformers).

 

[benqbasic]

Hi Guys
Does anyone have a 500 and 51X edge connectors for Kicad?
Thanks

 

[martthie_08]

old topic, but I just stumbled across this:
on the DOA990 module, the output and V- pins are mixed up by error.

thanks for your work and for sharing!

 

[ramshackles]

I know this is an old topic, but I thought better to continue than starting a new thread.

The website https://library.oshec.org used to have a load of useful KiCAD components converted from Eagle. It seems now that the website isnt available. Not sure if it is just a temporary problem or not, so I went on wayback machine and got all the components in a tarball (all.tar.gz) and uploaded them to my gdrive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6LqEShkjOdRR1dyMjVGY2l4ajg
A real hodge podge of stuff, buts lots of useful modules and components

 

[Andy Peters]

A real hodge podge of stuff, buts lots of useful modules and components

Those modules are all in the old library file format. Kicad 4.0 uses  the new "pretty" format. It can read the old module format, but they should be converted to the new format going forward. (And Kicad will do that for you.)

 

[ramshackles]

A real hodge podge of stuff, buts lots of useful modules and components

Those modules are all in the old library file format. Kicad 4.0 uses  the new "pretty" format. It can read the old module format, but they should be converted to the new format going forward. (And Kicad will do that for you.)

Looks like I have some KiCAD upgrading to do!