ResourcesCommon electrical symbols (IEC 60617)
Photodiode symbol (DWG block)
Photodiode is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEC_PHOTODIODE in the Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617), group “Semiconductors”. It carries 6 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | IEC_PHOTODIODE |
|---|---|
| Library | Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Semiconductors |
| Standard | IEC 60617 |
| Attributes | 6 attributes, 2 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG, TYPE.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: VOLTAGE, MANUFACTURER, PART_NO, DESC.
Export the attributes of every copy in a drawing to Excel with BlockSync, check them and write the corrections back in one run.
How to use it
- Download the ZIP and unzip it. It holds one DWG with the block IEC_PHOTODIODE.
- Open the DWG and copy the block into your drawing, or insert it from the DWG with INSERT.
- Double-click a copy to fill in the tag and the other attributes.
The symbol is our own drawing after the common form of IEC 60617, not a certified copy. The library page explains how the symbols relate to the standard.
Names in other languages
The same symbol under its name in the other site languages.
- English
- Photodiode
- Simplified Chinese
- 光电二极管
- Traditional Chinese
- 光電二極體
- Japanese
- フォトダイオード
- Korean
- 포토다이오드
- German
- Fotodiode
- French
- Photodiode
- Italian
- Fotodiodo
- Spanish
- Fotodiodo












