Re: gEDA: newbie question

[Richard Klinda <ignotus-at-NOSPAMfreemail_dot_hu>]

Hoi Ales!

First: thank you for your very fast and detailed answer!

  >> (Sorry for this question here, but I have not found any geda-user
  >> list.)
	
  Ales> Since there isn't another list, then this is the right place
  Ales> for any sort of geda questions.  Speaking of which, I got a
  Ales> request for an announce only mailing list for geda and all
  Ales> other associate projects.  Should I look into getting such a
  Ales> list?  maybe a geda-user list as well?  Anybody have any
  Ales> comments?

I looked through the archives of the last three months; the list's
traffic is about 5 posts/day, so I think that there is no need to
create geda-user, but geda-announce might be useful those who just
want announces about new versions...

[...]

  >> I don't know how to add values of resistors condensators etc...

  Ales> All you need to do is attached attributes called: value=9k
  Ales> value=16k etc... to each of the components.  Which btw is not
  Ales> mentioned in the attributes.txt document, oops, better add it.

:-) I think that some (simple) examples shipped w/ gschem would be
more effective... If I'll ever finish my Homework (btw, with which
tool can I create Bode-diagramm?) I'll write a "mini-mini-howto" about
the proccess / using gEDA tools (I've just noticed, that ACS is part
of gEDA, so I'll use this instead of spice3).

  >> Which attribute should I use? Can I use mega/kilo/nano prefixes? 
  >> (For example R = 8k, C = 1.2n?)

  Ales> Sure, gnetlist views whatever the value as a value and does no
  Ales> other translation on it.  Now as far as what your simulator
  Ales> wants, well that's up to the simulator.

Ok, I found the answer in the ACS's manpage, these prefixes are
supported well.

  Ales>	Here's the netlist which was generated (after my cleanup):

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  Ales>	If you can't replicate this, let me know.

After reading your letter, it took about 5 mins. thank you! :)

(Now I'm trying to figure out how to use ACS. Can I post my
ACS-oriented questions here?)

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ignotus
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