Re: gEDA-user: Interest in PCB footprint generation scripts?

[Darrell Harmon <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Darrell Harmon wrote:

> I am currently writing a set of python scripts to generate PCB 
> footprints.  The idea behind what I am doing is to make it easy to 
> create footprints for a project from the components datasheets 
> quickly.  I have it working for BGA parts so far, and will be adding 
> QFP, SO, SOT, DIP, ...  Is there any interest in this?  If so, I will 
> clean it up, write documentation and put it on my website.  
> Suggestions are welcome.  The set of scripts will be licensed under 
> the GPL, but there will be an exception so that the output will be 
> public domain.
>
> Input to generate Xilinx FT256 BGA:
>
> type = "bga"
> pitch = 1mm
> silkwidth = 10 mils
> balldia = 0.4mm
> maskclear = 0.1mm
> polyclear = 6 mil
> silkboxwidth = 17mm
> silkboxheight = 17mm
> rows = 16
> cols = 16
> part = "FT256"
>
> I have attempted to design so that the input data is simple to 
> understand and modify.  Notice how the mixed units are allowed.  The 
> script converts automatically from inches, mils or mm.
I have posted it at http://dlharmon.com/geda/
The parts in the picture are generated using the script.  The dimension 
data may have some errors.

I like the idea of doing a web form, but dlharmon.com is a shared server 
with very limited capabilities for that kind of thing.  Maybe someone 
else could do it.

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Darrell Harmon
100x100mm SBC running GNU/Linux:
http://dlharmon.com/sbc.html