“Help” at the top of Kicad and “FAQ” at the top of this forum.
Not sure your meaning here, the link I saw was for a 4 lead TO-72 JFET.
I may use the 4th lead to ground the case of the FET. But how would I do the schematic symbol so it shows the case lead?
I may be missing something but I would create a symbol with 4 leads:
- drain
- gate
- source
- case (make the case passive in case you don’t want to connect it)
another link for a Siliconix (likely the original mfg)
Its been a while since I created a library in V5. However I know the first step is to decide in what folder to put the new library.
I use Windows. I created my Kicad Libraries in a folder…
My Documents / KicadLibraries/j_active
My Documents / KicadLibraries/j_passive
My Documents / KicadLibraries/j_hardware
where the j_ is for JohnRob. This way they are all in one area in the library list.
Understood. thanks for the advice. I use Mac but the idea is the same on both systems
Oh, and when you get started, make a simple footprint 1 pad or so, save it to the new library. This way when you spend effort on the real one you don’t find there is some sort of issue that won’t allow to save your work.
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There was a 4 lead drawing but only a 3 pin schematic symbol. I was looking for a symbol with 4 pins.
I ended up starting a new thread.
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