I can’t guarantee they will respond like that for all requests but that was really amazing and it was free. I think I received an email from Samtec less than 24 hours later saying that they had created the requested files and a link to download the files. I searched for my part number, the site responded that they did not have the files I wanted but it gave me a link I could click to request the files, which I did. I recently started to use kicad 4.07 and am working on a design with two Samtec connectors, an FMC LPC connector and a GRF1 ganged 50 Ohm coax type connector.įor the FMC LPC connector I found the kicad files on Digikey ultra librarian (did not expect that!) and also using a google search which showed me the part was in the github kicad libraries.įor the GRF1 part, I could not find the symbol / footprints, however I did find a link on the Samtec site ( ) where one can search for samtec components. There’s enough pads, pins, NPTH and through holes that if I’d been able to import samtec’s as a starting point I would have done so, hence the question. They have one similar for the SFP/SFP+ which I also had to look for. Samtec’s documentation takes a bit of searching, you don’t always find things where you might expect them to be, that PDF for instance has the cage layout but doesn’t tell you the relative positioning of the cage and the board connector. Even if I do import them I usually end up modifying them, if for no other reason than my board house has solder mask tolerances which require a bit of pad shaving (usually) and as I’m hand-building I often made a few mods for that too.

They’re not excessively complicated and I have made 100s of footprints and 3D models before so I have plenty of practice, however more manufacturers are now providing them as resources so if I can import them at least for a starting point I try to do that, less chances of making a mistake.

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