easyeda2kicad.py

A Python script that convert any electronic components from LCSC or EasyEDA to a Kicad library

Installation

git clone https://github.com/uPesy/easyeda2kicad.py.git
cd easyeda2kicad.py/
pip install requirements.txt

The script uses only one external library pydantic for data validation.

Usage

All librairies are saved in easyeda2kicad.py/output_lib :

• easyeda2kicad.lib for symbol library
• easyeda2kicad.pretty/ for footprint library

Cli usage :

# For symbol + footprint
python easyeda2kicad.py --symbol --footprint --lcsc_id=C2040
# For symbol only
python easyeda2kicad.py --symbol --lcsc_id=C2040
# For footprint only
python easyeda2kicad.py --footprint --lcsc_id=C2040

Add libraries in Kicad

Before configuring KiCad, run at least once time the script to create lib files

• In KiCad, Go to Preferences > Configure Paths, and add the environment variables EASYEDA2KICAD : path/to/easyeda2kicad.py/ouput_lib
• Go to Preferences > Manage Symbol Libraries, and Add the global library easyeda2kicad : ${EASYEDA2KICAD}/easyeda2kicad.lib
• Go to Preferences > Manage Footprint Libraries, and Add the global library easyeda2kicad : ${EASYEDA2KICAD}/easyeda2kicad.pretty
• Enjoy 😉

Notes

It's still in development : all features are not implemented. I'm not a Python expert and don't have a lot of free time for coding. I need your help to improve the code base architecture, adding unit tests and adding in the pip repo Feel free to contribute on the dev branch 🙂

Some stuffs to be done:

• Improve the readme
• Refactoring the code
• Add unit testing and code coverage badge
• Adding in the Python repo to install it with pip
• Call the script directly from the terminal without using python easyeda2kicad.py

Inspirations

• KiPart - A utility that generates single and multi-unit symbols from a CSV file containing all the pin information for one or more parts.