SODIMM 200 Module footprint

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Hello forum members!

I am looking for a SODIMM 200 Module footprint, not the connector part. I have not found the module part only the connector part, in the libraries.

Does anyone know if the module part has been created as a footprin for KiCAD?

Best regards,
Christian.

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I don’t understand what you mean by module footprint in this case. The module is connected only through a connector, not directly, therefore there’s only a connector footprint. A footprint for that module doesn’t make sense. If you have something specific in mind, give more information, like a link to a datasheet.

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Hello eelik, Thank you for the quick answer.

I am looking for a footprint that I would have to put on the board that I will stick into the actual SODIMM connector. The “SODIMM” has, well two parts right? A connector part and module part. I hope I am making sense.

here is a link to it in altium:

https://designcontent.live.altium.com/TemplateDesignDetail/PDE-0001-00074

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have a look at here

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Hello maui.

The Raspberry Pi Module looks pretty much like what I would like to accomplish. So I need:

  1. the module board (is that a footprint?) and
  2. the connectors footprint to put on the board.

I looked into the library you linked. I can import the “KiCADinfo_RPi-modules.lib” and use the symbols in my schematic.

But how do I import the “Conn_TE-DDR2-SODIMM-0.6-200P-doublesided.kicad_mod” ? It does not show up. I tried “All supported library formats” and “folder with .kicad_mod files”, but no luck.

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It’s still unclear to me what you want to design. The footprint above isn’t for the module, it’s for the connector (probably https://www.te.com/global-en/product-1612618-4.html). If you design a board where you want to put a memory module you use footprint only for the connector, not for the module. You may need a 3D model of the module for mechanical or physical design.

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I do not want the connector that you put on the “motherboard”. I would like to make the module (like a memory module), like the one you linked. A SODIMM 200 compatible module.

So I need, as far as I understand it:

  1. Module board (this is not a footprint, but can be designed in kiCAD?)
  2. How connector pins should be placed on the module board. I think this could be a footprint.

So I was hoping that perhaps someone in the community had done this already. If not, I guess I have to do some designing in KiCAD, which will take some time, since I am new to KiCAD.

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He wants to design a board in the SODIMM form factor, like the RPi compute module.

It’s not really a normal use of KiCAD footprints I think since you would need to draw on Edge.Cuts which would require manual editing of the file.

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you may be able to convert an altium design to kicad with this tool: https://github.com/thesourcerer8/altium2kicad

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AFAIK, this is what templates are for. Personally I haven’t really used them, nor ever created one. But, I think this is the right direction to go.

I don’t know if anyone has come up with a SODIMM 200 template yet. But now we all have the right terminology to do searches.

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So I guess I have to try and desing it myself. Any pointers to good tutorials will be appreciated.

Is it possible to share boards(as drawn on Edge.Cuts), like footprints and library symbols?

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Looks interesting. I will check it out!

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I downloaded “txyzinfo/Arduino-Due-SODIMM” and opened it in Eagle, and it looks like what i want. Now how do I get the board into KiCAD?

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Open the brd file in standalone pcbnew (not started through KiCad project manager). File->Import Non-KiCad Board File.

Edit: you can open it also from the project manager, File -> Import Project.

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Thanks for the help! That worked. :slight_smile:

I did get some warnings about unsupported layers, but it looks ok.

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