KicED

Edwin and Kerem's KiCAD library.

Procedure of restructuring KicED

1. Create structure which can be added as submoduse to any KiCAD project.
2. Document the process of implementeing the submodule
3. Document the process of adding (contributing) a new part.

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1. How to use this library

This library is intended to be used as a git submodule inside a git version controlled KiCAD project.

1.1 Adding the library to your KiCAD Project

Go to the desired directory where you want to place the library submodule inside your project. Ther you add KicED as submodule with the following comand.

git submodule add https://git.keydev.me/Kerem/KicED

Then open your KiCAD project and go to Preferencesin the top left corner and select Manage Symbol Libraries....

TODO: explain how to incorperate library into KiCAD project

You will need to add the relative KicED paths with respect to your KiCAD project by using the environment variable ${KIPRJMOD}\<...>

source

• https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Submodules
• https://www.educative.io/answers/how-to-specify-a-branch-tag-when-adding-a-git-submodule-
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnCvyGIQong

1.2 Updating Library

Ideas

Automated git pull on Pc Stratup (Winwods and Linux).

We can maybe write a script for both of them

Ways of using this library

Centralized (deztached from the KiCAD Project)

Library is plced at a centralized point. Best place is the besides the KiCAD projects. This saves data redundancy when working on multiple KiCAD projects.

De-centralized (implemented as submodule)

Better tracking of version.Project is added as submodule to the version controlled KiCAD project.

Auto KiCAD project specific library linking script with python

this script should modfy the specific KiCAD project specific library settings. It hould referenc all paths with the shortcut ${KIPRJMOD}\<...>

For symbols add to or create sym-lib-table file.

2. Library Structure

0 = Passive   0 = Resistor     0 = SMD     1 = THT     2 = Array     3 = Mechanical     4 = Special   1 = Capacitor     0 = SMD     1 = THT     2 = Array     3 = Mechanical     4 = Special   2 = Inductors     0 = SMD     1 = THT     2 = Array     3 = Mechanical     4 = Special   4 = Oscillators     0 = Crystal     1 = Oscillator     2 = Resonator     3 = Voltage Controlled   5 = Potentiometer     0 = Adjutable     1 = Rotary     3 = Scale     4 = Slide     5 = Trimmer     6 = Digital   6 = Antenna     0 = Bluetooth     1 = Wifi     2 = Sub-giga     3 = giga     4 = Propritary     5 = GSM/GPS     7 = RF

1 = Active   0 = Transistor     0 = Bipolar     1 = FET     2 = IGBT     3 = TRIAC     4 = SiC     5 = GaN   1 = Diodes     0 = Rectifier     1 = Zener     2 = RF     3 = Bridge     4 = UF     5 = Variable Capacitance   2 = Power     0 = Transitor     1 = Diodes   3 = Module     0 = Half Bridge     1 = Full Bridge     2 = Six packs   4 = Opto   5 = Solid state relay   6 = LED   7 = Opto   8 = Driver     0 = Relay   9 = Switch     0 = High Side Switches

2 = Linear   0 = Op-amp   1 = amplifier   2 = Fuse   3 = Switches   5 = Supervisor   6 = Protection   7 = Power   8 = Special

3 = Power   0 = LDO     0 = Standart     1 = Low Noise     2 = Ultra Low Noise   1 = SMPS     0 = Buck     1 = Boost     2 = Buckboost     3 = Multiple     4 = PMIC   2 = Voltage Reference   3 = led Driver   4 = Gate Driver   5 = Motor Driver     0 = DC   6 = ACDC     0 = module   7 = DCDC     0 = module   8 = Charger

4 = Digital   0 = MCU     0 = 8 Bit     1 = 16 Bit     2 = 32 Bit       0 = Microchip       1 = ST       2 = Ti       3 = Toshiba       4 = Cypress       5 = Infineon       6 = Epson     3 = 64 Bit   1 = FPGA   2 = DSP   3 = ASIC   4 = Audio   5 = Serial   6 = Clocks

5 = Logic   0 = Buffer   1 = Comparator   2 = Counter & Divider   3 = FIFO   4 = Flip Flop   5 = Gates     0 = Inverter     1 = AND   6 = Latches   7 = Shift   8 = BUS   9 = Special

6 = Memory   0 = EEPROM   1 = NAND   2 = EMMC   3 = FLASH   4 = SD

7 = Sensors   0 = Enviroment   1 = Temperature     0 = Digital     1 = Analogic     2 = RTD     3 = Thermistor     4 = Thermocouple   2 = MEMS     0 = Accelerometer     1 = Gyroscope     2 = Pressure     4 = X Dof   3 = Light   4 = Sound   5 = Proximity   6 = Hall   7 = Current   8 = Mechanical   9 = Special

8 = Mechanical   0 = Relay     0 = Monostable     1 = Bistable   1 = Connector     0 = Cable to board     1 = Board to board     2 = Lab     3 = rectangular     4 = Circular     5 = Fiber / RJ     6 = Terminal blocks     7 = Serial     8 = USB     9 = Card Edge   2 = Cooling   3 = Fans   4 = Cables   5 = Mounting   6 = Switches   7 = Button     0 = SMD     1 = THT   8 = Encoders

9 = Boards   0 = Wireless   1 = Digital   3 = Display   4 = Sensor   5 = Analogic   6 = Power   7 = Mehanical   8 = Embedded   9 = Special

10 = Electromechanics (these parts are excluded from board)   0 = Contactors   1 = ACDC_Converters   2 = Resistors   3 = Capacitors   4 = Inductors   5 = Switches

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