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[Carl Poirier <carl.poirier.2@xxxxxxxxx>]

In this case it's not much of a problem because the extra letters
indicating the footprint are official names from the datasheet. But are
there cases where a part is manufactured in many packages and doesn't have
a distinction for it in the name?


On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 3:35 AM, Kerusey Karyu <keruseykaryu@xxxxx> wrote:

>
>> > Instead of "LT1129_8pins" just use "LT1129IS8" for SO8 variant. For
>> > D2PAK version use the "LT1129IQ".
>>
>> Because in many cases, we won't need a symbol for each package. For
>> example, one chip might very well have the same pinout between its
>> SOIC-8 and TSOP-8 variant.
>>
>>  Well. Some people appreciate KiCad for its flexibility in libraries.
> Always, using CvPcb they can assign a footprint which they want.
>
> Unfortunately for me, this flexibility is not so good. In the case of
> discrete elements: yes, but in the case of integrated circuits is the
> first step in making mistakes.
>
> I prefer the method: take the right symbol and forget. In addition, when
> I'm generating BOM list I have at a glance exactly which elements have to
> be on board and I have less to do during its post processing.
>
> In my point of view, such a high level of flexibility is good for
> hobbyists. But we don't want KiCad only as a niche software for hobbyists?
>
>
> Regards
> Kerusey Karyu
>
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