# # Example python script to generate a BOM from a KiCad generic netlist # # Example: Sorted and Grouped HTML BOM # """ @package Generate a HTML BOM list. Components are sorted by ref and grouped by value Fields are (if exist) Ref, Quantity, Value, Part, Datasheet, Description, Vendor """ from __future__ import print_function # Import the KiCad python helper module and the csv formatter import kicad_netlist_reader import sys # Start with a basic html template html = """

""" # 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 = open(sys.argv[2], 'w') except IOError: e = "Can't open output file for writing: " + sys.argv[2] print(__file__, ":", e, file=sys.stderr) f = sys.stdout components = net.getInterestingComponents() # Output a set of rows for a header providing general information html = html.replace('', net.getSource()) html = html.replace('', net.getDate()) html = html.replace('', net.getTool()) html = html.replace('', "Component Count:" + \ str(len(components))) row = "Ref" row += "Qnty" row += "Value" + "Part" + "Datasheet" row += "Description" + "Vendor" html = html.replace('', row + "") # Get all of the components in groups of matching parts + values # (see kicad_netlist_reader.py) grouped = net.groupComponents(components) # Output all of the component information 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: if len(refs) > 0: refs += ", " refs += component.getRef() c = component row = "" + refs +"" + str(len(group)) row += "" + c.getValue() row += "" + c.getLibName() + ":" + c.getPartName() row += "" + c.getDatasheet() row += "" + c.getDescription() row += "" + c.getField("Vendor")+ "" html = html.replace('', row + "") # Print the formatted html to the file print(html, file=f)