[Arm-netbook] start of allwinner a10 KiCAD component library

[Bari Ari]

On 01/01/2012 03:16 PM, lkcl luke wrote:
> PLEASE NOTE, the library is released under the AGPLv3+ license for now.
>
> i've made a start: got all the pins in, found some mistakes in the pin
> descriptions but it looks like the pinout (FBGA441) is the
> authoritative source.
>
> i've divided it into 5 sections, which roughly corresponds to the
> section 5 lovely datasheet pin description tables.
>
> section 1: analog, tv, USB and a few others
> section 2: pin groups E, F, G, H and I
> section 3: DDR RAM interface.
> section 4: pin groups A, B, C and D
> section 5: power and ground, and Clock and PLL signals
>
> i've still got to do the pin I/O etc. typing - i'm 15% of the way
> through that already.  if anyone knows the shorthand lettering for
> KiCAD typings that would be real handy to have.  B is bi-directional,
> I is in, O is out, N is Not Connected.
>
> i'm having to edit the KiCAD file by hand because KiCAD keeps f*****g
> crashing and corrupting the library.  reaaally clever, that.
>
> if anyone knows of a pre-existing BGA441 symbol out there that would
> be real handy to have.  save me a lot of time.
>
> l.
>
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Don't kill yourself in creating a full blown KiCAD symbol. Pin numbers 
and signal labels are enough.

I can create an Orcad Capture symbol for the A10 from the most accurate 
specs. Including examining the traces from working tablets.

-Bari