PCB Part Libraries – Getting Started

Library Loader Getting Started Guide

1. Visit the RS Components website at http://www.rs-components.com/index.html

2. Select your country and bookmark this page

3. Search for a part by entering a keyword, manufacturer part no. or RS part no.

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4. Click the Schematic Symbol & PCB Footprint link in the Technical Reference section of the part page.

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5. Open the downloaded zip file and read the README.html file which will take you to RS.componentsearchengine.com/pcb-libraries.php to continue with downloading and installing the Library Loader.

6. Once Library Loader is installed and running, the Schematic Symbol & PCB Footprint downloaded will be made available in your ECAD tool.

7. Subsequent Schematic Symbol & PCB Footprint downloads will go straight into your ECAD tool once your account is activated from the email that you will receive after Library Loader registration.