PCB edge-straddling connector footprints

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I have used commercial devices such as these
https://www.parallax.com/product/28030
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Olimex-Ltd/ARM-JTAG-20-10/?qs=%2Fha2pyFaduhjapcm1hHuX8rK6N2ugFwNxZkYVtyrzIw0jJF9g%2bVkwQ%3D%3D

that straddle a connector along the edge of a PCB, so that half the pins are on the top side, and the rest are on the bottom.

I am new to KiCad, and would like to know the following:

  1. Is there a standard term to describe this connector straddling?
  2. Are there existing footprint libraries that support this, specifically for DSUB and JTAG connectors?

Thanks!

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I’ve never needed it but you got me curious. The basic concept is supported as you can assign a pad to different copper layers.

See: Connectors:DB25M_CI

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There are connectors in the lib that do this. I know of one in connectors_USB.
I don’t think there are subd connectors.

Jtag is a protocol not a connector type.

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@hermit:

Thanks for the info. It looks like there are edge-mount variants for most
of the common D-sub varieties.
All the D-subs with the “_CI” suffix appear to be edge-straddling.

For the JTAG connectors, I’ll probably build something similar from the
Connectors_Multicomp library,
unless someone points out an existing footprint I can use.

Thanks again.

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SMA connectors can do this as well

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