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Double sided edge connector footprint

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Printed Date: 07 Oct 2024 at 1:15am


Topic: Double sided edge connector footprint
Posted By: NeilVPeers
Subject: Double sided edge connector footprint
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2021 at 7:16am
Is it possible to specify pads on opposite side of the board when creating a fpx file? I am trying to create the "tongue" mating part for an edge connector. This requires pads on both sides of the board. 
How can I do that please? It also needs a slot can this be added?

Thanks

NeilVP



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Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2021 at 9:33am
Yes, in the FP Designer Pad Stack Editor you can create a pad stack on the "Top" or "Bottom" or "Both". 

You can also create slotted holes and even offset slotted hole. 

This feature is only in the V2020 Library Expert Enterprise version but it will also be in the free V2021 Footprint Expert Pro and V2021 Footprint Expert Enterprise version when it's released in 2 weeks. 



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Posted By: pzt648485640
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2021 at 2:20am
Is the DPI issue fixed in the 2021 version?


Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2021 at 9:36am
We cannot reproduce the DPI issue with our 4K computers. 

V2021 will be released in 2 weeks. 



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Posted By: SWB01
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2021 at 11:13am
Quote We cannot reproduce the DPI issue with our 4K computers.
4K monitors are not very expensive these days. Maybe buy one (or a few)? I suspect many of your customers are using them now. (The extra resolution is super helpful in PCB layout.)

Also, a 4K monitor is not required to simulate the high-DPI issues. In Windows 10, just go to Settings / System / Display, and under Scale and Layout, try all of the standard scales above 100% (125, 150, 200, 225, 250, etc.). This will work even on low-DPI screens, and you should be able to reproduce any high-DPI issues this way. The UI will be huge, of course, but that's okay. That will just make the issues easier to see.



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