POD
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Category: PCB Footprint Expert
Forum Name: Questions & Answers
Forum Description: issues and technical support
URL: https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1328
Printed Date: 07 Oct 2024 at 8:00pm
Topic: POD
Posted By: JZsori
Subject: POD
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 2:01pm
| Is there any way to get a listing of all the parts available on POD? Or, at least be able to do a wildcard "*" search within a vendor. |
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Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 2:09pm
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The feature currently does not exist at this time, but are certainly taking suggestions to improve this product/service. As you know, POD was released a couple days ago, and we have lots of plans for it. We are all ears for any ideas/suggestions on how to improve it! ------------- Stay connected - follow us! https://twitter.com/PCBLibraries" rel="nofollow - X - http://www.linkedin.com/company/pcb-libraries-inc-/" rel="nofollow - LinkedIn |
Posted By: JZsori
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 2:13pm
| Well, actually it does. I specified Linear Tech as the vendor and then did "LT*" and it gave me a listing. But if I select the same vendor and do "*" I get an error 500 - server error. |
Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 2:27pm
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Wildcards aren't currently supported in the beta version. Regarding making a feature that outputs a whole list of the entire database, that's something that we'll have to look at for a future version, for obvious reasons, we can't have it output to the same format. It seems since the search feature that allows you to search any part number by complete/incomplete string, the "complete list" of the database isn't really needed as a separate entity from the database (as available through the interface). ------------- Stay connected - follow us! https://twitter.com/PCBLibraries" rel="nofollow - X - http://www.linkedin.com/company/pcb-libraries-inc-/" rel="nofollow - LinkedIn |
Posted By: tboyer
Date Posted: 16 May 2014 at 10:21pm
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What would be nice for POD is if you have the program open and a FPX or blank library open is to provide a button "Download to Library". This will download the FPX data into the software library open including the link to the datasheet. |
Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 17 May 2014 at 12:18am
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Just make sure the file associations are set for FPX to invoke the Library Expert Pro. If you do, when you click "Download" from POD, you will be prompted to Save or Open. Click "Open" and the part opens right into the LE Pro. To change the file associations for FPX files, simply select an FPX file, Right-Click-Properties, and change the "Opens with" value to Library Expert Professional. Nick ------------- Stay connected - follow us! https://twitter.com/PCBLibraries" rel="nofollow - X - http://www.linkedin.com/company/pcb-libraries-inc-/" rel="nofollow - LinkedIn |
Posted By: layouter88
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 12:54am
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Hi Nick, when I do a download from POD, for exapmple a Linear part, it will be downloaded as Linear without the extension FPX. I am also not able to Open it directly with Library Expert Pro. Is there a way that I can assign the extension .FPX to the download? Am I doing wrong or is it a problem of the POD at the moment? Best regards Erwin |
Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 1:19am
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Please specify the Linear part number you are having problems with so I can check. When installing the Library Expert Pro, one of the things the installer attempts to do is associate FPX with the Library Expert Pro, so if you double click an FPX file, it invokes the Library Expert. The same would happen with POD, when you select "Open" instead of save - the FPX file opens in your Library Expert. To manually configure the file type associations in Windows 7: Windows 8: ------------- Stay connected - follow us! https://twitter.com/PCBLibraries" rel="nofollow - X - http://www.linkedin.com/company/pcb-libraries-inc-/" rel="nofollow - LinkedIn |
Posted By: layouter88
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 1:55am
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Hello Nick, thank you. Seems that I did not describe the problem exactly. The problem is not the association of FPX with Library Expert Pro. The problem is that the downloaded file from POD is not an FPX. There is no extension .FPX So I have to download the file and manually rename it to file.FPX This happens to every download, for example LTC5540IUH#PBF. Download leads to a file Linear I manually rename the file to Linear.FPX now I can use it and import it. If I do not save the download, I can try to directly open with Library Expert Pro. But here is the same problem. The file will not open, because it has no file extension .FPX. Best regards Erwin |
Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 3:24am
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I was able to download this part using IE 11, default extension was "FPX", I didn't need to change anything - what browser do you use? Can you try a different one, perhaps it's browser-related and we can pin down the problem by identifying how it fails... ------------- Stay connected - follow us! https://twitter.com/PCBLibraries" rel="nofollow - X - http://www.linkedin.com/company/pcb-libraries-inc-/" rel="nofollow - LinkedIn |
Posted By: layouter88
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 3:30am
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I am using Firefox (Version30) unfortunately I made a lot of test today so I already consumed my 25 free parts for today. If possible charge me for some additional parts and I can test it directly, otherwise I will do tomorrow. Best regards Erwin |
Posted By: layouter88
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 3:42am
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Nick I boght credits, so as soon as they appear in the system I will test. But I already saw a difference between Firefox and IE in IE there are 2 different buttons for downloading, Footprint and 3D model. In firefox there is one download button Footprint & 3D model. Maybe that is a hint to different behavior. Best regards Erwin |
Posted By: layouter88
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 3:55am
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Nick, the difference is not betweeen IE and Firefox. I use a Firefox plug in called Ghostery which shows where all your data will be transfered to, all Trackers and so on. After stopping the plug in, Firefox also shows 2 different download buttons for Footprint and for 3D Model |
Posted By: jameshead
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 4:08am
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Hi, I am using Firefox as well, but without any download managers. My version is 29.0.1. The last time I downloaded from the POD before today I downloaded okay without any problems, the downloaded file had the extension .fpx Today after reading this thread I tried again. I only see one button for download. Unlike Erwin, when I download I see an extension but it's .txt not .fpx but using delete and entering .fpx in the dialogue box worked okay with a downloaded file now having a .fpx extension. I've never previously had any issues so I suspect it's a recent update on my system that's caused this. This triggers a memory of a similar problem I had with a particular file format several years ago when trying to download from Firefox and the solution was to go into the Firefox config (the bit that says "here be dragons" and alter a config setting. I can't remember the details now but I will try and have a look. |
Posted By: jameshead
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 6:22am
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Tried Chrome and .fpx downloads okay. Problem seems to only be on Firefox updates from a week or so ago. I have only a few add ons installed in Firefox - AdBlock Plus, Do Not Track Me, HTTPS Everywhere, NoScript, Password Exporter, and Logitech SetPoint. I disabled all of them but still have the same problem as Erwin.  I suspect it's a webserver/firefox issue with MIME. I have an issue at the moment with Firefox and an external CSS file on a site I manage for my hash chapter where Firefox on Windows XP won't show the CSS on the HTML page. I found that it's got something to do with the MIME configuration on the webserver but I have no access to change that even if I knew how. Just wondering if it's a similar problem here. |
Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 7:03am
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Please log out and log back in so you can try again - your daily limit of free parts is updated. ------------- Stay connected - follow us! https://twitter.com/PCBLibraries" rel="nofollow - X - http://www.linkedin.com/company/pcb-libraries-inc-/" rel="nofollow - LinkedIn |
layouter88 wrote:Posted By: layouter88
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 8:07am
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Nick, with IE everything works perfectly. Download saves the file with .fpx Extension and open with directly opens the file in the Library Expert. So from my point of view no issue. Best regards Erwin |
Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2014 at 5:19am
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By the time we adjust to FireFox' new mood swing, Microsoft will do something to break IE. Bright little ray of sunshine aren't I? ;-) To fix this revolving door issue once and for all, we are looking at integrating the LE with POD, planned for beta later this year.
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Posted By: jameshead
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2014 at 6:06am
I suspect you'd be right there Nick, trying to hit a moving taget, but you are ex-military so it shouldn't be too difficult for you!  I did a little reading and discovered a piece where Mozilla say they decided to handle MIME in a different way to make it more flexible for users. I'm not bothered about a fix, it's pretty quick to change the file extension myself. Most manufacturers provide their 3D models or PCB footprints in a zip archive I've noticed, probably just because of this or similar issues. |
Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2014 at 6:21am
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After all the grief and heartburn caused by IE and FF, I'll take a howitzer to either of them any day of the week - if only I could! I know, it seems that it's always in the name of "improvement" that stuff gets broken... I'd prefer to not have to use ZIP on POD as it would permanently eliminate the option to "Open" FPX directly. ------------- Stay connected - follow us! https://twitter.com/PCBLibraries" rel="nofollow - X - http://www.linkedin.com/company/pcb-libraries-inc-/" rel="nofollow - LinkedIn |