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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/19/2012 12:35 AM, Hans Henry von Tresckow wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 10/18/2012 05:47 PM, Brian Sidebotham wrote:
>>> Hi Dick,
>>>
>>> Sorry, I don't think I'm going to get around to it in any reasonable
>>> time. I'm literally flat out here with a million things.
>>>
>>> However, I documented the templates in the code. If you rebuild the
>>> doxygen-docs target you'll see a Project Templates page in the
>>> documentation which describes what files are required, naming
>>> conventions and the like. All the information should be there.
>>>
>>> If not, let me know and I'll see what's missing from the document.
>>>
>>> Best Regards, Brian.
>> Thanks, Hans Henry said he will do it.
>>
>> I wonder if the problem Hans Henry is having with Adam's PPA build re:templates is that
>> the templates are not turned on in the CMakeLists.txt file?
>>
>> If not, somebody else please start guessing....
>>
>>
> Ok,
>
> here is a first cut at the 40pin booster pack template. I made 2
> versions, BoosterPack40, which has the optional J5 connector and is
> 2"x1.7" and BoosterPack40_min, which is 2"x1.35" and leaves the
> switches accessible. Sorry, I couldn't attach this, since Gmail thinks
> .lib files are EVIL :(
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/files/BoosterPack40.zip
>
> Things I'd still like to do:
>
> 1) add 3d-models for standard and stacking headers
> 2) add 20 and 80 pin options
>
> Please let me know if there are any other mods you would like done to
> make this work with your workflow.


Wow Henry, that was fast.  Thanks very much!

I will likely want to commit this to the tree as soon as it proves useful, and that may be
as soon as I can look at it.

Thanks again!