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Eagle PCB layout question
Hi all, I'm just playing around with Eagle Lite this evening and cant seem to get the thing to connect up components in certain circumstances. I get a "this bit isn't a member of that bit" type of error message and the program just refuses me to make the connection. Any ideas? Secondly, I see that Autorouter is disabled in the Lite version. Does that mean that the main benefit of using layout software is denied me?! I mean, I can spend a few hours making up my own component footprints in any old drawing program and position them as I wish. What use is Eagle Lite in that case? Or is there something I haven't grasped yet? Thanks, p. -- My opinion is worth what you've paid for it. |
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Hi all,
I'm just playing around with Eagle Lite this evening and cant seem to get the thing to connect up components in certain circumstances. I get a "this bit isn't a member of that bit" type of error message and the program just refuses me to make the connection. Any ideas? I believe I saw an error of that sort, if I tried to create a connection between an individual link, and a multi-signal bus. You can only do this if the thing you're trying to hook up, has a name which matches the name of an element of the bus. Secondly, I see that Autorouter is disabled in the Lite version. Does that mean that the main benefit of using layout software is denied me?! I mean, I can spend a few hours making up my own component footprints in any old drawing program and position them as I wish. What use is Eagle Lite in that case? Or is there something I haven't grasped yet? Hmmm. On the version of Eagle Lite Freeware (Linux) that I have on my laptop, the autorouter works just fine. I started with a small battery float-charger schematic I had sitting around, did a "switch to board", let the program throw the components down off-board in random locations, dragged the components to the board and then rotated them to minimize the amount of signal-connection crossing. I then used "Tools/Auto", approved all of the defaults, and it routed the whole board in about ten seconds. You _did_ create both a schematic, and a board layout, as part of the same design? All of the components fit within the outlines of the largest board that the Lite version will create? -- Dave Platt AE6EO Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads! |
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Paul Burridge wrote: Hi all, I'm just playing around with Eagle Lite this evening and cant seem to get the thing to connect up components in certain circumstances. I get a "this bit isn't a member of that bit" type of error message and the program just refuses me to make the connection. Any ideas? Secondly, I see that Autorouter is disabled in the Lite version. Does that mean that the main benefit of using layout software is denied me?! I mean, I can spend a few hours making up my own component footprints in any old drawing program and position them as I wish. What use is Eagle Lite in that case? Or is there something I haven't grasped yet? The autorouter should work. If you are thinking of using the autorouter for your FSM don't bother, autorouters aren't much good for RF boards. You will get much better results routing it manually. Leon -- Leon Heller, G1HSM Email: My low-cost Philips LPC210x ARM development system: http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller/lpc2104.html |
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There are a couple Eagle newsgroups -- you can link to them through
Cadsoft's site (although the news is in English) and set it up just like rec.radio.amateur.homebrew in your outlook browser, eagle.support.eng and eagle.userchat.eng "Paul Burridge" wrote in message ... Hi all, I'm just playing around with Eagle Lite this evening and cant seem to get the thing to connect up components in certain circumstances. I get a "this bit isn't a member of that bit" type of error message and the program just refuses me to make the connection. Any ideas? Secondly, I see that Autorouter is disabled in the Lite version. Does that mean that the main benefit of using layout software is denied me?! I mean, I can spend a few hours making up my own component footprints in any old drawing program and position them as I wish. What use is Eagle Lite in that case? Or is there something I haven't grasped yet? Thanks, p. -- My opinion is worth what you've paid for it. |
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:23:11 -0500, "John Walton"
wrote: There are a couple Eagle newsgroups -- you can link to them through Cadsoft's site (although the news is in English) and set it up just like rec.radio.amateur.homebrew in your outlook browser, eagle.support.eng and eagle.userchat.eng Thanks. I'll take a look. A note to Leon: I'd have d/loaded your suggested program by now but the main computer's overdue for an update of all sorts of things (currently underway). Since it's such a huge d/load, I'm going to do it overnight tonight and just hope it's succeeded by the morning! -- My opinion is worth what you've paid for it. |
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I am using the old Autotrax program which still works well - see the Airborn
Electronics website for details. It has updated video and printer drivers and is free. Richard Paul Burridge wrote in message ... Hi all, I'm just playing around with Eagle Lite this evening and cant seem to get the thing to connect up components in certain circumstances. I get a "this bit isn't a member of that bit" type of error message and the program just refuses me to make the connection. Any ideas? Secondly, I see that Autorouter is disabled in the Lite version. Does that mean that the main benefit of using layout software is denied me?! I mean, I can spend a few hours making up my own component footprints in any old drawing program and position them as I wish. What use is Eagle Lite in that case? Or is there something I haven't grasped yet? Thanks, p. -- My opinion is worth what you've paid for it. |
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