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Nichia uses irregularly shaped pads for its 757 package LEDs (see image). https://led-ld.nichia.co.jp/en/product/led_product_data.html?type=NF2W757GR-V5&kbn=0 How do you create them?

The first pc shows my test jig/setup. I ran it for almost 2 weeks non-stop without any problems.   The next picture shows the electronic package installed—this is where I ran into a problem. The interrupt (the white wires) is getting falsely triggered. Telling me that it is getting triggered by noise coming off the other wires. What is strange when I attached my DVM to the interrupt test point, every started working properly and without any false interrupts!! This is telling me I need something to cancel out noise, like the DMV is doing.   The last picture is a screenshot of the PCB with the interrupt trace highlighted .    So this all boils down to a possible cap (or something else) to cancel out the noise. I am asking what type and value of cap would work/     Help

Quick question regarding lcensing for designspark. We currently use version 10 in labs across a university. Its licensed with a keylock.dat file - are we able to use the same license method if we were to go to version 12 please? this is for educational use if that makes a difference. 

I have an existing schematic symbol in the library. It is not one I created myself but something that was downloaded a few years ago for an LM3914. The text size for all the pins/pads (N1 to N18) is too large. I can find no way to change the size by selecting a pin/pad and clicking 'Properties'. The only way I can find to change the size is to delete the pad complely and create a new one. Having to do that for all 18 pins is a pain. Is there a way to do this?

My HD crashed, and I restored a new HD from my backups. However, I can not get my library to load up. In the library, edited folders show my library, but the components tab does not show it. Clicking on the library icon, my library does show up. So I need help getting to my library.   

I have been creating schematics and PCB symbols and then combining them to form the component. I save them to "My Library". However, If I try to reach them after some time, they just disappear and are nowhere to be found. For exaple, a couple of hours ago I created a SSL file for Bridge Rectifier and carried it thru to the component. And now when I try to use the same file for a different shape PCB symbol, I cant find the schematic file that I had recently created and used. Am I missing out on something. It has happened many times now and was wondering if anybody else has encountered this situation.

When I open a pcb file, ALL text on ALL layers disapeared. When I create a new text on any layer, nothing happens...What am I doing wrong ?Using 12.0.0Thanks in advance !

DS Explorer V12.0.1 My design has several NPN power transistors in the TO3 package. For these I created custom components using NPNTRAN and TO3 package from the the DS libraries. I specified the package connections as "3,4" for the schematic collector pin. This causes a DRC NC error because I cannot route a board track between pads 3 and 4 on a 2 layer board with a conductive aluminium heatsink covering the top layer. I belatedly read the manual, edit the custom component, and change the "3,4" to "3+4" to signify "internally connected". No matter what I do - update package, update component, forward design changes - I cannot force this change through to the PCB design. I still get NC errors from a DRC check. How do I force the "internally connected" specification to actually work?

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I have some old (2010) designs which I need to access so I can maintain the equipment that was built from them. How do I do this? V12 says it can't read them. I can't load ealier versions of design spark - 'can't veryfy registration' Help please

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Hi.  I am using designspark PCB Explorer V 11.0.2. I am trying to generate a component placement file "CPL" which is required by my PCB manufacturer. Earlier posts (around version 8) suggest there is an option under OUTPUT/REPORTS, but my version is not showing this option. Can I download the required report format or is it only something you get with the paid subscriptions? 

It has been a while since I used DS PCB and things like my e-mail address have changed. This can be problematic when trying to re-activate an account: I know this from other forums and other types of account.  I stull have V8 and even V7 in my computer. I always like to keep the previous version when I install a new one, just in case. I am not sure which version I used to created it, but the file I am trying to open was last saved on 7/4/2009. When I first clicked on the file I got an error message saying "Authorization Service Error". And that ended the attempt to open it.  I tried to log in on the DS websight using my old user name and password. I was using the user name, not my present e-mail address which has changed several times since I last used this program. I no longer have access to the older e-mail accounts: this has been a problem when I have attempted to regain access to other internet accounts.  So I have established a new account. I was forced to use a new user name because, in spite of the fact that my old password would not let me use that original user name, the registration part of the RS websight apparently remembers it and will not allow me to reuse it. I completed the registration process with a new user name and then downloaded the latest version of the PCB software.  But I still can not open my schematic file. V 12 simply says "Failed to import file."  Does anyone know how I can open and at least view that older file? It is attached. 

My DSPCB (12.0.1) seems to not be creating or saving manufacturing plot settings (.mop files). If I add one from a previous project and rename it, it is read but if I make any changes to the plots or their settings they are not being saved, and on next opening my changes have been lost. Am I missing something?

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