Hi,

I am about to make a foot print for an LCD but wanted to check first.


for connecting the 16 pins, correct me if I am wrong but the hole size is 1mm and the pad size is 2.54mm or less? and the spacing between each pad center is 38.1/16=2.38???

While I am at it, what does PTH stand for?

I know its simple but just want to double check.

Cheers

 

PTH = plated through hole
Pad width is 1.8 mm
Hole size is as you say, 1.0 mm ( a standard 0.025" square pin fits nicely)
Pitch between holes is 2.54 mm

This:

Means 15 spaces (for 16 pins) = 38.1 mm

 

The item I see looks a lot more like a vacuum florescent display thing.

 

The item I see looks a lot more like a vacuum florescent display thing.

Are VFD's transmissive:

 

Are VFD's transmissive:
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Vacuum florescent displays generate light. Sort of like a neon tube, but a shade of blue.. They are hard glass and sort of fragile. And I may have read the drawing wrong.

 

STN = Super-Twisted Nematic = LCD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-twisted_nematic_display

ak

 

It is also important, when the spacing is that close, to have the solder mask on the edges of the copper, to avoid bridging. Solder bridges reduce the production yield.