Notes on converting to KiCad
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Round two:
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* Port board to KiCAD.
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* Port board to KiCad.
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* Submit new design to ProtoExpress.
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# Altium to KiCad
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The upstream files for this project are created in the proprietary Altium
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application. The files are being converted to KiCad, which is free software.
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* Import schematics with standalone `eeschema`. `*.kicad_pro` file is
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automatically created.
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* Import `.PrjPcb` file with standalone `pcbnew`.
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* `Tools` --> `Harvest footprints to new library...`. Create the library,
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containing all pcb footprints. XXX *Note: not in KiCad 6?*
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* Close everything, open `.kicad_pcb` files with text editor.
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* Replace all references of non-existing library names from Altium, to the new
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library, created earlier.
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* Launch KiCad, open `.kicad_pro` file, created above by eeschema.
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* Start `pcbnew`, `Tools` --> `Update Schematic from pcb...`. This will set correct footprint assignments from PCB to schematics.
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* Save everything.
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* `Tools` --> `Update PCB from schematics...` as sanity check.
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The conversion process steps came from looking at issues, this KiCad
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thread, and trial and error.
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(Note: it still doesn't work perfect, and some of the steps above are
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no longer options.)
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* https://forum.kicad.info/t/work-in-progress-native-altium-importer/20712
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# Bill of Materials
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See the `BoM/` directory for the bill of materials spreadsheets.
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