I'm about to start a design using a Renesas RA4M1 mcu, the same family as used in the Arduino Uno R4 and other protototyping boards.

I can see libraries for older Renesas chips: R8C, RL78, RX but not the RA series.

Does anybody have a link to a library I can use or do I need to create my own

This part of the OpenPnP seems a bit janky. If you have a new component then there is an option to create a new part, however the Part name is fixed as "name" and "value" concatenated with "-"

So CAP-1206_N with a value of 10uF/50V becomes "CAP-1206_N -10uF/50V"

Maybe just be a little more careful ...

The fix is to change the file to read

"RefDes","Pattern","X (mm)","Y (mm)","Side","Rotate","Value"
"C1","CAP-0805","8","4.928","Top","180.0","10uF/16V"
"C2","CAP-0805","8","7.35","Top","180.0","10uF/16V"


And then in OpenPNP to import using the "Reference CSV" option, rather than the DipTrace ...

I've got a Liteplacer running the latest version of OpenPnP (2023-07-13).

I've exported the Pick and Place csv file from DipTrace, the first couple of lines are

"RefDes","Name","X (mm)","Y (mm)","Side","Rotate","Value"
"C1","CAP-0805","8","4.928","Top","180.0","10uF/16V"
"C2","CAP-0805","8","7.35 ...

Being able to insert the DIP file name (and other data) into a PCB layout so it automatically updates would be super handy to ensure the correct version of a design is produced.

I'd see this as using the Text item but with a "macro" that would insert Filename, Date, Version etc

If anyone has this issue I have created a simple utility that makes the corrections to the Gerber zip file that are required:
- copying the v score data from its own file to the board outline file
- deleting the v score file

I've written the utility in Delphi (Pascal) - the same tooling that ...

I've got a PCB and stencil being made by JLCPCB that includes an ATSAMD21G18A micro in a QFN48 (7x7mm) package.

The JLCPCB engineer has sent me a question regarding the solder paste size for the stencil for the pads, saying the aperture is smaller (than the copper pads) and offering to increase it ...

Thanks for the additional information. I'd only thought of the file name but agree Dates and version would be super useful.

Is there anyway of inserting the DIP file name into the edge rail of a panelised board, such that it automatically updates from the file on disk.
I'm already asking the fabricator (JLCPCB) to insert their ref number but a ref to the actual design file would be very useful as part of my checking ...

The previous two responses are spam with hidden links to irrelevant sites, some type of SEO posts I guess.
Do we have moderators for this Board ? - if so I suggest removing those posts.