I downloaded some transistor components for DesignSpark. I needed a 2N3904, well actually a MMBT3904 but that one wasnt included in the package. So being a n00b I chose the 2N3904 because it had a SMD footprint (along with the through-hole option). I figured it was the same. So I designed a fairly simple circuit and sent it off to be printed.
Now, tonight I was playing with the arduino and the breadboard and found i had a through-hole transistor whose leads wernt the common EBC configuration but rather ECB. So this got me curious. I pulled up the datasheet for my SMD transistors to check the leads and compared it with my PCB design. Yup. They're wired completely wrong. So, either the footprint is completely wrong or they actually make transistors with this footprint and I just need to substitute them for these...
Am I screwed? Or is there hope?
I attached a modified picture of what I need. The letters in red are what i need the leads to be. Can someone help me?
ps. i havent received my pcb yet - thats why i'm playing around with the breadboard haha.
pss. always check the datasheet.... sixteen million times before committing a design.
