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Fab Electronics Library for KiCad

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This library includes all the electronics components listed in the official Fab Inventory.

Warning! the library is under active development. Naming of components can change overnight. Make sure to git pull the latest version before doing work.

Installation

Make sure you have at least KiCad 7 or greater installed.

  1. Clone or download this repository. You may rename the directory to fab.
  2. Store it in a safe place such as ~/kicad/libraries or C:/kicad/libraries.
  3. Run KiCad or open a KiCad .pro file.
  4. Go to "Preferences / Manage Symbol Libraries" and add fab.kicad_sym as symbol library.
  5. Go to "Preferences / Manage Footprint Libraries" and add fab.pretty as footprint library.

ToDo

  • Create a test script that checks if parts from fab inventory are included
  • Make sure all parts from the inventory are there
  • Review symbol and footprint local (Fab Academy) naming conventions
  • Fix symbols and footprints according to KLC tests using KiCad Library Utilities
  • Add 3D models for all parts

Contributing

Please refer to the CONTRIBUTING document.

License

Please refer to the LICENSE document located in this repository.