kicad-helpers 0.0.1

Scripts, templates, and examples for managing KiCad projects.

kicad-helpers

This project contains some examples and utility scripts for managing KiCad projects.

Github actions

Auto-generate manufacturing outputs

• Generate manufacturer-specific assets (configured in .kicad_helpers_config/manufacturing)

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├── manufacturing
    ├── default
    └── $MANUFACTURER_NAME
        ├── assembly_photos
        |   ├── front.png
        |   └── back.png
        ├── gerbers
        |   ├── $PROJECT_NAME.drl
        |   ├── $PROJECT_NAME.gbl
        ... ...
        |   └── $PROJECT_NAME-NPTH.drl
        ├── position
            ├── bottom_pos.pos
            └── top_pos.pos
        └── $PROJECT_NAME-BOM.csv

• Generate PCBWay assets
• Add assembly photos
• Add git commit hash to asset names
• Add position files
• Generate Github release on tag push

Notebooks

• sync BOM/KiCad schematic file
• update stock levels from Octopart, kitspace