Making Parts for PCB Libraries - Revision history

Timv at 04:48, 23 August 2022

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Timv: delete everything that's old

2022-08-23T04:41:16Z

delete everything that's old

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Timv at 01:58, 24 September 2020

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Timv at 01:58, 24 September 2020

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Timv at 01:57, 24 September 2020

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Timv at 01:55, 24 September 2020

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	Altium 20 introduced a major change to the way libraries are managed. All of our libraries now live in the cloud, and there are no files on your computer associated with the libraries. You can still read this page, but it's an artifact at this point, so don't take it as truth. We are working on updating the Wiki, but for now ask in {{slack-channel\|altium}} if you have trouble making parts in the library, or want help.		Altium 20 introduced a major change to the way libraries are managed. All of our libraries now live in the cloud, and there are no files on your computer associated with the libraries. You can still read this page, but it's an artifact at this point, so don't take it as truth. We are working on updating the Wiki, but for now ask in {{slack-channel\|altium}} if you have trouble making parts in the library, or want help.



	This article describes how to create a new part in SSI's Altium PCB component libraries. SSI maintains a collection of Altium component libraries, many of them derived from libraries generously donated to SSI by the [http://solarcar.stanford.edu/ Stanford Solar Car Project]. This is designed to serve as both a reference, and a practical guide for how to turn a component with a datasheet into a schematic symbol with a corresponding PCB footprint.		This article describes how to create a new part in SSI's Altium PCB component libraries. SSI maintains a collection of Altium component libraries, many of them derived from libraries generously donated to SSI by the [http://solarcar.stanford.edu/ Stanford Solar Car Project]. This is designed to serve as both a reference, and a practical guide for how to turn a component with a datasheet into a schematic symbol with a corresponding PCB footprint.

Timv at 01:55, 24 September 2020

2020-09-24T01:55:23Z

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			Altium 20 introduced a major change to the way libraries are managed. All of our libraries now live in the cloud, and there are no files on your computer associated with the libraries. You can still read this page, but it's an artifact at this point, so don't take it as truth. We are working on updating the Wiki, but for now ask in {{slack-channel\|altium}} if you have trouble making parts in the library, or want help.

	This article describes how to create a new part in SSI's Altium PCB component libraries. SSI maintains a collection of Altium component libraries, many of them derived from libraries generously donated to SSI by the [http://solarcar.stanford.edu/ Stanford Solar Car Project]. This is designed to serve as both a reference, and a practical guide for how to turn a component with a datasheet into a schematic symbol with a corresponding PCB footprint.		This article describes how to create a new part in SSI's Altium PCB component libraries. SSI maintains a collection of Altium component libraries, many of them derived from libraries generously donated to SSI by the [http://solarcar.stanford.edu/ Stanford Solar Car Project]. This is designed to serve as both a reference, and a practical guide for how to turn a component with a datasheet into a schematic symbol with a corresponding PCB footprint.

Timv at 01:51, 24 September 2020

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	This article describes how to create a new part in SSI's Altium PCB component libraries. SSI maintains a collection of Altium component libraries, many of them derived from libraries generously donated to SSI by the [http://solarcar.stanford.edu/ Stanford Solar Car Project]. This is designed to serve as both a reference, and a practical guide for how to turn a component with a datasheet into a schematic symbol with a corresponding PCB footprint.		This article describes how to create a new part in SSI's Altium PCB component libraries. SSI maintains a collection of Altium component libraries, many of them derived from libraries generously donated to SSI by the [http://solarcar.stanford.edu/ Stanford Solar Car Project]. This is designed to serve as both a reference, and a practical guide for how to turn a component with a datasheet into a schematic symbol with a corresponding PCB footprint.

Smaldonado: Added really scary table

2017-07-06T08:11:05Z

Added really scary table

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Smaldonado: /* Recompiling and SVN Management */ Deleted note about locking SSI.LibPkg, because you shouldn't.

2017-01-01T22:25:59Z

Recompiling and SVN Management: Deleted note about locking SSI.LibPkg, because you shouldn't.

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	==Recompiling and SVN Management==		==Recompiling and SVN Management==
	===Recompiling the Integrated Library===		===Recompiling the Integrated Library===
	Before you can use your new part, you'll need to recompile the SSI library. ~~Lock SSI.LibPkg, then recompile~~ {{altium-shortcut\|c\|c}}. The compilation process may take some time, and may throw errors at its conclusion. While that clearly means you ''can'' stop if any of those errors are on the part(s) you've added, it's best practice to try and fix them before finishing. A common error is a duplicate pin error, where two pins in a schematic symbol have the same designator. This can be easily corrected by changing one pin's designator. Make sure (if necessary) to change the pin mapping after doing so, by clicking on the paired footprint in the Editor pane to bring back the necessary dialogue. If you compile without errors on any parts you added, congratulations! Your component is now officially part of the SSI library. You'll just need to commit it to the SVN for others to use.		Before you can use your new part, you'll need to recompile the SSI library. Recompile using {{altium-shortcut\|c\|c}}. The compilation process may take some time, and may throw errors at its conclusion. While that clearly means you ''can'' stop if any of those errors are on the part(s) you've added, it's best practice to try and fix them before finishing. A common error is a duplicate pin error, where two pins in a schematic symbol have the same designator. This can be easily corrected by changing one pin's designator. Make sure (if necessary) to change the pin mapping after doing so, by clicking on the paired footprint in the Editor pane to bring back the necessary dialogue. If you compile without errors on any parts you added, congratulations! Your component is now officially part of the SSI library. You'll just need to commit it to the SVN for others to use.

	===Commit Files to SVN===		===Commit Files to SVN===