KiCAD Schematics 8.0 to 9.0

Hi, I’m working on KiCAD 8.0.6 but my co-workers want the new version of KiCAD 9.0 and I’m in charge of checking if we can use this new version.

So my problem is about a schematic : (sorry it’s in french)

the OPA192ID have multiples pins with the same pin number

But that not true and on KiCAD 8.0 I have zero ERC fails

The problem apear on all OPA1921D (A and B) and another component (ADR4550) that have also A and B part. (I can’t show symbols because i’m limited with 1 media post)

I guess that a clue to solve this, but I’m not an expert on KiCAD and it’s possible an error of the update.

Thanks in advance.

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One thing I noticed is that the ADR4550 in the KiCad library has only 1 unit. So it sounds like you werre using a ADR4550 in a personal library that has 2 units. So if KiCad compared the symbol in the schematic with the library there would be a mistmatch. When you upgrade the KiCad version, you also have to re-register all the personal libraries that you were using.

The data sheet for the ADR4550 is available in two packages.
The 8 lead SOIC uses three pins of the eight.
The 8 lead LLC uses five pins of the eight.

The Kicad library only has the SOIC version in the schematic library. The LLC version must be in a Personal library somewhere.

The OPA1921D seems to have a similar problem. Two packages with different pin layouts, however neither version is in a Kicad library, so it seems they must also be in a Personal library.

It doesn’t seem that either problem is a Kicad issue.

Maybe your Kicad 8 personal libraries have not been loaded into Kicad 9 yet?

Hey guys,
Thanks for replies,

I use a personal library, with personnal symbols (fonctionnal in KiCAD 8.0).
In the KiCAD library (9.0), I don’t see the OPA192ID, I don’t think it’s a library conflict.

All my library from the 8.0 have been imported without problems
(I use like 10 differents components from this library)

I’ll try to deleted it and re-register.
And after deleted my library from the projet and re-imported it, it still didn’t work

Remember that the schematic contains a copy of the symbol taken from the relevant library when the schematic was constructed. So it can be a schematic-library conflict rather than a library-library conflict.

The erc error message “the OPA192ID have multiples pins with the same pin number” is different than the usual problems on this forum. This is a serious error, either with your schematic or with a bug in kicad v9.
To investigate more we need the schematic, or at least a example part of the schematic with the relevant symbols (OPA192).
Please follow the advice given by retiredfeline: promote yourself from “new user” to “basic user” on this forum and then attach a project archive.

regarding using v9.0 for productive environments with many collegues: my advice is to wait for 9.0.2/9.0.3. If you use v9.0 right now be prepared to install also the intermediate testing versions, as currently many small bugs are discovered, which may or may not affect your specific work. The bugfixes are usually fast, but to get them you will have to install said testing versions (maybe once a week).
For workgroups with many colleagues and maybe a superordinate IT-department (which has to enable or enforce the software installations) this frequent software update might be inconvenient.

Hey, I’m now a basic user.
I can’t attached my projet due to confidentiality issues but,
I tried on a blank projet and it still apear so i share the blank project.
Thanks a lot.
Test_Sym.7z (15.0 KB)

I keep in mind your advice, and we will wait an 9.0.3 version.

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You have 24 pins . . .

. . . 3 of each pin.

So it is indeed true that “OPA192ID have multiples pins with the same pin number”

Thanks a lot,
that true, i didn’t see the problem on KiCAD 8.0 but we also have this component,
So when I put my library on KiCAD 9.0, he detect the error but not KiCAD 8.0