kicad / connectors_molex.pretty

Molex connector footprints

Connectors_Molex.pretty

This library contains PCB footprints for Molex connectors - http://www.molex.com/molex/home

Note

This repository is now marked as read-only and will no longer accept pull requests. To contribute, refer to the new footprints library at https://github.com/kicad/kicad-footprints

connectors_molex.pretty's Issues

CvPcb crash when "opening" this lib via github plugin

Problem report from kicad forum
For some reason this lib makes problems in the stable release.
CvPcb throws an unhelpful error.
I get the same error if i try to list all while the offending lib is active in the footprint editor.

Error Message:
Errors were encountered loading footprints
PARSE_ERROR: Expecting ''('' in input/source
'https://github.com/KiCad/Connectors_Molex.pretty'
line 38
offset 60
from /builddir/build/BUILD/kicad-4.0.2/common/dsnlexer.cpp : Expecting() : line 361

The strange thing is that if i checkout the current master and set that lib active in the library manager,
i don't get the same problem. Ideas?

Molex connector names are a mess.

Note to self:
While checking #57 i noticed that the current naming scheme for connector series names in this lib is a mess.
Molex does not make it easy. The use a dash in Mini-Fit but not in PicoBlade. But they again use one in Pico-EZmate. I would suggest we go with the exact name used by Molex.

(No suggestion means the current name is ok.)

Current name	Molex naming	Suggested name
MegaFit	Mega-Fit	Mega-Fit
MicroFit_3.0	Micro-Fit 3.0	Micro-Fit_3.0
Microfit3	Micro-Fit 3.0	Micro-Fit_3.0
MicroLatch	Micro-Latch	Micro-Latch
Microcoaxial_RF	Microcoaxial RF	---
MicroFit-JR	Micro-Fit Jr	Micro-Fit_Jr
MicroFit-SR	Micro-Fit Sr	Micro-Fit_Sr
NanoFit	Nano-Fit	Nano-Fit
Panelmate	PanelMate	PanelMate
Pico-EZmate	Pico-EZmate	---
PicoBlade	PicoBlade	---
PicoClasp	Pico-Clasp	Pico-Clasp
Picoflex	Picoflex	---
SlimStack	SlimStack	---

Nearly all connector names have other problems. (missing MPN, missing pitch, ...)
So this renaming will best take place when we migrate the footprints too the v5 repo.

Silkscreen style on SMD connectors

Hello. I am producing 3D models to go with the existing Molex SlimStack footprints in this repo.

There are two questions about the footprints on which I would appreciate the librarians' input (see attached image):

• The current silkscreen component outline is more like a courtyard. Would it be better for the silkscreen to be the size of the connector body, not going over the pads of course?

• I have not seen the 45 degree short line as pin marker before. Is this the preferred way for this type of connector, as opposed to (for example) a vertical line or a dot alongside the pin 1 pad?

I can make any changes when I update the footprints to add the 3D model links and fix existing KLC errors.

Thanks

Should all USB connectors be in their own library?

@SchrodingersGat @pointhi
There is a Molex USB connector in this lib. In Connectors_USB.pretty, there are USB connectors from Molex and other vendors. It would seem most obvious to me that all USB connectors, regardless of vendor, would be in the so-named library and not here.

If that's correct, I'll move the footprint from this lib to the USB lib.