Footprint for an Ethernet connector

[paulvdh]

@RChadwick7

It also looks the same as this:

Looks can be deceiving, and there are probably hundreds of variants for footprints of RJ45 connectors.

[tutorial] Test fitting Footprints

A small demo to show how I test fit footprints. It’s a combination of a few things to make it work perfectly. The first step is to print a PCB mirrored on a piece of Paper: PcbNew → File → Print → Options Mirror → Print. 2nd step: Take a needle and pre-punch all the mounting holes into the paper. (For the large holes I used a hole punch). 3rd step: Carefully put the connector into the sheet of paper. 4th step: Take a picture or scan the whole contraption with a flatbed scanner. This make…