Illuminated 3PDT Symbol/Footprint

nshane

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Does anyone have a symbol/footprint for an illuminated 3PDT switch for KiCAD, or know where I can find one? Or where do I insert two pads for anode/cathode?

I am but a simple UV printer operator and I'm real new to this. I can't for the life of me figure out where the LED portion inserts into the schematic from looking at Tayda's datasheet and wiring diagram. illuminated 3dptCapture.PNG
The above image is my current switch schematic in KiCAD with an LED just floating off in space.
 
So the schematic diagram is correct - the LED is not directly connected to the switch and so you can connect it in your circuit however you would like. It looks like you need the footprint for this switch to use in KiCad so that when you start a PCB, it positions the pads for the LED that is mounted on the switch in the correct location relative to the switch pins.

You could wire this into your circuit diagram by looking out some of the similar circuits (i.e. using a PedalPCB example where there is an LED in the circuit diagram, you can see how that is routed to the switch.

This is similar (in a sense) to dual op amps in KiCad where each subunit and the power are added as separate schematic elements, but they share a single device footprint for laying them out on the PCB.
 
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