test point insertion on receiver board

[aashishsharma]

Hey
i want to create test point on board to see what signal is coming through ic before feeding it to the further stages.
I have used simple 3 pin male connectors uptill now. But now i need two pin test point.
Any library or suggestions?

 

[barry]

Use a 2 pin connector?

You don't tell us what software you're using, so how can we answer your question???

And what's a "two pin test point"? Do you mean a jumper?

 

[aashishsharma]

sorry
i am using cadsoft eagle lite version
and two pins mean two points across which i need to visualise output
in jumper library we have 4 pin components too

 

[barry]

sorry
i am using cadsoft eagle lite version
and two pins mean two points across which i need to visualise output
in jumper library we have 4 pin components too

You mean two test points? I think you are making this a LOT harder than it has to be. Use two test points, use a two-pin connector, place two vias...

 

[aashishsharma]

if i use two pin connector they will be adjacent to each other on final board.
I am working on RF freq so that might be problematic.
i found this on net but dont have any idea regarding its library
https://bit.ly/cKtnce
even if i start making my own library they have not mentioned the distance between two pins. I guess its through hole??

 

[barry]

Well, if you are using RF, any stub/test point you add is going to upset your impedance; you just need to analyze what affect these stubs will have. You might have mentioned RF in your original post...

 

[aashishsharma]

I think the one i posted in link will create minimum problem but i dont have any idea regarding its mount type pads and all.
It look like through hole to me but they havent specified distance between two pins

 

[marce]

The tw0 pins go into the same hole! It is not a two pin device, one fits in a 1.0mm hole, the other in a 1.6mm hole. This is pretty basic stuff, I hope your RF PCB skills are better than your library creation skills.:grin:

 

[aashishsharma]

its okay I got that soon enough.
thanks