MEP EP#257: Viciously Different Creams
Parker
The ole ordered a 0603 and it was metric instead resulting in an 0201 imperial chip component.
0.6mm x 0.3mm = 0.024” x 0.012”
0201 imperial chip size only size that does not match the actual size
Imperial 0201 is 24mil x 12mil... not 20mil x 10mil like the name implies
Imperial 0603 is 60mil x 30mil
0603 metric is the only standard metric size that has the same size code as an imperial one!
Does anyone actually use the metric sizing for chip components?
Stephen
Hardware v software - Features and their impact
Hardware
needs a lot of motivation to make a feature. It is slow and deliberate. Removing features is a big deal
features by default cannot break the device unless extreme cases are encountered
Software is "easier" to flip the switch on features.
Have to consider all the ways this will break things.
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Moving between layers has hotkeys - yay
Middle mouse now by default pans and wheel is zoom
Snap to points is huge
Creating arrays actually creates arrays
There are pluses and minuses to this.
Ref Des is maintained!
Changes to one board are not copied!
Holes are not a function.....They are a footprint and therefore need to be created.
Most tutorials suggest that Mouse bites be made a part....
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