- Mon Jun 12, 2017 3:32 am
#195147
If you can't tell by the title, I'm extremely new to PCB design software. I'm working on a senior project, and was hoping to design a custom PCB for our electronics. Currently, our circuits are spread out over a few breadboards and perfboards, but we'd like to combine them all onto one, custom board.
Questions: How can I create a schematic when several components we are using don't have models (TI SN754410, TI LM2576, and Adafruit nrf8001 bluetooth module). Since we've already built and tested the circuit, can't we just use blank DIP16 (TI SN754410) and TO220-5 (TI LM2576) models as placeholders? Is this what people refer to as "footprints"? We don't need to verify the design in software, we just want gerber files for a well laid out, compact board.
Questions: How can I create a schematic when several components we are using don't have models (TI SN754410, TI LM2576, and Adafruit nrf8001 bluetooth module). Since we've already built and tested the circuit, can't we just use blank DIP16 (TI SN754410) and TO220-5 (TI LM2576) models as placeholders? Is this what people refer to as "footprints"? We don't need to verify the design in software, we just want gerber files for a well laid out, compact board.