Quick, but comprehensive, summary of everything that needs to be checked for a component to be approved for use in a design!

CONTENTS

State

• Component should be in the “🟧 Pending Review” state

We don’t want to waste time thoroughly reviewing components people don’t actually need or aren’t fully ready yet. Also we want to get everyone in the habit of updating states on their own.

Reminder for how states work { Matthew McCauley LINK PLZ}

Component Header Section

• Name is set to the MPN

• Description exists/is accurate

• Advanced Settings

  • Type is correct

  • Folder is correct

  • Template is used/correct

Parameters

• Required parameters are completed

• All parameters agree with the datasheet

Part Choices

• SPN has been selected

• If part is showing not in stock, verify the part is truly out of stock

It happens sometimes that there are multiple SPNs registered in Octopart for the same MPN

Schematic Symbol

• If a generic/common symbol is available, it is used

  • Resistor, fuse, capacitor, etc

• Symbol matches datasheet

  • Pin numbers

  • Pin names

• All pins are passive

• Designator is set in properties with wildcard

  • K?, R?, L?, C?, etc

Footprint

• If an existing/shared footprint exists, it is used

• Footprint matches datasheet

  • Verify pin mapping

  • Verify dimensions

  • Verify units

  • Verify hole size

• Layers are setup correctly { Matthew McCauley add link to standards }