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[Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks,

This change looks great.

I'm not sure if I ever announced it here, but here at Wayne and Layne, we
developed a simple command line UI for creating files for our
pick-and-place based on KiCad .pos files.

http://www.wayneandlayne.com/blog/2014/09/21/kicad-converter-for-tm-240a-pick-and-place-machines/

Adam Wolf
Cofounder and Engineer
Wayne and Layne, LLC

On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 7:47 AM, Brian Sidebotham <
brian.sidebotham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 29 October 2014 09:15, Michal Jahelka <michal.jahelka@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I found small problem when generating position file. It was good before
> > complete library name was used. It is shorted, and it is mainly
> impossible
> > to understand which package has any footprint - there is mainly only
> part of
> > library name. for example:
> >
> > # Ref    Val                  Package         PosX       PosY        Rot
> > Side
> > C5       1u               Capacitor-sm_cap   -0.1800    -1.2100     270.0
> > F.Cu
> > C8       100u/6.3VB       Capacitor-sm_cap   -0.1800    -1.0300     180.0
> > F.Cu
> > C9       100n             Capacitor-sm_cap   -0.1000     0.2150     180.0
> > F.Cu
> > C12      100n             Capacitor-sm_cap   -0.0250     0.9550       0.0
> > F.Cu
> > C13      100n             Capacitor-sm_cap    0.3200     0.8050      90.0
> > F.Cu
> > C14      100n             Capacitor-sm_cap    0.4700     0.5100     270.0
> > F.Cu
> > C16      100n             Capacitor-sm_cap   -0.4600     1.2600       0.0
> > F.Cu
> > C17      T22u/10V         Capacitor-sm_cap    0.1000     0.2400       0.0
> > F.Cu
> > C18      1u               Capacitor-sm_cap   -0.1250     1.0600     180.0
> > F.Cu
> > C19      100n             Capacitor-sm_cap   -0.4500    -0.8150     180.0
> > F.Cu
> > Q1       IRLML0030        libcms:SOT23GDS     0.0950    -0.6950     180.0
> > F.Cu
> > U1       LP2951           Vlastni-SM-IC:SO   -0.4000    -1.2100      90.0
> > F.Cu
> >
> > So after patch is visible only package, without library (I think that for
> > machine component placing is library name not important).
> >
> > # Ref    Val                  Package         PosX       PosY        Rot
> > Side
> > C5       1u               c_1206             -0.1800    -1.2100     270.0
> > F.Cu
> > C8       100u/6.3VB       c_tant_B           -0.1800    -1.0300     180.0
> > F.Cu
> > C9       100n             c_0805             -0.1000     0.2150     180.0
> > F.Cu
> > C12      100n             c_0805             -0.0250     0.9550       0.0
> > F.Cu
> > C13      100n             c_0805              0.3200     0.8050      90.0
> > F.Cu
> > C14      100n             c_0805              0.4700     0.5100     270.0
> > F.Cu
> > C16      100n             c_0805             -0.4600     1.2600       0.0
> > F.Cu
> > C17      T22u/10V         c_tant_B            0.1000     0.2400       0.0
> > F.Cu
> > C18      1u               c_1206             -0.1250     1.0600     180.0
> > F.Cu
> > C19      100n             c_0805             -0.4500    -0.8150     180.0
> > F.Cu
> > Q1       IRLML0030        SOT23GDS            0.0950    -0.6950     180.0
> > F.Cu
> > U1       LP2951           SOG8               -0.4000    -1.2100      90.0
> > F.Cu
> >
> > Michal Jahelka
> >
>
> I agree. The package is what matters, the library that comes from is
> unknown to most people anyway. It is only a hint as to what to expect.
> The start of the library name doesn't really give you any hint at all.
>
> Perhaps some people aggregate all of the different "Packages" and
> "Val" combinations there are to roughly determine the number of reels
> they'll need to use on the machine.
>
> If no-one objects I'll commit the change for you.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Brian.
>
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