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How to make footprint in ARES Proteus

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January 2, 2016

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In this tutorial, we will learn how to make footprint in ARES whose PCB package is not present in the
library. We will go through step by step process of making footprints in Proteus ARES and will learn how to
assign the footprint to an ISIS symbol.

Tutorial:Stepbystepprocesstomakefootprintin
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Proteus in widely used by design engineers and students to verify their simulations and make PCB (Printed
circuit Board). Proteus has two sections. One is ISIS which is used to design and simulate electronic
circuits. The second section is ARES which is used for the designing of PCBs. A printed circuit board (PCB)
is the board base for physically supporting and wiring the surface-mounted and socketed components in
most electronics. Ares has a rich library which contains PCB footprints of many ICs and components
however there are some electronic components whose footprints are not present in ARES. It is still

possible to use such components in PCB to make circuit. It is because ARES provides the facility of creating
custom footprints and using them in PCBs. So this article deals with the step by step process to make
footprints in ARES Proteus.
Step1:SelectionoftypeofPackage.

The first step of making ARES package is to find the type of footprint. Generally there are two main types
of packages
DIL (Dual in line) or also called DIP (Dual in line package): It is through hole technology in which the
method of fitting components on PCB is inserting leads into the holes on PCB and soldering them.
SMT (Surface mounted technology) or also called SMD (Surface mounted device): In this technology the
components are mounted and soldered on the surface of PCB without making holes into it.
This information can be found in the data sheet of that component. From the datasheet of LM301, we
found that it has DIP package.
STEP2Findingdimensions:

The next step is to find the dimensions of the component. From data sheet of LM301 all the dimensions
can be acquired. The pages of datasheet which displays the dimensions are shown in the following figure.

Although all dimensions are important however, size of pin, horizontal and vertical distance between the
pins is critical. Any mistake in them can lead to a situation where the device would not fit on its designated
space. All these critical dimensions can be seen from the above figure.
STEP3:SettinginARES.

The first thing to do in ARES is to select a measuring system. Two types of measuring systems are
available. One is metric system whose units are meters, centimeters and millimeters. The second system
is imperial which measure length in terms of inches and feet. The choice of selecting particular system for
making footprints depends upon the units used in components datasheet. It can be done as shown in the

figure.

After selecting the units, next stride is to set the scale. Scale is the

dimension of smallest square. It is recommended to select the smallest as possible. In ARES the smallest is
1th. Th stands for thou which 0.001 of 1 inch. It can be called as 1 milli inch. It can be selected as follows

Step 4: Making body or edges of component

According to the size of component, make a 2D box of the same dimension. It can be drawn by selecting
2D graphics line mode from the left menu. It is recommended to start the border (box) from the origin of
the page for the sake of convenience. Origin is indicated by blue circle. In case of LM301, the box size is
0.4 x 0.220 (inches)

When the borders are made, change the layer of the box to the border edge. It can be done by right click
on the box and going to the change layer as shown in the following figure. The color of border will turn
yellow when the board edge layer is selected.

Step 5: Pin Pads

Next step is the placement of pin pads on body or edges. There are three types of pin pads available for
the DIP style of footprint. They are round, square and DIL pad mode. According to the shape of the pins,
the style of pin pads is to be selected. I recommend the DIL oval shaped pads. The size of the pads should

also be according to the width of pins.

So select a

pin pad put it on the edge of board according to the distance given in its datasheet. For LM301 the
distance of first pin pad from board edge is 0.055 inches in X direction and 0.8 in Y direction. Place the
first pad correctly as shown in the figure.
Step6ReplicatePinPads.

Now replicate pin pads in X direction first. The dimension required from the datasheet for this step is the
center to center distance between two pin in horizontal direction. In the given case it is 0.100 inches.To
perform replication, select the pin pad, right click and select replicate. Specify the number of replicates
and distance between two pins. In this case, the number of duplicates is 3 and distance between
connective pads in horizontal direction is 0.100 inch which is specified in the Replicate window.

After replicating the pads, the footprint will look like.

Now with the same method, replicate the pads in the Y direction. And then again in X direction to

complete all 8 pins. The package will is shown in the figure.

Step7NumberingthePads

Number all the pads according to pin numbers in the data sheet. To do this, double click on each pad and
enter number in specified space.

STEP8MakingPackage

After naming the pads, make the package and specify its name, type and category of the newly created
footprint. To accomplish this task, select whole component, right click and go to make package as shown in
next figure.

The following window will appear where the required information should be entered.

Mostly this is considered the end of the process to

make footprint in ARES however one important step is still left.


Step9AssigningFootprinttoISISsymbol.

Last step to make footprint in ARES is to assign it to any ISIS component or newly created ISIS symbol. To
learn how to create your own symbol please refer to my article create own ISIS Symbol. Go to ISIS, select
the ISIS symbol, right click and go to packaging tool. Click next and click on add/edit the following screen
will appear. It shows pin number and names.

Click on add to select footprint from ARES library.Write name of user package which was created earlier.
It was named LM301. So write lm301 and it should appear. Select it and click ok.

Make sure pins are assigned correctly. Select default package and click on assign package.

Click next and follow the instructions.

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