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Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:56:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Stuart Brorson <sdb AT cloud9 DOT net>
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Subject: Re: [geda-help] How do I represent VSS in the schema ?
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Add an extra pin on the schematic.  Connect it to VSS in the schematic.

Create your footprint with the large pad under the footprint, and give
it the pinnumber you used in the schematic.

The basic idea is to treat the copper area as an additional pin.

Stuart



On Fri, 26 Jul 2013, Jorge Ventura wrote:

> I am using one component that VSS (gnd) is in the copper area at bottom of
> 32-QFN package and it has no pin number.
>
> How do I handle that to be consistent with PCB ?
>