Placing Symbols in Your Project

Where to find the right symbols

Symbols are to be found in the DigiKey sidebar, to the left of Scheme It.

Let's see what inside the sections:

DigiKey Catalog: part numbers categorized by Digi-Key. Manufacturers: part numbers grouped by manufacturers. Schematic Symbols: generic electronic symbols. You can find POWER and PORT symbols there. Diagram Symbols: Arrows, Basic Shapes, Flow Chart, and UML Symbols. System Blocks: Clocks, Data Acquisition, Embedded, Interface, Linear, Logic IC, Memory, Power, RF. System Icons: some common system-level components. Custom Symbols: let you draw custom symbol. (This is obsolete, use Symbol Editor instead.) User Library: where your favorite symbols are saved. Symbols made with Symbol Editor will also be listed here.

Find a part number/symbol with search, the results will populate in the corresponding sections. The irrelevant sections to your search keyword will be hidden until you clear the search box.

How to place a symbol to the schematic

For symbols from DigiKey Catalog, click on a part number to show a list of available symbols. Then click-to-place or drag-to-place the desired symbol.

If a part number does not have your expected symbol, build a symbol on your own with Symbol Editor.

For symbols in other sections, click-to-place or drag-to-place directly from search results.