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Altium Library

My altium footprints and schematic symbols as an excel-backed database library.

While most components have been verified and used, no guarantees are made to accuracy, please check footprints / symbols / pinouts against manufacturer datasheets prior to use (and raise an issue if you find any inconsistencies)

If you would like to add a component or suggest an alteration, open an issue or a pull request.

Installing

Add altium-library.dblib to your project or to the environment using DXP->Preferences->Data Management->Installed Libraries

Adding components

Note that due to limitations of excel you will need to open the excel database file prior to opening altium to ensure excel has write access.

If the component does not exist

  1. Create a Schematic library file containing the schematic symbol in symbols/
  2. If there is not already an existing footprint, create a PCB Library containing the component footprint in footprints/
  3. Add a line to electronpowered.xls in the applicable sheet
  4. Right click on the library and refresh in altium.

If the symbol / footprint already exist

For resistors values or other like components:

  1. Open the database file electronpowered.xls
  2. Locate the closest component (ie. RES-SM-0603-33K)
  3. Copy the component line
  4. Paste into a new line
  5. Alter the appropriate fields
  6. Right click on the library and refresh in altium.