Re: gEDA-user: symbol files

[Dave N6NZ <n6nz@xxxxxxxx>]

Peter Clifton wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 16:36 +0000, Kelvin Gardiner wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to create some new AVR symbols. Can the footprint section of 
>> a symbol file have more than one footprint listed. If so how is each 
>> footprint separated, a tab or comma?
> 
<snip>
> 
> You could make the symbols lighter - by _not_ including a footprint
> attribute.
> 
> OR..
> 
> You could make the symbols heavier - by making one copy of the symbol
> for each type of footprint. That is usually the best option if the
> pinout changes at all between footprints.

Which is what I do.  Leave the footprint off the symbol and slap them 
all in later with gattarib.

In the case of AVR's -- It's not clear how much it buys you.  The pin 
#'s are different between DIP and TQFP packages.  I suppose if you are 
going between TQFP and MLF it helps.

-dave



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