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AL8843SP-13
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Diodes Incorporated LED Drivers, SO-8-EP. Pinout extracted from the datasheet, KiCad symbol/footprint/3D.
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add symbol pin "9" for the exposed thermal pad: the footprint carries the pad and the symbol had none, so it reached no net (vendor string 'SO-8-EP' denotes an exposed pad)
4 files changed
+30−6
al8843sp-13.kicad_sym+4@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ (name "CTRL" (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27)))) (number "5" (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27)))) )+ (pin power_in line (at -17.78 -7.62 0) (length 5.08)+ (name "EXPOSED PAD" (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))+ (number "9" (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))+ ) ) ) )
al8843sp-13.lbr+2@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ <pin name="SW@2" x="17.78" y="0" length="middle" direction="out" rot="R180"/> <pin name="VIN" x="17.78" y="-2.54" length="middle" direction="pwr" rot="R180"/> <pin name="CTRL" x="17.78" y="-5.08" length="middle" direction="in" rot="R180"/>+ <pin name="EXPOSED PAD" x="-17.78" y="-7.62" length="middle" direction="pwr"/> </symbol> </symbols> <devicesets>@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ <connect gate="G$1" pin="SW@2" pad="7"/> <connect gate="G$1" pin="VIN" pad="6"/> <connect gate="G$1" pin="CTRL" pad="5"/>+ <connect gate="G$1" pin="EXPOSED PAD" pad="9"/> </connects> <technologies><technology name=""/></technologies> </device>
pads.json+16−5@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ "derived_from": "Diodes_SO-8EP@sha256:e4747640ff122bb4" }, "pad_count": 9,+ "symbol_pins": [+ "1",+ "2",+ "3",+ "4",+ "5",+ "6",+ "7",+ "8",+ "9"+ ], "paste_apertures": 0, "issues": [], "pads": [@@ -280,15 +291,15 @@ "F.Paste" ], "thermal": true,- "pin": "EP",- "name": "EP",+ "pin": "9",+ "name": "EXPOSED PAD", "type": "power_in",- "description": "Exposed pad / thermal tab. Connects to GND and to the PCB thermal mass for enhanced thermal impedance. Solder to a copper pour tied to ground.",+ "description": "Exposed thermal pad. Present in the package land pattern; connect it per the manufacturer datasheet thermal recommendation. Added because the footprint carries this pad and the symbol had no pin for it.", "is_pin1": false, "source": { "geometry": "Diodes_SO-8EP.kicad_mod",- "meaning": null,- "correspondence": "derived: sole unmatched pin \"EP\" to sole thermal pad \"9\""+ "meaning": "page.json:component.pins",+ "correspondence": "kicad: symbol pin number == pad name" } } ]
page.json+8−1@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ "mpn": "AL8843SP-13", "manufacturer": "Diodes Incorporated", "package": "SO-8-EP",- "pin_count": 9,+ "pin_count": 10, "category": "LED-drv", "subcategory": "LED Drivers", "datasheet": "https://www.diodes.com/assets/Datasheets/AL8843SP-13.pdf",@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ "name": "EP", "type": "power_in", "description": "Exposed pad / thermal tab. Connects to GND and to the PCB thermal mass for enhanced thermal impedance. Solder to a copper pour tied to ground."+ },+ {+ "number": "9",+ "name": "EXPOSED PAD",+ "type": "power_in",+ "description": "Exposed thermal pad. Present in the package land pattern; connect it per the manufacturer datasheet thermal recommendation. Added because the footprint carries this pad and the symbol had no pin for it.",+ "source": "derived-from-footprint" } ], "provenance": {