A package manager for KiCad projects
Project description
KiCad Package Manager
This is a package manager for KiCad symbols, footprints, 3d models, simulation files, and hierarchical sheets.
Goal
Create a format for distributing the following kind of KiCad features:
- Symbols
- Footprints
- 3D Models
- SPICE Simulation Code
- Sub-sheets
- Unit Tests
- Command Runner
- Plugins
Projects can be created that programmatically generate these files.
Installing KPM
Open the "KiCad Command Prompt"
pip3 install kicad-package-manager
Usage
kpm init
kpm install https://github.com/danroblewis/kicad-eurorack-tools.git
kpm install .
kpm.json
{
"name": "cool-project",
"version": "0.0.1",
"author": "danroblewis",
"homepage": "http://githab.info/magic/stuff",
"commands": {
"test": "./fictional-spice-tester"
},
"dependencies": {
"jlcpcb-basics": "0.0.1",
"eurorack-parts": "0.0.57"
}
}
Refresh Symbols and Footprints
After updating your libraries, the symbols/footprints in your schematic files won't have the latest changes. Do this to synchronize them:
- In
eeschema
, clickTools > Update Symbols from Library...
, then save - In
pcbnew
, clickTools > Update Footprints from Library...
, then save
(If we can find a way to do this within kpm, that would be awesome.)
Package Directory Structure
/kpm.json
/symbols/
/symbols/mysymbols.kicad_sym
/footprints/
/footprints/myfootprints.pretty/
/footprints/myfootprints.pretty/myfootprints.kicad_mod
/3dmodels/
/3dmodels/something.step
/plugins/
/plugins/kicad-eurorack-tools/
/plugins/kicad-eurorack-tools/__init__.py
/simulation/
/simulation/mysim.spice
/sheets/
/sheets/mysubsheet.kicad_sch
/tests/
/tests/mytest.py
/scripts/
/scripts/mycommand.py
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