Re: gEDA-user: PCB Element Creation with Perl

[John Luciani <jcljr58@xxxxxxxxx>]

My plan is to always have the website. If others want
to redistribute that is fine. You are more than
welcome
to place link(s) to my website. I hope to a QFN
example
program this week.

I am also working on the following utilities ---

BOM 

  outputs a pdf file with all the component
  datasheets embedded with hyperlinks. There
  will be a command-line option to use hyperlinks   
  to external files rather than embedded datasheets.
  Screen or letter format pdf.

ORDER 

  from the command line you list bom's
  and quantities and a list of components
  you need to order is generated. If there
  is an inventory file these quantities
  will be reflected in the order.
  I will be adding Postgres support to
  this program.

MATRIX 

  takes a schematic or pcb layout and creates
  a new schematic or pcb layout consisting of
  an n x m matrix of the original. I used
  this utility to layout an LED backlight
  with 8 columns of 10 LEDs. It saved me
  quite a bit of placement, routing and
  schematic drawing.


ANNONATE  

  Adjusts schematic atrributes using a
  configuration file. The configuration file
  contains lines such as:

  refdes=~/^S\d+/ | mfg=E-Switch | mfg_pn=EG1224

  any refdes field that matches the regex ^S\d+
  would have the mfg attribute changed to E-Switch
  and the mfg_pn attribute changed to EG1224.
      
  A rule such as 

  refdes=~/^R\d+/ && value=~/^10$/ &&\
    footprint eq    '0805'\
  | mfg=Yageo | mfg_pn=9C08052A10R0FKHFT

  would change the attributes for all resistors that  
      
  are 10 ohms in an 0805 package.

All of these utilities are working but not ready
for prime-time (yet).

(* jcl *)



--- Stuart Brorson <sdb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 Wow!  
> 
> I just visited your footprint website.  There is a
> *ton* of stuff
> there!   Amazing!
> 
> Thank you for providing this valuable resource! 
> Some questions:
> 
> *  Are you thinking about asking the PCB guys to
> bundle this with the
> PCB distribution, or do you prefer to keep in on
> your web page alone? 
> 
> *  Do you mind if I put a reference to your site in
> my next spin of
> the Newlib footprint doc?
> 
> Stuart
> 
> 
> > 
> > I have released a Perl module that can be 
> > used to create PCB elements. An example 
> > program is listed below. I have also 
> > placed my footprint library on my website.
> > 
> > The Perl module and documentation is at
> > http://www.luciani.org/geda/pcb-footprint.html
> > 
> > The footprint library is at
> >
> http://www.luciani.org/geda/pcb-footprint-list.html
> > 
> > The documentation is sparse. I will add 
> > to the documentation as I release more examples.
> > The documentation is best viewed using acroread in
> 
> > Full Screen mode. In xpdf the Full Screen 
> > button doesn't seem to work. Also the external 
> > hyperlinks in the Bibliography seem to be
> > broken.