{"id":214,"date":"2015-07-28T11:58:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T18:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migration.andersknelson.com\/blog\/?p=214"},"modified":"2023-11-01T00:46:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T04:46:52","slug":"import-texas-instruments-components-into-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andersknelson.com\/blog\/?p=214","title":{"rendered":"Import Texas Instruments components into EAGLE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Just a fun fact I discovered recently and wish I knew years ago: Texas Instruments (along with many other companies) publishes component symbols\/devices\/footprints for their parts that you can import into EAGLE easily.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s use a nice power convertor as an example: http:\/\/www.ti.com\/product\/tps63020<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. On the tab row underneath the datasheet link, click “Quality and Packaging”. It will take you here:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.ti.com\/product\/TPS63020\/quality<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Scroll down to “CAD\/CAE symbols”, look to the “CAD File (.bxl)” column and you should see a download link. Click it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. After you have this file, follow the instructions immediately to the right of the “CAD\/CAE symbols” table:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Texas Instruments and Accelerated Designs Inc. have collaborated together to provide TI customers with schematic symbols and PCB layout footprints for TI products.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/span>Step 1: Download and install the Ultra Librarian software ZIP: 62MB<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Download the Symbol and Footprint .bxl file.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: Open the .bxl file with the Ultra Librarian software.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can always access the CAD\/CAE Symbols database at http:\/\/webench.ti.com\/cad\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both PCB footprints and schematic symbols are available for download in a vendor neutral format which can then be exported to the leading EDA CAD\/CAE design tools using the Ultra Librarian Reader. The reader is available for free download ( ZIP: 62MB <\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/span>The UL Reader is a subset of the Ultra Librarian toolset that can generate, import, and export components and their attributes in virtually any EDA CAD\/CAE format.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. When you launch Ultra Librarian, just uncheck all the other CAD packages that aren’t EAGLE.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Click “Export to selected tools” and follow the instructions in the log file that pops up:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“**********************************************************<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*************  Important Instructions Follow  ************<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

**********************************************************<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All files exported to: C:\\UltraLibrarian\\Library\\Exported\\Eagle\\2015-07-27_17-10-08\\2015-07-27_17-10-08<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To import your new library into Eagle:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Start Eagle.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Select File -> New -> Library from the menu.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. In the blank library window, select File -> Execute Script from the menu.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Browse to your newly exported Eagle Script file (“.scr” file extension)<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. After opening the file, the script will populate the new library.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Use File -> Save (or Save As..) to save the library to the desired location in Eagle native format.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For additional information, please visit this site:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.accelerated-designs.com\/help\/Eagle_import.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may also find this video helpful: <\/span>http:\/\/youtu.be\/5jGuWY-Yy3Q<\/a><\/span>“<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. You may now place the part as you would any other part. I always take an extra step to move the symbol pins around so it fits with my schematic most efficiently, sometimes splitting the symbol into two or more sections.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheee!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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