Re: gEDA-user: PCB antenna - short circuit

[John Griessen <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Tamas Szabo wrote:
  Since all part of the antenna
>> lines consist of pads, it seems to be a short circuit between the 
>> terminals 

Another thing to explore is about how in PCB pads
aren't handled just the
same DRC-wise as lines and no lines are
allowed in a footprint (as of now).

What if you use two pad numbers, put a bunch of lines-that-become-pads
in your footprint, and let one pad number touch the other?

Does PCB allow that?  Is that what you already did?

John

Here's two more work-arounds:

1.   Let the symbol be two pins, but same number.  Then everything else will be OK,
you just won't have a footprint the will check for installed backwards -- who cares?

2.   Don't use a symbol or footprint at all, just an area of layout saved and importable
where you like, and noted on schematics as a layout area by comments.  I like this way.
Your printed wiring antenna IS a layout zone.

John

-- 
Ecosensory   Austin TX


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