gmk_sym(1)

gmk_sym1

Create rectangular symbols for gschem from a text file

Usage

gmk_sym [-d] inputfile.txt > outputfile.sym

gmk_sym {-h | -?}

Overview

gmk_sym is a program to create rectangular symbols for gschem from a file composed of comma separated lines.

Options

-d

Turn on debug output

-h, -?

Display usage information

File format

The input file format is:

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lines starting with ';' are comment lines and are not processed;

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The 1st valid line describes a device:

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1st value: device name

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2nd value: visible name

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3rd value: visible name location on package

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4th value: box's hoz size, in pins spacings

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5th value: box's ver size, in pins spacings

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6th value: uref prefix, like U or J

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7th value: Footprint

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8th value: Total number of pins on device (including hidden)

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All other valid lines describes the symbol's pins:

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1st value: pin name

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2nd value: pin number

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3rd value: pin shape, choice of: line, clock, dot&line

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4th value: side of box to attach the pin,choice of: R, L, T, B

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5th value: location of pin on side of box, in pin spacings

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6th value: (optional) pin type attribute: in, out, io, oc, oe, pas, tp, tri, clk, pwr

Releases

5 releases since Debian 2.2 (Potato); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 2.2–3.0
  2. 8–10

-? since Debian 8 (Jessie); -d since Debian 8 (Jessie); -h since Debian 8 (Jessie).

Author

Jerry O'Keefe <[email protected]>

From geda-utils 1:1.8.2-11 in Debian 10 (Buster). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.