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by natashabaker 9y ago
Thanks. OCR isn't 100% accurate but does a pretty good job. So we recommend double-checking before generating. Is your second point to be able to re-use a symbol for another part in the same family but that uses a different package typ
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by natashabaker 9y ago
We find that it saves at least 30 minutes for most parts, since it automatically configures the symbols, defines their electrical characteristics, completes the symbol-to-footprint mappings, and links them to verified footprints. That being
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by natashabaker 9y ago
We understand this concern which is why we build the vast majority of content. We also work with component manufacturers to help them create or translate their content to various formats. Here's an example: https://www.snape
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by natashabaker 9y ago
Yes for sure! Challenge there is standardization across datasheets in terms of which parameters are listed and how. Increasingly chip companies are seeing the need to make their data more accessible and standardized so I'm sure it will
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by natashabaker 9y ago
That would be very cool! Actually one of our users did something similar =) https://jasiek.me/2016/09/29/creating-footprints-from-actual... The good news is that we've already done the work to extract p
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by natashabaker 9y ago
Very true, that would make our jobs much easier!
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by natashabaker 9y ago
Everything uploaded is licensed under the Creative Commons with Design Exception upon download. This means engineers need to credit the source/author when reposting the content online, but as soon as it's integrated into a design
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by natashabaker 9y ago
We have a great product called InstaPart ( https://www.snapeda.com/instapart ) to help with that, or if it's already in our library you can download it free!
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by natashabaker 9y ago
Is this being professionally assembled? We make all new footprints to IPC standards and take into account the tolerances of the lead width, toe, etc. And these differ between manufacturers even for something as simple as an 8-pin SOIC. If y
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by natashabaker 9y ago
Engineers can contribute their own models on SnapEDA. They are then available to download in all formats. However, for quality reasons, we create the vast majority of models.
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by natashabaker 9y ago
Thanks for this, and that's a great idea. Because there is no common format that all electronics CAD vendors support, we have created our own. We then export to the various PCB design software formats. Here's an example of how we&
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by natashabaker 9y ago
Hi HN! As a team of 10 electrical engineers at SnapEDA, we know how frustrating it is to gather all the data (like symbols & footprints) needed to make a circuit board. Although we’ve built up a large database on SnapEDA, there may be t
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Show HN: Build circuit boards faster with computer vision(snapeda.com)
124 points by natashabaker 9y ago|51 comments
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by natashabaker 9y ago
SnapEDA (YC W16) | San Francisco, CA | Full-Time | ONSITE | https://www.snapeda.com SnapEDA is looking for talented engineers to join our team. We're an early-stage startup that provides a web platform for hardware designer
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by natashabaker 10y ago
SnapEDA | Software Developer | San Francisco, Toronto | Onsite, Full Time | https://www.snapeda.com SnapEDA is the Internet's first parts library for circuit board design. Our search engine is used by over 35,000 registered
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by natashabaker 10y ago
For those using Heroku - any workarounds to at least put the app in maintenance mode? It seems their entire platform, including API, is down.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
You can now convert your Eagle libraries to KiCad (and other formats) on SnapEDA. As many know, Autodesk moved Eagle to a subscription model last month. As a result, many have been asking how they can translate their Eagle files to other fo
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How to translate your Eagle libraries to KiCad(snapeda.com)
6 points by natashabaker 10y ago|1 comments
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by natashabaker 10y ago
This looks interesting. How does it differentiate from other web simulation tools like CircuitLab, Multisim Live, and PartSim?
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Ok figured it out. It was actually an issue with cloudflare being affected by the Dyn issue, rather than a heroku-ssl problem. Thanks for the help.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
In that case I get: ;; Got SERVFAIL reply from 10.17.100.2, trying next server Server: 10.17.100.2 Address: 10.17.100.2#53 server can't find <sslendpoint>.herokussl.com: NXDOMAIN
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Yes we did dig @208.67.220.220 -t CNAME <ssl-endpoint>.herokussl.com. And we got the following SERVFAIL error: ; (1 server found) ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id:
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by natashabaker 10y ago
I'm seeing "connection timed out; no servers could be reached". Anyone else seeing that when trying to run the above command?
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by natashabaker 10y ago
I understand your frustration having used EDA software, and worked in software development on these tools. However, we set out to build an interoperable content repository rather than yet another EDA tool. First, with regards to not needing
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Sure. The way it works is if a part is already in our library it's free and you can download unlimited models. If not you can get it in 24h with InstaPart, and then that model is included for everyone in the free library. You are corre
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Great idea, thanks! Will definitely consider this as a next step.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Actually our parts library is free and will always be free for designers. As an EE, I'm committed to this. We launched with this vision in October '13 and haven't wavered. Tens of thousands of hardware designers already use i
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Hi Robert, thanks for this feedback. We'd definitely like to add a KiCad plugin next. About 10% of our users use KiCad so it's definitely a community we want to focus on. Over the past few months, we've made a lot of changes
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Dear HN community, I posted last month about our startup SnapEDA which makes free symbols and footprints available in multiple design formats when we released InstaPart: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12571200 . We jus
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Show HN: SnapEDA Plugins – Find parts inside your circuit board design software(snapeda.com)
29 points by natashabaker 10y ago|23 comments

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