Component Sourcing and Library Management Guide for https://github.com/UWARG/hardware primarily intended for new members of the WARG Electrical subteam as it doesn’t dive into advanced topics.
This writing assumes you have completed the Electrical bootcamp and have a basic understanding of how to use Altium Designer. If you do not, resolve that before proceeding and interacting with our github!
Currently a WIP
Github Repository & How to use it with Altium and Discord
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Be sure to only use components that are a part of our repositories libraries, mistakes can be make if you have your own repository. When creating new projects or files or anything really, always look at previous stuff and copy paste as much as you can. Sometimes the previous stuff is wrong, but if you don’t know copying previous stuff is fine, also, don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t waste your time doing something you’re not sure is correct when someone could answer the questions in a few seconds. Nobody is going to make fun of you, we all learned by questions.
All Components
cheap
in stock
Capacitors
Manufacturer = Murata
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X7R is preferable
cheap plz
Headers
Resistors
Other non-standard components
Symbol Making
parameters
can copy for common packages of common components
Pins can (and should for aesthetic state) go in any position you want as long as the number and name are correct according to the part datasheet.
Naming scheme, blend in
For the drawing itself you can copy from other libraries as long as it is clean
Footprint Making
Correct pin numbers, no need for top overlay except for dot on pin one on components in which pin1 is important.
Can copy from other components or other libraries, make it clean, must be perfect, download 3d body from digikey or make sure it is 100% correct then use the 3d body to ensure your pins are in the correct position