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Naming Convention On The Molded Capacitor

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Topic: Naming Convention On The Molded Capacitor
Posted By: robmeyer
Subject: Naming Convention On The Molded Capacitor
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2015 at 4:28am
Hi,
 
When I build a Polarized Molded Capacitor the naming of the Footprint is wrong. In 2015.08 it is CAPPM.
 
From the naming convention it should be CAPMP.

Robert


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Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2015 at 6:59am

In the Molded Body calculator the auto-generated names are:

  • The Polarized Diode is DIOM
  • The Non-polarized Diode is DIONM
  • The Polarized Capacitor is CAPPM
  • The Non-polarized Capacitor is CAPM

Note that the prefix always ends in M for molded body.

Here is the link to download the standard (which had a typo) - http://www.pcblibraries.com/forum/ipc7351-sm-footprint-naming-convention_topic479.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.pcblibraries.com/forum/ipc7351-sm-footprint-naming-convention_topic479.html  

 



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Posted By: robmeyer
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2015 at 7:11am
Some days before it was the other typo (CAPMP). Also in your pdf. In the downloadable fpx file the CAPMP is also used. And the POD also have this CAPMP naming.

So is the question why changing a naming convention that works for years?

Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2015 at 7:31am
Because the "M" (for the package type Molded Body) really should be at the end of the Footprint Name Prefix.
 
Our goal is to correct flaws to improve the standard for the future.
 


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Posted By: Ian S
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2015 at 8:49am
In which case, you may wish to correct the remaining typo in the Naming Convention PDF:
CAPPC instead of CAPCP
 

Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2015 at 1:31pm
The Library Expert already produces a CAPPC footprint name.
 
The Footprint Naming Convention document was updated - uploads/3/Footprint_Naming_Convention_-_Surface_Mount.zip" rel="nofollow - Footprint_Naming_Convention_-_Surface_Mount.zip


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