kicad/kicad-library

The schematic and 3D libraries for KiCad 4.0. Note that the footprint libraries are the *.pretty repos themselves. This is an orphaned repo, the news about the v5 libs, http://kicad.org/post/kicad-official-libraries/.

This is a legacy repository for use with KiCad 4.0.x. It will no longer be maintained. The new repositories are found here:

• https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-symbols
• https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-packages3D
• https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-templates

KiCad Library

This repository contains the official schematic and 3D libraries supported by the KiCad library team.

The footprint libraries are the *.pretty repos themselves and are used online by default. If you want to download them locally, the library-repos-install.bat and library-repos-install.sh scripts in the KiCad source can do this automatically.

How to Contribute

Please, check the CONTRIBUTING.md file, or refer to the Wiki Page.

Further Information

• KiCad Website
• KiCad Library Convention (KLC)
• KiCad Library Wiki

kicad-library's Issues

Naming convention for power pads on QFN devices

Is there a naming convention for power pads on QFN devices?
I could think of just continuing the numbering of pins, for example giving it pin number 49 on a 48-pin device, or naming it "Th" or "Pad".

Encoder

I want to add encoder to the component library. And I have some questions:

• What image to use?
  I've prepared some variants in the test project: https://github.com/Fat-Zer/kicad-encoder-test
  
  Notes about the variants:
  5 — from walter's library, see #135. Got some problems: pins are placed on 50mil and have uncommon sizes
  3 — an attempt to fix 5 according to the KLC
  4 — have pins ends placed on a 50mil grid nodes along X axis.
• What should be the pin order? ABC or ACB?
  The ABC is more straightforward in the schematic sense, but most of real encoders have ACB pin order.

Watching forward to hear your opinion on this issue...

Part 74LS51 in 74xx.lib has wrong symbol and wrong pin assignment

The circuit library 74xx.lib shipped with KiCAD contains an entry for the 74LS51 logic gate part. According to the respective data sheet, this part is wrong. Neither the gate symbol nor the pin assignment reflect the actual part.

74xx.lib shows the part as a dual 2x2 input AND/OR combined gate, while the 74LS51 contains one 3x2 and one 2x2 gate. Only the 7451 and 74S51 parts do not have the additional inputs. Also, the output pin of part B is number 8, not 9 as in the library.

Strictly speaking, part A and part B also swapped, but this has no functional relevance.

Texas Instruments offers a data sheet for this part here: http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/sn74ls51.pdf

I'm attaching a new version I just made for myself. Copyright notice: Anyone may use it under the same terms as the KiCAD libraries. Credit is not required. See the gist here: https://gist.github.com/onitake/a9a597a250e2ec580945

Move 3D packages into .pretty repos

Having the 3D packages and footprints in separate repos is a recipe for Bad Things. It would be much easier to manage footprints and 3D packages if the footprints and corresponding packages are managed in the same repo. Note that this will require modifications to how Kicad locates 3D packages - it must me modified to also search for the 3D package relative to the footprint file first. This will also enable 'self-contained' footprint libraries with 3d packages to be used without being forced to use absolute paths or install them with the system kicad library.

USB symbols and footprints

I'd like to suggest a little change in the USB symbols. Currently there are 3 symbols:

• USB
• USB-MICRO-B
• USB-MINI-B

My suggestion is use 3 USB symbols:

• USB_A
• USB_B
• USB_OTG

The USB_A/USB_B symbols would be a simple square with 5 pins: VCC, D-, D+, GND and Shield, numbered 1 to 5. The only difference between them would be the VCC pin type (power in/power out).

The new USB_OTG would be a simple square with 6 pins: VCC, D-, D+, ID, GND and Shield, numbered 1 to 6. It could be used to USB mini or micro.

If you agree with this changes I can pull request them including the changes in the footprints.

DIN 5-pin connector with non standard numeration

Looking at the DIN_5 symbol from conn.lib I've checked that the pins numbers are numerated sequentially but the standard DIN 5-pins connectors used to have another numeration way, like the following references:
http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/670/sds-xxj-535158.pdf
http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/209/KC-301191-193300.pdf

Is this a bug or desired feature? I'm needing a standard 5-pin din connector, thus I'd like to know if I fix this one or keep it and create another one.

pretty repositories reorganization

Michal's proposal extension to all pretty repositories, check: KiCad/TO_SOT_Packages_SMD.pretty#1

Check suggestions in this google doc spreadsheet

Missing SMD diode footprints

Currently 1206, 1210, 805, 603, parts etc... are missing. Currently on my boards I just use a resistor footprint however this lacks polarity indication for manufacturing.

wrong 3d model

The 3d models Diode_LED_3mm_round_vertical and Diode_LED_5mm_round_vertical In kicad-library/modules/packages3d/Diodes_ThroughHole.3dshapes/ are DO-35 and the LED have own directory.
Can I delete this?
And replace the current 3d model for the mentioned in issue #135

merge CONTRIBUTING.txt into README.md

I'd like to suggest to merge the content of CONTRIBUTING into README file. I think in this way the users can easily see how to contribute to and also the link to KLC will be right on there.

Typo in doc

https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library/blob/master/KiCad_Library_Convention.txt#L71
It seems to 6.9.

3D Module Scaling Errors

The following 3D models require scaling to fit properly on the board:

SMD_Packages/SOT-23-6.wrl
SMD_Packages/SOT-23-5.wrl
SMD_Packages/SOIC-14_N.wrl
Diodes_SMD/Diode-SMA_Standard.wrl

I'm sure there are others as well. I think it's important for our user's that they not have to rescale the 3D models to fit their boards.

Thanks,

Wayne

Housing_DFN_QFN silkscreen looks strange

Were these footprints machine created?

Especially with the smaller devices (e.g. DFN-10), the silkscreen looks really strange, pretty ugly, asymmetric...

Atmel library: SMD symbols lack pin for center pad

At least one symbol (ATMEGA168A-M) [QFN32 + center pad (GND)] only has 32 electrical pins. The datasheet states that the center pad should be connected to GND, which requires another pin, e.g. #33.

The symbol should fully represent the device.

sot89-5 3d dimension

3d part of sot89-5 is much more big then component footprint

Varistor ?

Hi I don't know where put de varistor symbol and the respective footprint.

Ask to join in KiCAD Libs contribution.

Hi All,

I'd like to join in libs contributtion @ KiCAD Project. While I'm still learning the contribution process / procedures ( unfortunatelly I felt I'm too slow to understand and follow the procedure ), I put my works on footprint and 3d models ( which I use in my project with KiCAD ) in my public-shared at Google Drive in folder KICADLIB_JBD.pretty at this address :

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3UxJ9sPS5F1flBUX2ZCSjBDR0NBbjdNaXlkZEVQbXBMZ1BjdVR4N3c4WmNZZG5lakdrNDg

To simplify, I put all the three related files ( xxx.kicad_mod, xxx.wrl and xxx.wings ) in one folder.

Regularly I'll add the footprints and their related models ( wrl and wings ). The uploaded files are logged in file "00 - UPLOAD FILES LIST - LOGS.ods". If available, some component's dimension / specs are included in subfolder DOCS.

Pls feel free to use them if you want. Pls free to modify, adjust and rename them. Advises, suggestions, corrections and criticism are very welcome. While I also monitor to this forum, you can contact me @ my email : [email protected] or inbox to my facebook account ( Josef B. Dwiyono , [email protected] ).

(Sorry for my bad english .. Hope you understand it ).

Thanks and best regards,
josef b dwiyono

Do you accept 3d model files other than wings and wrl?

Do you accept Freecad or Blender as source format for 3d models? I have a couple models that I would like to contribute.

Also do you accept X3D instead of wrl? Asking this, because blender cannot export to wrl format and it seems kicad works fine with X3D.

Transistor PN2222A has invalid pin numbers

https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library/blob/master/library/transistors.lib#L4716

Pin number 2 is assigned both to B and E. B should be pin 1. This creates problems in netlists and therefore with pcbnew.

Standardize on footprint naming

I noticed that there doesn't seem to be a consistent footprint naming scheme following one standard (JEDEC, IEC, JEITA, etc). Are there plans to make this more consistent or figure out a good way to accommodate for the different standards?

Also, possibly a good reference to include in this repository is NXP's package list:
http://www.nxp.com/packages/

It has information (land pattern, different standard namings, etc) on a very broad spectrum of footprints.

makes POT symbol in device lib size as R symbol

check: #196

Diodes symbols

I started to working in changing the diode symbols, as it was said here: KiCad/Diodes_SMD.pretty#6
Now I have a doubt about the D_Schottky_x2_KCom and D_Schottky_x2_Serial diodes.
The current pinout for those symbols are, respectively:
A1,K,A2 <-> 1,2,3
A,AK,K <-> 1,2,3
But, I've used parts which have the following pinout:
A1,K,A2 <-> 1,3,2
A,AK,K <-> 1,3,2
My question is how to manage this, create new symbols with this alternative pinout? If so, how to name them?

Now talking about all diodes, i.e. regular diode, schottky, zener..., would be better use letters in the pin number field instead of numbers? In this way I think is possible to solve the pinout variations and prevent possible mistakes.

Cvpcb in Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS trusty

Hii

I installed kicad in Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (trusty) but cannot run cvpcb through the terminal (showing :"The program 'cvpcb' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install kicad")

CONN_15X4 missing a pin

Hello, I got a bug report for Debian's package about CONN_15X4 missing the pin
called 9D.

See the bug report at https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=751994

How to resolve mess and hotchpotch in `special.lib`

I think special.lib is a type of bag in which very strange things were thrown. Here are my proposals how to clean up this mess and finally remove this problematic baggage.

However, I still have a lot of doubts where to put some devices indicated by '???'.

Device	Move to	Info
20RS10	Lattice.lib	New library
74LS629	74xx.lib
754C923	74xx.lib or Interface.lib ???	Correct name is: MM74C923
75LBC176	Interface.lib
9346	Memory.lib
AD725	Video.lib
ADUC816	REMOVE	Already exist
AV9173	Video.lib
CX7930	Video.lib
DG884	Analog_Switches.lib
DP83848I	Interface.lib
DS1267	Maxim.lib
DS1302	Maxim.lib
DS1307+	Maxim.lib
DS1307N+	Maxim.lib
DS1307Z+	Maxim.lib
DS1602	Maxim.lib
DS1621	Maxim.lib
DS1804	Maxim.lib
DS7820	Interface.lib
DS7830	Interface.lib
DS8830	Interface.lib
DS90C124	Interface.lib
DS90C241	Interface.lib
EL2001	Interface.lib
EL7242C	Interface.lib
EP1210	Altera.lib	New library
EP1810	Altera.lib	New library
EP300	Altera.lib	New library
EP310	Altera.lib	New library
EP320	Altera.lib	New library
EP600	Altera.lib	New library
EP910	Altera.lib	New library
FD1771	Interface.lib
FD2791	Interface.lib
FD2795	Interface.lib
HA2540	Linear.lib
HA5033	Linear.lib
HCLD0438	Display.lib
HCPL2731	Opto.lib
HD63484	Video.lib
HD63484_PLCC	Video.lib
HI524	Analog_Switches.lib
HM53461	Memory.lib
HM53462	Memory.lib
ICL7660	DC-DC.lib
ICM7209	Interface.lib
IDT7132	Memory.lib
IDT7201	Memory.lib
IDT7202	Memory.lib
IQXO/7X	Oscillators.lib	New library
IRF7404	Transistors.lib
LCD4	Display.lib
LIGNE_A_RETARD	Device.lib
LM16255K	Display.lib
LM1881	Video.lib
LM35	Sensors.lib
LM5051	Power_Management.lib	New library
LT1080	Interface.lib
LTC1257	ADC-DAC,lib
LTC4007	Power_Management.lib	New library
M3003	Interface.lib ???	Realtime Clock
MAX232	Interface.lib
MAX202	Interface.lib
MAX2606	Maxim.lib
MAX2505	Maxim.lib
MAX2507	Maxim.lib
MAX2508	Maxim.lib
MAX2509	Maxim.lib
MAX310	Video.lib
MAX311	Video.lib
MAX3226	Interface.lib
MAX453	Maxim.lib
MAX5436	Maxim.lib
MAX6355	Maxim.lib
MAX666	Regul.lib
MAX777	DC-DC.lib
MB81461ZIP	Memory.lib
MB88303P	Video.lib
MC1413	Interface.lib
ULN2003	Interface.lib
ULN2003A	Interface.lib
MC1413P	Interface.lib
MC1417	Interface.lib
MC33064D	Power_Management.lib	New library
MC34064D	Power_Management.lib	New library
MC34064P	Power_Management.lib	New library
MC33064P	Power_Management.lib	New library
MC3486	Interface.lib
MC3487	Interface.lib
MK4501	Memory.lib
MK4511	Memory.lib
MT43C4257	Interface.lib
MT43C4258	Interface.lib
Max691	Maxim.lib
PAL16L8	Lattice.lib	New library
PAL20L8	Lattice.lib	New library
PCI9030-PQFP176	Conn.lib
RT9701	Power_Management.lib	New library. Symbol waiting in merge request.
S5933_PQ160	Interface.lib
SA605D	RF_Devices.lib ???	FM Radio Mixer
SI582	Video.lib	Video ampllifier
SI9986	Interface.lib
SRV05	ESD_Protection.lib	New library
S_178	Video.lib	After rename to S178
Si570	Oscillators.lib	New library
Si571	Oscillators.lib	New library
TC524256Z	Memory.lib
TCXO3	Oscillators.lib	New library
TCXO_DFAS11	Oscillators.lib	New library
TDA1950	Video.lib
TDA1950F	Video.lib
TDA7260	Video.lib
TDA_2593	Video.lib	After rename to TDA2593
TDA_9500	Video.lib	After rename to TDA9500
TDA_9503	Video.lib	After rename to TDA9503
TDA_9513	Video.lib	After rename to TDA9513
TDC1408	ADC-DAC.lib
TEA2014	Interface.lib
TEA5115	Video.lib
TIL111	Opto.lib
TL431_SOT-23-3	REMOVE	Already exist
TL431_TO92	REMOVE	Already exist
TL7702	Power_Management.lib	New library
TL7705	Power_Management.lib	New library
TMS320LF2406	Texas.lib
TMS4C1050N	Memory.lib
TPD2S017	ESD_Protection.lib	New library
TPD4S1394	ESD_Protection.lib	New library
TQSMT-35	Oscillators.lib	New library
U2270B	Interface.lib
UA9637	Interface.lib
UA9638	Interface.lib
UVC3100	ADC-DAC.lib
UVC3101	ADC-DAC.lib
X9118	Xicor.lib	New library
X9250	Xicor.lib	New library
X9258	Xicor.lib	New library
X9258-PART	Xicor.lib	New library
Z8530	Zilog.lib	New library

Do you have any other proposals or have different solutions than showed above?

There's no convention for naming the "exposed pad" pin

In ftdi.lib and microchip.lib it's GND, but in rfcom.lib it's GND_EP. The E-Pad isn't GND in every part, so it should probably have the signal name in it, but there should be a way to know it's not a normal pin without looking at the pin number. For this reason, I'm partial to something like _EP or _EPAD where is a placeholder for the signal name (GND, VSS, etc.).

Problem with pin name and numbers in some components of regul library

Using component 78L05 from regul library and footprint Housings_TO-92:TO-92_Inline_Narrow_Oval produces an error when pcbnew reads netlist. The error message is:

Error: Component 'U1' pad 'GND' not found in footprint 'Housings_TO-92:TO-92 Inline Narrow Oval
Error: Component 'U1' pad 'VI' not found in footprint 'Housings_TO-92:TO-92 Inline Narrow Oval
Error: Component 'U1' pad 'VO' not found in footprint 'Housings_TO-92:TO-92 Inline Narrow Oval

I think the problem is in the schematic component. For example, pin table of 78L05 shows both number and name fields have the same value, namely [VI, VI], [VO,VO] ,[GND,GND], instead of [1,VO],[2,GND],[3,VI].
I modified the schematic component to have number 1,2,3 in the numbers fields and it solved the problem.
Is this a problem in the library? I have searched a little and I have found some people with the same problem in older versions of kicad.
I could fix it and make a pull request, but first I'd prefer to be sure that this is a problem and not something I am doing wrong in pcbnew.
Many thanks.

Discret:TO92DGS has pins ordered SGD

Hi,

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but this appears to have D & S pins swapped.

Geoff

SOIC-14_N and SOIC-14_W footprints mistakenly interchanged!

Hello,

It seems like the modules (footprints) for SOIC-14_N (narrow) and SOIC-14_W (wide) are mistakenly interchanged. I mean,

• The wide footprint is stored as SMD_Packages:SOIC-14_N
• The narrow footprint is stored as SMD_Packages:SOIC-14_W

If confirmed, this is a serious bug which may end into unusable PCBs!
Could somebody check it?

Thank you,
José Ángel Jiménez

Modules cmake

I'm probably doing something wrong
Output from running: "cmake CMakeLists.txt" in /kicad-library/modules

CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:5 (install):
install FILES given no DESTINATION!

CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:9 (install):
install FILES given no DESTINATION!

CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:17 (install):
install DIRECTORY given no DESTINATION!

CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:22 (install):
install DIRECTORY given no DESTINATION!

CMake Warning (dev) in CMakeLists.txt:
No cmake_minimum_required command is present. A line of code such as

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)

should be added at the top of the file. The version specified may be lower
if you wish to support older CMake versions for this project. For more
information run "cmake --help-policy CMP0000".
This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

Library arduino

Hello evryone,
I made a library who contain most popular arduino board. It's contain .mod, .pretty, 3D views and shematics. It must be corrected but it exit.
You can download the full library on kicad forum URL: https://forum.kicad.info/t/library-for-shield-arduino/482
Or on my blog URL: http://meta-blog.eklablog.com/kicad-librairie-arduino-pretty-p930786
On my blog you have a prewiew that contain the library.
This is the first time i use github and i don't understan how it workd and to cap it all i'm french. So be indulgent :)

SOT-23 and SOT-23_Handsoldering 3D model scaling and rotation issue.

It appears that someone fixed the scaling and rotation of the SOT-23 3D model but the 3D properties of the footprint were never updated accordingly( see attached image).

Some common schematics for OpAmps

Now the library contains a handful of different OpAmps images, some of them are not conform to current conventions. I understand that most of them exist by historical reasons, but IMHO now it looks like a huge mess...

I don't know what will be the best solution, but the most straightforward way I can think of is the slightly update the library format, some my ideas on it was listed on the maillist on january. On the other hand this is the most tough way and it can break compatibility of older versions of kicad with newer libraries.

So I at least propose a minimum solution: to choose a "best" OpAmp image that conforms to the current conventions (may be include it as some generic device) and recommend to use it for new devices and may be update some older devices to new image.

How does it sounds for you?

PCBs in template/ don't open - translated layer names

The following PCB files do not open correctly:

• template/ti-stellaris-boosterpack40.kicad_pcb
• template/ti-stellaris-boosterpack40_min.kicad_pcb
• template/stm32f100-discovery-shield.kicad_pcb

They have mechanical layers with French layer names, which fails parsing.

move 3d model from unused to relay through hole

This 3d models are in the folder unused_3d:
./Relay_ThroughHole_Packages.relay_Finder_34Point51Point7.wings
./Relay_ThroughHole_Packages.Relay_SPDS_OMRON-G6E.wrl
./Relay_ThroughHole_Packages.RELAY_SANYOU_SRD_Series_Form_C.wings
./Relay_ThroughHole_Packages.relay_Finder_34Point51.wrl
./Relay_ThroughHole_Packages.RELAY_SANYOU_SRD_Series_Form_C.wrl
./Relay_ThroughHole_Packages.Relay_SPDS_OMRON-G6E.wings
./Relay_ThroughHole_Packages.relay_Finder_34Point51.wings
./Relay_ThroughHole_Packages.relay_Finder_34Point51Point7.wrl
and the respective footprint are in https://github.com/KiCad/Relays_ThroughHole.pretty, how I can fix this.

Kicad schematic symbols for Pspice simulation

Hi team.

It's possible to perform pspice simulations with netlist file exported from Kicad and tools like LTspice for models and subcircuit, and Qucs just for models.

Conditions for simulation:

• Symbol is named like is labeled in simulation model file.

Sometimes label doesn't match with part number of manufacturer.

DI_DFLS230LH: Label in simulation model
DFLS230LH-7: Part number

• Pinout distribution matches with simulation model file.

Sometimes distribution doesn't match with package.

.SUBCKT MCP6001 1 2 3 4 5
| | | | |
5 | | | | Output
4 | | | Negative Supply
3 | | Positive Supply
2 | Inverting Input
1 Non-inverting Input

MCP6001 (SC70-5, SOT-23-5)
1 | | | | Output
2 | | | Negative Supply
5 | | Positive Supply
4 | Inverting Input
3 Non-inverting Input

MCP6001U (SOT-23-5)
4 | | | | Output
2 | | | Negative Supply
5 | | Positive Supply
3 | Inverting Input
1 Non-inverting Input

Also, electrical parameters can be lost. In example, capacitor model doesn't show capacitance value.

• TDK P/N: C2012JB2A104M125AA (Multilayer Ceramic Chip Capacitor)
• Property: C=100nF
• Size(LxWxT): 2x1.25x1.25mm, 0.079x0.049x0.049inches
• Model Type: Simple Model
• Model Generated on Feb. 28, 2014

.SUBCKT C2012JB2A104M125AA_s 1 2

Other way to include electrical parameters to schematic symbols is writing directly in value field. In example of an inductor, these parameters are compatible with LTspice.

68u IPK=1.82 RSER=0.18318 RPAR=6405.6 CPAR=0 PN="MSS1038-683"

Conclusion:

It's necessary to have two schematic symbols for same part. One of them for simulation and other for pcb. For simulation, symbol name and pinout distribution must match with simulation model file.

Symbol name rules in Kicad Library Convention doesn't allow labeling schematic symbols like indicates simulation model.

Thanks.

Resitor and capacitor symbols changed?

I've opend KiCad after a while of not using it and i've discovered, that symbols for resistor and capacitor are 1.27 mm shorter, therefore my schematic is borken...
Is there any explanation to that?

Wrong pinout for XC95144PQ100 ?

I wanted to use the Symbol of XC95144PQ100 for a project.
But when I has compared the Symbol with the pinout mentioned in the Datasheet of this (http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/data_sheets/ds056.pdf), all Pins are on other Positions.
Is these desired or a bug?

DO-214AB 3D model scaling and orientation issue.

The 3D model Diodes_SMD.3dshapes/Diode-DO-214AB.wrl is not scaled or oriented correctly (see image). The scaling is off by 1/2.54 and the cathode band is rotated 80 degrees.

Opto lib component LTV-354T may have wrong pin assignments

Looking at the datasheet
http://optoelectronics.liteon.com/upload/download/DS70-2001-004/S_110_LTV-354T%2020140520.pdf
I believe that the pin numbers should be 1, 2, 3, 4 instead of 1, 3, 4, 6 since the footprint is an SMD-4.

Intel library - incorrect pins on 16550

Doing some design, trying to use the 16500 UART chip (in the Intel library). Realized the pinouts don't quite match the 16450, and are straight-up incorrect for the 16550; the /TXDRY and /RXRDY changed (were added) between the two models.)

See http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/pc16550d.pdf for the standard pinouts.

Diode polarity and pin number.

I recently got back to work with Kicad and found out that all diode-like symbol's pin number have reversed from anode=1 to anode=2. Could you explain the reason for this change because it seems to cause polarity reversal in current footprint library.

Create a KiCad library scripts repository

Hi @michal777 and @ricardocrudo,

I think it would be great to have your scripts as part of the KiCad organization. What if we created a new repository for them?

Also, as a matter of uniformization and portability, I suggest we write all of them in Python. @michal777, I volunteer to rewrite your C scripts.

Please, fix "fp-lib-table.for-github"

Line 13, column 38: closing parenthesis ')' required

Thanks!

Note more strictly that prefered length of pins is 100mil

KiCad_Library_Convention

3.2. Pin has a length of 100mil or more in increments of 50mil if number needs more space.

IMO It would be nice to mark it down more strictly that the pins should be 100mil and shouldn't be increased unless it's really required. The current text may be confused with «100mil or any higher value with 50 mil increment on your taste».

What is "RM rating" ?

Hi,
Could someone tell me what is "RM rating" in KiCad_Library_Convention.txt 8.3 ?
I searched everywhere, but I couldn't find the word "RM rating".
Thanks.

Swap CP and CP2 symbol in device.lib

Currently, default symbol for polarized capacitor is the first symbol on the picture.

• This symbol don't have a "plus" sign and can mislead users.
• IEC60617 standard use the last symbol.

If accepted, I can make the change

SOT-23 footprints in Diodes_SMD appear to have incorrect spacing.

I was reviewing a board layout that I just did and noticed that the spacing between pins 1 and 2 is too narrow for footprints Diode_SOT23 and Diode_SOT23_handsoldering in the Diodes_SMD library. The current spacing is 1.6mm but every document I could find specifies 1.9mm. Both footprints should be reviewed for accuracy.

Issue in Gnd component

In new kicad version(2014 build), after creating netlist using net numbers, the gnd component is not assigning 0 node, it is considering any random value. Due to this I am facing problem in ngspice simulation. Can you please help me out.

Eeschema CP symbol is broken: it uses rectangles with 0 H or V size to simulate a line.

Eeschema CP symbol is broken: it uses rectangles with 0 H or V size to simulate a line.

From this bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1473734