Crystal Footprint Design

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Yes - from schematic view, follow these steps:
  1. Add 2 terminal components to the part schematic.
    In Flux part projects, pads are created from terminals in schematic, then configured in PCB. A terminal you place in schematic will generate a corresponding pad in the PCB editor .
  2. Name the two terminals something simple like:
    • 1
    • 2
      For a crystal, the pin type should be Passive if you set terminal properties later .
  3. Set the pin numbers to match the package:
    • terminal 1 -> Pin Number = 1
    • terminal 2 -> Pin Number = 2
      Pin numbers should match the package definition exactly .
  4. Switch to the PCB editor.
    Each schematic terminal will now have a generated pad in the footprint view, because Flux creates pads from terminals added in schematic .
  5. Select pad 1 and set:
    • Pad Type = SMD
    • Width = 2.3 mm
    • Height = 1.6 mm
      Flux’s pad workflow is to select the generated pad in PCB and configure its type and geometry there .
  6. Select pad 2 and set the same values:
    • Pad Type = SMD
    • Width = 2.3 mm
    • Height = 1.6 mm
  7. Set the pad positions so the pad centers are 4.88 mm apart.
    The easiest symmetric placement is:
    • pad 1 center at X = -2.44 mm
    • pad 2 center at X = +2.44 mm
    • both pads at the same Y position
      That gives exactly 4.88 mm center-to-center.
  8. Optionally add silkscreen/body outline in PCB if you want the footprint to be easier to place and inspect. The critical electrical part is the two generated SMD pads; pad geometry is the essential footprint definition .

Your exact target values

ItemValue
Pin count2
Pad typeSMD
Pad size2.3 mm x 1.6 mm
Pad pitch4.88 mm
Suggested X positions-2.44 mm, +2.44 mm
If you want, I can give you the next exact clicks in Flux UI, like “open Inspect, where to type Pin Number, then where to set X/Y in PCB.”
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    Crystal Oscillator

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    An xtal electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal of piezoelectric material to create an electrical signal with a precise frequency.

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    Oscillator

    10M

    Hz

    X

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