Still finding my feet in KiCad but have run into a problem. What would be the Kicad way of producing test points for a pogo pin programmer like the one pictured below? I have the 5P, 2.54mm pitch version of the device below. When the spec says 1.1/0.7mm for the hole, is the first number the diameter of the annular ring, and the second the diameter of the plated through hole?
My initial thoughts were to use the symbol Conn_01x05_Socket but I’m not sure which footprint is best assigned to this. Or would I be better creating my own footprint to suit my programmer?
I’ve never used one of these tools, but, as I see it:
You do not want the holes in the pads to be so large that the pins will enter the holes and rattle around (causing intermittent readings), but you want the holes to be sufficiently large so the ends of the pins do not slide off the copper pads.
I’d understand the the hole diameters recommended be 1.1mm for the 1.3mm diameter probes and 0.7mm diameter for the 0.9mm diameter probes (see the above chart).
If this is the case, Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm > PinSocket_1x05_P2.54mm_Vertical would suit your purpose with its 1mm diameter holes or, if you wish, just alter the hole size of the pads in this connector to 1.1mm (this will need to be done individually with each pad).
It may pay you, as you will probably use this tool a lot in the future, to store this footprint in a personal library for convenience, whether you modify the hole size or not.
