# # Example python script to generate a BOM from a KiCad generic netlist # # Example: Sorted and Grouped CSV BOM # """ @package Output: CSV (comma-separated) Grouped By: Value, Footprint, DNP, specified extra fields Sorted By: Reference Fields: #, Reference, Qty, Value, Footprint, DNP, specified extra fields Outputs components grouped by Value, Footprint, and specified extra fields. Extra fields can be passed as command line arguments at the end, one field per argument. Command line: python "pathToFile/bom_csv_grouped_extra.py" "%I" "%O.csv" "Extra_Field1" "Extra_Field2" """ import csv import sys # Import the KiCad python helper module and the csv formatter import kicad_netlist_reader import kicad_utils # Get extra fields from the command line extra_fields = sys.argv[3:] def myEqu(self, other): """myEqu is a more advanced equivalence function for components which is used by component grouping. Normal operation is to group components based on their Value and Footprint. In this example of a more advanced equivalency operator we also compare the Footprint, Value and all extra fields passed from the command line. If these fields are not used in some parts they will simply be ignored (they will match as both will be empty strings). """ result = True if self.getValue() != other.getValue(): result = False elif self.getFootprint() != other.getFootprint(): result = False elif self.getDNP() != other.getDNP(): result = False else: for field_name in extra_fields: if self.getField(field_name) != other.getField(field_name): result = False return result # Override the component equivalence operator - it is important to do this # before loading the netlist, otherwise all components will have the original # equivalency operator. kicad_netlist_reader.comp.__eq__ = myEqu # Generate an instance of a generic netlist, and load the netlist tree from # the command line option. If the file doesn't exist, execution will stop net = kicad_netlist_reader.netlist(sys.argv[1]) # Open a file to write to, if the file cannot be opened output to stdout # instead try: f = kicad_utils.open_file_writeUTF8(sys.argv[2], "w") except IOError: e = "Can't open output file for writing: " + sys.argv[2] print(__file__, ":", e, sys.stderr) f = sys.stdout # Create a new csv writer object to use as the output formatter out = csv.writer(f, lineterminator="\n", delimiter=",", quotechar='"', quoting=csv.QUOTE_ALL) # Output a CSV header out.writerow(["#", "Reference", "Qty", "Value", "Footprint", "DNP"] + extra_fields) # Get all of the components in groups of matching parts + values # (see kicad_netlist_reader.py) grouped = net.groupComponents() # Output all of the component information index = 1 for group in grouped: refs = "" # Add the reference of every component in the group and keep a reference # to the component so that the other data can be filled in once per group for component in group: refs += component.getRef() + ", " c = component # Remove trailing comma refs = refs[:-2] # Fill in the component groups common data row = [] row.append(index) row.append(refs) row.append(len(group)) row.append(c.getValue()) row.append(c.getFootprint()) row.append(c.getDNPString()) # Add the values of extra fields for field_name in extra_fields: row.append(c.getField(field_name)) out.writerow(row) index += 1