Schlagwort-Archive: KiCAD

BitBastelei #390 – Platinen-„Kunst“ mit KiCAD

BitBastelei #390 - Platinen-"Kunst" mit KiCAD

(184 MB) 00:32:32

2020-06-21 10:00 🛈

Platinen sind in den letzten Jahren sehr günstig geworden. Neben der eigentlichen Schaltung kann man durch geschickte Kombination der einzelnen Schichten auch Muster erzeugen und so die Platine künstlerisch aufwerten. Ich hatte ja bereits mit der „haxko-Eule“ etwas solches gezeigt, diesmal schauen nochmal genauer, wie man solche Muster erzeugen kann.

Weitere Links

https://github.com/badgeek/svg2shenzhen

BitBastelei #368 – ESP LCD-Adapter

BitBastelei #368 - ESP LCD-Adapter

(391 MB) 00:11:11

2020-01-19 11:00 🛈

Vor einiger Zeit hatte ich gezeigt wie man ein HD44780-Display mit Arduino an einen ESP8266 anbinden kann. Diese Konstruktion nutze ich noch immer um einen schnellen Überblick zu bekommen. Leider war die Verkabelung etwas wacklig, sodass ich immer wieder nachstecken und neu starten musste. Da noch etwas Platz in einem Paket war soll es nun dank KiCAD eine separate Platine richten. Kleine Arbeit, großer Stabilitätsgewinn.

BitBastelei #359 – Haxko SMD-Lötkit; Making of Part 2

BitBastelei #359 - Haxko SMD-Lötkit; Making of Part 2

(1 GB) 00:41:07

2019-11-17 11:00 🛈

Platinen sieht man hier ja oft, aber wie kommt so ein Board überhaupt zustande? Schauen wir doch mal, wie von der Idee bis hin zum fertigen Board bei mir so der Ablauf ist.

Part 1: https://www.adlerweb.info/blog/2019/11/10/bitbastelei-358-haxko-smd-loetkit-making-of-part-1/

In diesem Teil sind folgende Schritte erläutert:

  • 00:49 – Aufbau des PCB
  • 12:22 – Stromversorgung
  • 20:38 – ERC/DRC
  • 21:55 – Plotten: Generieren der Gerber-Dateien
  • 23:17 – Herstellersuche
  • 24:39 – Erster Prototyp
  • 25:18 – Verbesserungsvorschläge
  • 30:15 – Zollgeschichten
  • 31:13 – Endkontrolle
  • 35:23 – Dokumentation
  • 36:34 – Befestigung & Last-Minute-Zeugs
  • 37:41 – Die Nacht der Technik
  • 38:45 – Nachlese: Was hätte man besser machen können

Links zum Thema:

BitBastelei #358 – Haxko SMD-Lötkit; Making of Part 1

BitBastelei #358 - Haxko SMD-Lötkit; Making of Part 1

(815 MB) 00:40:28

2019-11-10 11:00 🛈

Platinen sieht man hier ja oft, aber wie kommt so ein Board überhaupt zustande? Schauen wir doch mal, wie von der Idee bis hin zum fertigen Board bei mir so der Ablauf ist. Als Beispiel nutze ich ein SMD-Lötkit, welches wir als Hackerspace „haxko“ erstmalig bei der „Nacht der Technik“ angeboten haben.

Part 2: https://www.adlerweb.info/blog/2019/11/17/bitbastelei-359-haxko-smd-loetkit-making-of-part-2/

In diesem Teil sind folgende Schritte erläutert

  • 00:45 – Wo kommt die Idee her
  • 02:51 – Anforderungen / Von der Idee zum Konzept
  • 08:41 – Schaltungssimulation
  • 09:51 – Prototyp Nummer 1: Das Breadboard
  • 10:52 – Schaltung in EDA-Software (KiCAD) übertragen
  • 16:29 – Bauteile suchen (Verfügbarkeit, grober Preis)
  • 22:33 – Neue Footprints für unbekannte Bauteile erstellen
  • 29:31 – Von SVG zu PCB-Art

Links zum Thema

BitBastelei #155 – KiCad: Wir basteln ein PCB

BitBastelei #155 - KiCad: Wir basteln ein PCB

(66 MB) 00:30:50

2015-06-28 10:00 🛈
KiCad ist eine freie Software zur Erstellung von PCBs. Ich selbst nutzte bisher das Paket EAGLE, wenn es jedoch freie Alternativen gibt, welche meine Bedürfnisse erfüllen, wechsel ich gerne. Hier gibts einen Kurzen Blick auf KiCad und die enthaltenen Funktionen. Als Beispiel wird die Blink-Schaltung von http://www.555-timer-circuits.com/flashing-led.html erstellt, in ein Board umgesetzt und passende Gerber-Dateien zur Platinenbestellung erzeugt.

Automatische Kicad BZR-Builds unter Gentoo

KiCad ist ein neuer, mächtiger Editor zum Entwurf von Schaltungen. Leider ist die letzte mehr-oder-weiniger-Stable, welche unter Gentoo im Portage-Tree verfügbar ist, von 2013 und lässt einige nette Funktionen vermissen. Wer mehr möchte greift üblicherweise direkt auf den Entwicklungszweig zurück, welcher in einem BZR-Repository bereitsteht. Für auf Debian und Redhat basierende Distributionen gibt es ein Installationsscript, welches sich um alle Voraussetzungen und den Build-Prozess kümmert. Für Gentoo stehen Ebuilds im Displacer-Overlay bereit. Da die Overlays bei mir nicht sauber funktionierten habe ich nebenbei™ das offizielle Script um die Gentoo-Deps erweitert. Nicht schön, aber macht das Leben leichter. Kompletter Code mit patchfile ist drüben bei gist verfügbar.

#!/bin/bash -e
# Install KiCad from source onto either:
#  -> a Ubuntu/Debian/Mint or
#  -> a Red Hat
#  -> a Gentoo
# compatible linux system.
#
# The "install_prerequisites" step is the only "distro dependent" one.  That step could be modified
# for other linux distros.
#
# There are 3 package groups in a KiCad install:
# 1) Compiled source code in the form of executable programs.
# 2) User manuals and other documentation typically as *.pdf files.
# 3) a) Schematic parts, b) layout footprints, and c) 3D models for footprints.
#
# To achieve 1) source is checked out from its repo and compiled by this script then executables
#  are installed using CMake.
# To achieve 2) documentation is checked out from its repo and installed using CMake.
# TO achieve 3a) and 3c) they are checked out from their repos and installed using CMake.
# To achieve 3b) a global fp-lib-table is put into your home directory which points to
#  http://github.com/KiCad.  No actual footprints are installed locally, internet access is used
#  during program operation to fetch footprints from github as if it was a remote drive in the cloud.
#  If you want to install those same KiCad footprints locally, you may run a separate script
#  named library-repos-install.sh found in this same directory.  That script requires that "git" be on
#  your system whereas this script does not.  The footprints require some means to download them and
#  bzr-git seems not up to the task.  wget or curl would also work.


# Since bash is invoked with -e by the first line of this script, all the steps in this script
# must succeed otherwise bash will abort at the first non-zero error code.  Therefore any script
# functions must be crafted to anticipate numerous conditions, such that no command fails unless it
# is a serious situation.


# Set where the 3 source trees will go, use a full path
WORKING_TREES=~/kicad_sources

STABLE=5054             # a sensible mix of features and stability
TESTING=last:1          # the most recent

# Set this to STABLE or TESTING or other known revision number:
REVISION=$TESTING

# For info on revision syntax:
# $ bzr help revisionspec


# CMake Options
OPTS="$OPTS -DBUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON"       # needed by $STABLE revision

# Python scripting, uncomment only one to enable:

# Basic python scripting: gives access to wizards like footprint wizards (recommended)
# be sure you have python 2.7 installed
#OPTS="$OPTS -DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON"

# More advanced python scripting: gives access to wizards like footprint wizards and creates a python module
# to edit board files (.kicad_pcb files) outside kicad, by python scripts
#OPTS="$OPTS -DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON"

# Most advanced python scripting: you can execute python scripts inside Pcbnew to edit the current loaded board
# mainly for advanced users
#OPTS="$OPTS -DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON"

# Use https under bazaar to retrieve repos because this does not require a
# launchpad.net account.  Whereas lp: requires a launchpad account.
# https results in read only access.
REPOS=https://code.launchpad.net

# This branch is a bzr/launchpad import of the Git repository
# at https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library.git.
# It has schematic parts and 3D models in it.
LIBS_REPO=$REPOS/~kicad-product-committers/kicad/library

SRCS_REPO=$REPOS/~kicad-product-committers/kicad/product
DOCS_REPO=$REPOS/~kicad-developers/kicad/doc


usage()
{
    echo ""
    echo " usage:"
    echo ""
    echo "./kicad-install.sh "
    echo "    where  is one of:"
    echo "      --install-or-update     (does full installation or update.)"
    echo "      --remove-sources        (removes source trees for another attempt.)"
    echo "      --uninstall-libraries   (removes KiCad supplied libraries.)"
    echo "      --uninstall-kicad       (uninstalls all of KiCad but leaves source trees.)"
    echo ""
    echo "example:"
    echo '    $ ./kicad-install.sh --install-or-update'
}


install_prerequisites()
{
    # Find a package manager, PM
    PM=$( command -v yum || command -v apt-get || command -v emerge )

    # assume all these Debian, Mint, Ubuntu systems have same prerequisites
    if [ "$(expr match "$PM" '.*\(apt-get\)')" == "apt-get" ]; then
        #echo "debian compatible system"
        prerequisite_list="
            bzr
            bzrtools
            build-essential
            cmake
            cmake-curses-gui
            debhelper
            doxygen
            grep
            libbz2-dev
            libcairo2-dev
            libglew-dev
            libssl-dev
            libwxgtk3.0-dev
       "

        for p in ${prerequisite_list}
        do
            sudo apt-get install $p || exit 1
        done

        # Only install the scripting prerequisites if required.
        if [ "$(expr match "$OPTS" '.*\(-DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON\)')" == "-DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON" ]; then
        #echo "KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON"
            scripting_prerequisites="
                python-dev
                python-wxgtk3.0-dev
                swig
            "

            for sp in ${scripting_prerequisites}
            do
                sudo apt-get install $sp || exit 1
            done
        fi

    # assume all yum systems have same prerequisites
    elif [ "$(expr match "$PM" '.*\(yum\)')" == "yum" ]; then
        #echo "red hat compatible system"
        # Note: if you find this list not to be accurate, please submit a patch:
        sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools" || exit 1

        prerequisite_list="
            bzr
            bzrtools
            bzip2-libs
            bzip2-devel
            cmake
            cmake-gui
            doxygen
            cairo-devel
            glew-devel
            grep
            openssl-devel
            wxGTK3-devel
        "

        for p in ${prerequisite_list}
        do
            sudo yum install $p || exit 1
        done

        echo "Checking wxGTK version. Maybe you have to symlink /usr/bin/wx-config-3.0 to /usr/bin/wx-config"
        V=`wx-config --version | cut -f 1 -d '.'` || echo "Error running wx-config."
        if [ $V -lt 3 ]
        then
            echo "Error: wx-config is reporting version prior to 3"
            exit
        else
            echo "All ok"
        fi
        # Only install the scripting prerequisites if required.
        if [ "$(expr match "$OPTS" '.*\(-DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON\)')" == "-DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON" ]; then
        #echo "KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON"
            scripting_prerequisites="
                swig
                wxPython
            "

            for sp in ${scripting_prerequisites}
            do
                sudo yum install $sp || exit 1
            done
        fi

    # assume all emerge systems have same prerequisites
    elif [ "$(expr match "$PM" '.*\(emerge\)')" == "emerge" ]; then
        #echo "gentoo compatible system"
        # Note: there is no check for correct USE yet
        # Note: if you find this list not to be accurate, please submit a patch:

        SUDO='sudo'
        V=`whoami` 
        if [ "$V" == "root" ]; then
            SUDO=''
        else
            echo "Not running as root, trying to use sudo."
            V=`sudo emerge --version` || exit 1
        fi

        prerequisite_list="
            sudo
            bzr
            bzip2
            cmake
            doxygen
            cairo
            glew
            grep
            openssl
            wxGTK:3.0
        "

        inst=""
        for p in ${prerequisite_list}
        do
            inst="$inst $p"
        done
        $SUDO emerge -nv $inst || exit 1

        echo "Checking wxGTK version."
        V=`wx-config --version | cut -f 1 -d '.'` || echo "Error running wx-config."
        if [ $V -lt 3 ]
        then
            echo "Error: wx-config is reporting version prior to 3. If version 3 was just installed you most likely need to run \"eselect wxwidgets set gtk2-unicode-3.0\""
            exit
        else
            echo "All ok"
        fi
        # Only install the scripting prerequisites if required.
        if [ "$(expr match "$OPTS" '.*\(-DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON\)')" == "-DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON" ]; then
        #echo "KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON"
            scripting_prerequisites="
                swig
                wxpython
            "

            for sp in ${scripting_prerequisites}
            do
                inst="$inst $p"
            done
            $SUDO emerge -nv $inst || exit 1
        fi
    else
        echo
        echo "Incompatible System. Neither 'yum', 'apt-get' nor 'emerge' found. Not possible to continue."
        echo
        exit 1
    fi

    # ensure bzr name and email are set.  No message since bzr prints an excellent diagnostic.
    bzr whoami || {
        echo "WARNING: You have not set bzr whoami, so I will set a dummy."
        export BZR_EMAIL="Kicad Build "
    }
}


rm_build_dir()
{
    local dir="$1"

    echo "removing directory $dir"

    if [ -e "$dir/install_manifest.txt" ]; then
        # this file is often created as root, so remove as root
        sudo rm "$dir/install_manifest.txt" 2> /dev/null
    fi

    if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
        rm -rf "$dir"
    fi
}


cmake_uninstall()
{
    # assume caller set the CWD, and is only telling us about it in $1
    local dir="$1"

    cwd=`pwd`
    if [ "$cwd" != "$dir" ]; then
        echo "missing dir $dir"
    elif [ ! -e install_manifest.txt  ]; then
        echo
        echo "Missing file $dir/install_manifest.txt."
    else
        echo "uninstalling from $dir"
        sudo make uninstall
        sudo rm install_manifest.txt
    fi
}


# Function set_env_var
# sets an environment variable globally.
set_env_var()
{
    local var=$1
    local val=$2

    if [ -d /etc/profile.d ]; then
        if [ ! -e /etc/profile.d/kicad.sh ] || ! grep "$var" /etc/profile.d/kicad.sh >> /dev/null; then
            echo
            echo "Adding environment variable $var to file /etc/profile.d/kicad.sh"
            echo "Please logout and back in after this script completes for environment"
            echo "variable to get set into environment."
            sudo sh -c "echo export $var=$val >> /etc/profile.d/kicad.sh"
        fi

    elif [ -e /etc/environment ]; then
        if ! grep "$var" /etc/environment >> /dev/null; then
            echo
            echo "Adding environment variable $var to file /etc/environment"
            echo "Please reboot after this script completes for environment variable to get set into environment."
            sudo sh -c "echo $var=$val >> /etc/environment"
        fi
    fi
}


install_or_update()
{
    echo "step 1) installing pre-requisites"
    install_prerequisites


    echo "step 2) make $WORKING_TREES if it does not exist"
    if [ ! -d "$WORKING_TREES" ]; then
        sudo mkdir -p "$WORKING_TREES"
        echo " mark $WORKING_TREES as owned by me"
        sudo chown -R `whoami` "$WORKING_TREES"
    fi
    cd $WORKING_TREES


    echo "step 3) checking out the source code from launchpad repo..."
    if [ ! -d "$WORKING_TREES/kicad.bzr" ]; then
        bzr checkout -r $REVISION $SRCS_REPO kicad.bzr
        echo " source repo to local working tree."
    else
        cd kicad.bzr
        bzr up -r $REVISION
        echo " local source working tree updated."
        cd ../
    fi

    echo "step 4) checking out the schematic parts and 3D library repo."
    if [ ! -d "$WORKING_TREES/kicad-lib.bzr" ]; then
        bzr checkout $LIBS_REPO kicad-lib.bzr
        echo ' kicad-lib checked out.'
    else
        cd kicad-lib.bzr
        bzr up
        echo ' kicad-lib repo updated.'
        cd ../
    fi

    echo "step 5) checking out the documentation from launchpad repo..."
    if [ ! -d "$WORKING_TREES/kicad-doc.bzr" ]; then
        bzr checkout $DOCS_REPO kicad-doc.bzr
        echo " docs checked out."
    else
        cd kicad-doc.bzr
        bzr up
        echo " docs working tree updated."
        cd ../
    fi


    echo "step 6) compiling source code..."
    cd kicad.bzr
    if [ ! -d "build" ]; then
        mkdir build && cd build
        cmake $OPTS ../ || exit 1
    else
        cd build
        # Although a "make clean" is sometimes needed, more often than not it slows down the update
        # more than it is worth.  Do it manually if you need to in this directory.
        # make clean
    fi
    make -j4 || exit 1
    echo " kicad compiled."


    echo "step 7) installing KiCad program files..."
    sudo make install
    echo " kicad program files installed."


    echo "step 8) installing libraries..."
    cd ../../kicad-lib.bzr
    rm_build_dir build
    mkdir build && cd build
    cmake ../
    sudo make install
    echo " kicad-lib.bzr installed."


    echo "step 9) as non-root, install global fp-lib-table if none already installed..."
    # install ~/fp-lib-table
    if [ ! -e ~/fp-lib-table ]; then
        make  install_github_fp-lib-table
        echo " global fp-lib-table installed."
    fi


    echo "step 10) installing documentation..."
    cd ../../kicad-doc.bzr
    rm_build_dir build
    mkdir build && cd build
    cmake ../
    sudo make install
    echo " kicad-doc.bzr installed."

    echo "step 11) check for environment variables..."
    if [ -z "${KIGITHUB}" ]; then
        set_env_var KIGITHUB https://github.com/KiCad
    fi

    echo
    echo 'All KiCad "--install-or-update" steps completed, you are up to date.'
    echo
}


if [ $# -eq 1 -a "$1" == "--remove-sources" ]; then
    echo "deleting $WORKING_TREES"
    rm_build_dir "$WORKING_TREES/kicad.bzr/build"
    rm_build_dir "$WORKING_TREES/kicad-lib.bzr/build"
    rm_build_dir "$WORKING_TREES/kicad-doc.bzr/build"
    rm -rf "$WORKING_TREES"
    exit
fi


if [ $# -eq 1 -a "$1" == "--install-or-update" ]; then
    install_or_update
    exit
fi


if [ $# -eq 1 -a "$1" == "--uninstall-libraries" ]; then
    cd "$WORKING_TREES/kicad-lib.bzr/build"
    cmake_uninstall "$WORKING_TREES/kicad-lib.bzr/build"
    exit
fi


if [ $# -eq 1 -a "$1" == "--uninstall-kicad" ]; then
    cd "$WORKING_TREES/kicad.bzr/build"
    cmake_uninstall "$WORKING_TREES/kicad.bzr/build"

    cd "$WORKING_TREES/kicad-lib.bzr/build"
    cmake_uninstall "$WORKING_TREES/kicad-lib.bzr/build"

    # this may fail since "uninstall" support is a recent feature of this repo:
    cd "$WORKING_TREES/kicad-doc.bzr/build"
    cmake_uninstall "$WORKING_TREES/kicad-doc.bzr/build"

    exit
fi


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