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Part creator for KiCad.

Project description

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KiPart
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Generate multi-unit schematic symbols for KiCad from a CSV file.

* Free software: MIT license
* Documentation: https://xesscorp.github.io/KiPart.

Features
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* Generates schematic part libraries for KiCad from CSV files.
* Converts lists of pins in a CSV file into a multi-unit schematic part symbol.
* Converts multiple CSV files stored in .zip archives.
* Each row of the CSV file lists the number, name, type, style, unit and side of a pin.
* Pins on a unit with the same name (e.g., GND) are placed at the same location
so they can all be tied to the same net with a single connection.
* Also includes ``kilib2csv`` for converting schematic part libraries into
CSV files suitable for input to KiPart.




History
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0.1.32 (2017-12-08)
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Pins sorted by name or row are now pplaced top-to-bottom on left/right sides and left-to-right on top/bottom sides.


0.1.31 (2017-10-10)
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* Removed *_ in statement that caused an error in Python2.
* Removed duplicated entries in pin-style table.
* ~ and # are now allowed in pin-style keys.
* Parts dictionary changed to OrderedDict so it retains the order parts were entered in. Important for passing random part generation tests.


0.1.30 (2017-10-05)
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* Specifying ``-a`` option allows new parts to be written to an existing library but prevents overwriting existing parts.
Using ``-w`` in conjunction with ``-a`` allows added parts to overwrite existing parts.
* Part name, reference prefix, footprint, and manf. part num. are now allowed on beginning row of part info in a CSV file.
* Expanded the lists of mnemonics for pin types and styles.


0.1.29 (2017-07-31)
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* Fixed erroneous library generation when part number is omitted from first line of CSV file.
* Changed default output library to ``kipart.lib`` if no output library is specified.
* Changed default output CSV file of kilib2csv to ``kipart.csv`` if no output CSV file is specified.


0.1.28 (2017-07-27)
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* Added reader for Lattice FPGA devices (except iCE40). (Thanks, Adrien Descamps!)


0.1.27 (2017-05-24)
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* Fixed issue #11 (blank lines in CSV file were skipped and multiple parts ran together).


0.1.26 (2017-05-21)
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* Fixed issue #18 (crash when symbol side for pin was left blank).


0.1.25 (2017-05-03)
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* Fixed problem caused by pin side designators not being lower-case (e.g., "Left").


0.1.24 (2016-12-22)
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* Fixed Xilinx reader function to parse leading comments in their FPGA pin files.


0.1.23 (2016-12-13)
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* Added ability to create hidden pins.


0.1.22 (2016-11-29)
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* Fixed readers for Xilinx, STM32, PSoC devices.
* Pins on multiple sides of a symbol are now distributed in a more attractive manner.


0.1.21 (2016-09-20)
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* Extra stuff on starting line of library no longer kill kilib2csv.


0.1.20 (2016-09-16)
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* Fixed bug where kilib2csv was choking on footprint lists in part definitions.


0.1.19 (2016-09-16)
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* Added utility to test kilib2csv and kipart on randomly-generated CSV part files.


0.1.18 (2016-09-14)
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* kilib2csv utility added to convert KiCad schematic symbol libraries into CSV files suitable for input to KiPart.


0.1.17 (2016-06-15)
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* Use same type of sorting for unit names as for pin names so (for example) unit 'ADC_12' comes before unit 'ADC_2'.


0.1.16 (2016-06-12)
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* Added reader for CSV-formatted pinout files exported from the STM32CubeMx tool. (Thanks, Hasan Yavuz OZDERYA!)


0.1.15 (2016-02-17)
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* Added reader for Xilinx Ultrascale FPGAs.
* Fixed insertion of spaces between groups of pins when pin number starts with '*'.
* Replaced call to warnings.warn with issues() function.
* fix_pin_data() now strips leading/trailing spaces from pin information.


0.1.14 (2016-01-30)
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* Fixed incorrect y-offset of pins for symbols that only have pins along the right side.


0.1.13 (2015-09-09)
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* The number of pins in a bundle is now appended to the pin name instead of an '*'.


0.1.12 (2015-09-03)
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* Added capability to insert non-existent "gap" pins that divide groups of pins into sections.


0.1.11 (2015-09-02)
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* future module requirement added to setup.py.


0.1.10 (2015-08-26)
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* Now runs under both Python 2.7 and 3.4.


0.1.9 (2015-08-21)
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* The bundling option now only bundles pins where that operation makes sense:
power input pins (e.g., VCC and GND) and no-connect pins.


0.1.8 (2015-08-17)
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* Input data from the CSV file is now scanned for errors and fixed before it can cause problems
in the library file.


0.1.7 (2015-08-14)
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* Added reader functions for Xilinx Virtex-6 and Spartan-6.
* Broke-out reader functions into separate modules.
* TXT and CSV files are now acceptable as part data files, but the reader has to be built to handle it.


0.1.6 (2015-08-13)
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* Fuzzy string matching is now used for the column headers.
* Choice-type options are now case-insensitive.


0.1.5 (2015-07-29)
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* Multiple parts can now be described in a single CSV file.
* Added function and option for reading Cypress PSoC5LP CSV files.
* Simplified key generators for sorting pins by name or number.
* Improved ordering of pins by name.


0.1.4 (2015-07-27)
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* Added option for approximate (fuzzy) matching for pin types, styles and orientations (sides).


0.1.3 (2015-07-26)
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* Multiple pins with the same name are now hidden by reducing their pin number size to zero
(rather than enabling the hidden flag which can cause problems with power-in pins).


0.1.2 (2015-07-24)
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* Symbols can now have pins on any combination of left, right, top and bottom sides.
* Added option to append parts to an existing library.
* Refactored kipart routine into subroutines.
* Added documentation.


0.1.1 (2015-07-21)
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* Fixed calculation of pin name widths.
* Made CSV row order the default for arranging pins on the schematic symbol.
* Fixed sorting key routine for numeric pin numbers.
* Spaces are now stripped between fields in a CSV file.


0.1.0 (2015-07-20)
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* First release on PyPI.

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