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skidl
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Show HN: Atopile – Design circuit boards with code
Great question! We hope we have a few good reasons.
This iteration of the project actually came after first working with and then modifying another awesome project called SKiDL (https://github.com/devbisme/skidl).
It's based on Python - but we found that because since it's procedural, turing complete and has a rich eco-system - people use to that and there aren't standard composable ways of designing things. Instead of describing your board, you (practically) write a script that generates your board. It entangles your targets with your source-code and can make it difficult to understand the ultimate outcome of what you've written.
Additionally, since it's a potentially very long program, it was hard to write good language support around (a language server for VSCode, a schematic visualiser etc...) that were snappy, responsive and lent to examining modules as well as the whole program.
There's a few operators and first-class language features we wanted as well, like units and tolerances (3.3V +/- 100mV) that just aren't the same when embedded in a string, or class init method.
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Text only PCB CAD tools?
there is skidl for schematics, but yeah shit was hand drawn before GUIs.
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What needs to happen for ChatGPT to start generating visual answers like electrical schematics?
Further, there are many python libraries etc which can be used to design electrical circuits using code: https://github.com/devbisme/skidl
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The tooling ecosystem that adds joy to KiCad
I'd like to see documentation on your workflow. You can also post it on https://github.com/devbisme/skidl/discussions.
There is a generate_pcb() function in SKiDL that will output a kicad_pcb file that can be directly opened using PCBNEW (no need to generate the intermediate netlist file). That function uses HierPlace to group the parts based on their hierarchical organization. That would be a good place to inject some autoplacement if you get it figured out.
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Wiring Tool
If others are interested in this and wireviz they might also like to know about https://github.com/devbisme/skidl. Used to make schematic specification in python.
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Python & EE
Kinda off topic, but there's this project called skidl https://github.com/devbisme/skidl allowing you to create electrical schematics using Python. It seems to council your two interests, maybe for a fun side showoff project.
- Using DXFs to create PCBs?
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Help Us Create Automated PCB Software!
Take a look at this SKiDL discussion forums on GitHub: https://github.com/xesscorp/skidl/discussions/129
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What I wish I knew before building a Shopify App
SKiDL (circuit design library) does this to a very large extent...
https://github.com/xesscorp/skidl
- Spice simulation of SKiDL,alt to KiCAD
kicad-action-scripts
We haven't tracked posts mentioning kicad-action-scripts yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.
What are some alternatives?
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kicad-jlcpcb-tools - Plugin to generate BOM + CPL files for JLCPCB, assigning LCSC part numbers directly from the plugin, query the JLCPCB parts database, lookup datasheets and much more.
Ki-nTree - Fast part creation for KiCad and InvenTree
8bit-cpu - Schematics & code for my 74LS-based 8-bit MK1 CPU
minikbd
pcbmode - A printed circuit board design tool with a twist
pykicad - Library for working with KiCAD file formats
RF-tools-KiCAD - KiCAD RF tools: footprints wizard and round tracks, mask expander, via fencing
eater-sap-1-improvements - Improvements and modifications made to the Ben Eater SAP-1 breadboard computer