JLC2KiCad_lib

JLC2KiCad_lib is a python script that generate a component library (schematic, footprint and 3D model) for KiCad from the JLCPCB/easyEDA library. This script requires Python 3.6 or higher.

Usage

JLC2KiCad_lib.py [-h] [-dir OUTPUT_DIR] [--no_footprint] [--no_schematic] [-schematic_lib SCHEMATIC_LIB]
                        [-footprint_lib FOOTPRINT_LIB] [-logging_level LOGGING_LEVEL] [--log_file]
                        JLCPCB_part_# [JLCPCB_part_# ...]

example usage : python3 JLC2KiCad_lib.py C1337258 C24112 -dir My_lib -schematic_lib My_Schematic_lib --no_footprint

This example will create the schematic for the two component specified, and will output the schematic in the ./My_lib/Schematic/My_Schematic_lib.lib file. The --no_footprint is used to disable the footprint generation.

The JLCPCB part # is found in the part info section of every component is the JLCPCB part library.

Dependencies

This script relies on KicadModTree framework for the footprints generation. You can use pip install KicadModTree==1.1.2 to install it using pip.

Notes

• Even so I tested the script on a lot of components, be careful and always check the output footprint.
• The schematic generation still has some issues for components with complex geometries, but the pin should be correctly mapped.

License

Copyright © 2021 TousstNicolas

The code is released under the MIT license