F3.7 Fuse naming conventions
The following footprint naming conventions should be used as examples for naming fuse and fuse holder footprints.
If you do not find an appropriate convention that matches a particular footprint type, either contact the KiCad library team or try to match a convention set by existing library components.
In the entries below, variable fields are denoted as follows:
- Fixed fields
- Mandatory fields
- Optional fields
Fuse Holders
FuseHolder_[Fuse Type]_[MAN]_[Series]_[MPN]_[Modifiers]_[Orientation]_[Options]
- Fuse Type - Type of fuse (Optional)
- MAN - Manufacturer name (Optional)
- Series - Manufacturer series name (Optional)
- MPN - Manufacturer part number (Optional)
- Modifiers - Footprint modifiers if non-standard (Optional)
- Orientation - Orientation of fuse, if multiple orientations are available (Optional)
- Options - Extra footprint options (Optional)
Example:
FuseHolder_Littelfuse_TE5_395
Examples of Fuse Type field:
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Automotive fuses:
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Automotive-Micro2
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Automotive-Micro3
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Automotive-LowProfile
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Automotive-Mini
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Automotive-ATO
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Automotive-Maxi
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Automotive-Bosch
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Automotive-SFE-[SizeCode]
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Industrial fuses
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Cylinder-[diameter]x[length]mm
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Fuses
Cylindrical Fuse
Fuse_[MAN]_[Series]_[MPN]_[Body size]_[Modifiers]_[Orientation]_[Options]
- MAN - Manufacturer name (Optional)
- Series - Manufacturer series name (Optional)
- MPN - Manufacturer part number (Optional)
- Body size - Major fuse dimensions
- Modifiers - Footprint modifiers if non standard (Optional)
- Orientation - Orientation of fuse, if multiple orientations are available (Optional)
- Options - Extra footprint options (Optional)
Example:
Fuse_Littelfuse_LVR100
Rectangular SMD Fuses
Fuse_[Imperial size]_[Metric size]Metric_[Modifiers]_[Orientation]_[Options]
- Imperial size - Imperial case size (Optional)
- Metric size - Metric case size (Optional)
- Modifiers - Footprint modifiers if non standard (Optional)
- Orientation - Orientation with respect to board plane (Optional)
- Options - Footprint options (Optional)
Example:
Fuse_0805