SAMTEC Library

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   Hello,

At Samtec there is a free downloadable library mentioned. Is this still or not yet available or is this something old from Valor age and cancelled by Mentor?

Best regards

Matthias

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MatthiasM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New User Joined: 18 Jan 2013 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote MatthiasM Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: SAMTEC Library Posted: 22 Jan 2013 at 4:58am
	Hello, At Samtec there is a free downloadable library mentioned. Is this still or not yet available or is this something old from Valor age and cancelled by Mentor? Best regards Matthias



Nick B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 02 Jan 2012 Status: Offline Points: 1909	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nick B Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Jan 2013 at 5:13am
	That is correct. However, we offer 5,000 unique manufacturer components to new customers.

Tom H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5718	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Jan 2013 at 7:30am
	The SAMTEC library for PADS is an Inch Unit based and poor quality library construction. PCB Libraries, Inc. took 530 of the most popular SAMTEC connectors and cleaned them up and converted them 100% to metric units to match their datasheets which are in millimeters. Then we provided SAMTEC the entire cleaned up library (in PADS format) back to them but they never put the cleaned up version on their website. So we gave SAMTEC a universal translator to translate their inch unit poor quality PADS library to several CAD tool formats. When the "Parts on Demand" (POD) project opens at www.pcbpod.com every SAMTEC connector will be available in FPX or our new FPT (mfr. recommended solder pattern) formats and you will have the ability to "Search > Find > Add-to-cart > Download > Import into Footprint Expert > Export to any CAD tool" using your user defined preference rules. Hang in there, it's coming...