Eeschema Chapter14 JA
ネットリストファイルと部品表(BOM)ファイルのカスタマイズ
中間ネットリスト
部品表ファイルとネットリストファイルは、Eeschemaが生成する中間ネットリストから変換されます。
このファイルはXMLフォーマットで書かれており、中間ネットリストと呼ばれています。この中間ネットリストはただのネットリストではありません。、部品表やさまざまなレポートを生成するため、設計中の基板に関する大量のデータが含まれているのです。
出力するファイル(部品表かネットリスト)次第で、中間ネットリストの利用される部分が変わってきます。
回路図サンプル
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中間ネットリストのサンプル
上記回路図に対応する中間ネットリスト(XML文法を利用しています)を以下に示します。
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <export version="D"> <design> <source>F:\kicad_aux\netlist_test\netlist_test.sch</source> <date>29/08/2010 20:35:21</date> <tool>eeschema (2010-08-28 BZR 2458)-unstable</tool> </design> <components> <comp ref="P1"> <value>CONN_4</value> <libsource lib="conn" part="CONN_4"/> <sheetpath names="/" tstamps="/"/> <tstamp>4C6E2141</tstamp> </comp> <comp ref="U2"> <value>74LS74</value> <libsource lib="74xx" part="74LS74"/> <sheetpath names="/" tstamps="/"/> <tstamp>4C6E20BA</tstamp> </comp> <comp ref="U1"> <value>74LS04</value> <libsource lib="74xx" part="74LS04"/> <sheetpath names="/" tstamps="/"/> <tstamp>4C6E20A6</tstamp> </comp> <comp ref="C1"> <value>CP</value> <libsource lib="device" part="CP"/> <sheetpath names="/" tstamps="/"/> <tstamp>4C6E2094</tstamp> </comp> <comp ref="R1"> <value>R</value> <libsource lib="device" part="R"/> <sheetpath names="/" tstamps="/"/> <tstamp>4C6E208A</tstamp> </comp> </components> <libparts> <libpart lib="device" part="C"> <description>Condensateur non polarise</description> <footprints> <fp>SM*</fp> <fp>C?</fp> <fp>C1-1</fp> </footprints> <fields> <field name="Reference">C</field> <field name="Value">C</field> </fields> <pins> <pin num="1" name="~" type="passive"/> <pin num="2" name="~" type="passive"/> </pins> </libpart> <libpart lib="device" part="R"> <description>Resistance</description> <footprints> <fp>R?</fp> <fp>SM0603</fp> <fp>SM0805</fp> <fp>R?-*</fp> <fp>SM1206</fp> </footprints> <fields> <field name="Reference">R</field> <field name="Value">R</field> </fields> <pins> <pin num="1" name="~" type="passive"/> <pin num="2" name="~" type="passive"/> </pins> </libpart> <libpart lib="conn" part="CONN_4"> <description>Symbole general de connecteur</description> <fields> <field name="Reference">P</field> <field name="Value">CONN_4</field> </fields> <pins> <pin num="1" name="P1" type="passive"/> <pin num="2" name="P2" type="passive"/> <pin num="3" name="P3" type="passive"/> <pin num="4" name="P4" type="passive"/> </pins> </libpart> <libpart lib="74xx" part="74LS04"> <description>Hex Inverseur</description> <fields> <field name="Reference">U</field> <field name="Value">74LS04</field> </fields> <pins> <pin num="1" name="~" type="input"/> <pin num="2" name="~" type="output"/> <pin num="3" name="~" type="input"/> <pin num="4" name="~" type="output"/> <pin num="5" name="~" type="input"/> <pin num="6" name="~" type="output"/> <pin num="7" name="GND" type="power_in"/> <pin num="8" name="~" type="output"/> <pin num="9" name="~" type="input"/> <pin num="10" name="~" type="output"/> <pin num="11" name="~" type="input"/> <pin num="12" name="~" type="output"/> <pin num="13" name="~" type="input"/> <pin num="14" name="VCC" type="power_in"/> </pins> </libpart> <libpart lib="74xx" part="74LS74"> <description>Dual D FlipFlop, Set & Reset</description> <docs>74xx/74hc_hct74.pdf</docs> <fields> <field name="Reference">U</field> <field name="Value">74LS74</field> </fields> <pins> <pin num="1" name="Cd" type="input"/> <pin num="2" name="D" type="input"/> <pin num="3" name="Cp" type="input"/> <pin num="4" name="Sd" type="input"/> <pin num="5" name="Q" type="output"/> <pin num="6" name="~Q" type="output"/> <pin num="7" name="GND" type="power_in"/> <pin num="8" name="~Q" type="output"/> <pin num="9" name="Q" type="output"/> <pin num="10" name="Sd" type="input"/> <pin num="11" name="Cp" type="input"/> <pin num="12" name="D" type="input"/> <pin num="13" name="Cd" type="input"/> <pin num="14" name="VCC" type="power_in"/> </pins> </libpart> </libparts> <libraries> <library logical="device"> <uri>F:\kicad\share\library\device.lib</uri> </library> <library logical="conn"> <uri>F:\kicad\share\library\conn.lib</uri> </library> <library logical="74xx"> <uri>F:\kicad\share\library\74xx.lib</uri> </library> </libraries> <nets> <net code="1" name="GND"> <node ref="U1" pin="7"/> <node ref="C1" pin="2"/> <node ref="U2" pin="7"/> <node ref="P1" pin="4"/> </net> <net code="2" name="VCC"> <node ref="R1" pin="1"/> <node ref="U1" pin="14"/> <node ref="U2" pin="4"/> <node ref="U2" pin="1"/> <node ref="U2" pin="14"/> <node ref="P1" pin="1"/> </net> <net code="3" name=""> <node ref="U2" pin="6"/> </net> <net code="4" name=""> <node ref="U1" pin="2"/> <node ref="U2" pin="3"/> </net> <net code="5" name="/SIG_OUT"> <node ref="P1" pin="2"/> <node ref="U2" pin="5"/> <node ref="U2" pin="2"/> </net> <net code="6" name="/CLOCK_IN"> <node ref="R1" pin="2"/> <node ref="C1" pin="1"/> <node ref="U1" pin="1"/> <node ref="P1" pin="3"/> </net> </nets> </export>
新しいネットリスト形式への変換
部品表ファイルや他形式のファイルへ変換するために、中間ネットリストファイルの内容を抽出していきます。これはテキスト形式のファイル操作であるため、この中間ネットリストからの情報抽出はPythonやXSLTを利用して簡単にプログラムを書くことができます。
XSLTはそれ自身がXML言語で書かれる、XMLファイルの処理に最適な言語です。XSLTを利用する場合、XsltprocプログラムがXMLの読み込み、スタイルシートの適用、フィルタの呼び出し、結果の保存に利用されます。Xsktoricを利用するためには、XSLTによる変換処理のためにスタイルシートを作成する必要があります。これら全ての変換プロセスは、Eeschemaにより透過的に処理されます。
XSLTのアプローチ
XSL変換(XSL Transformations : XSLT)に関するドキュメントは、下記より参照することが出来ます:
Pads-Pcb形式ネットリストファイルの生成
Pads-Pcb形式のネットリストは、下記の2セクションより構成されています。
- フットプリントの一覧
- ネットリスト:ネット情報によりグループ化された、パッド情報
以下に、中間ネットリストからPads-Pcb形式へ変換するためのスタイルシートを掲載します。
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <!--XSL style sheet to EESCHEMA Generic Netlist Format to PADS netlist format Copyright (C) 2010, SoftPLC Corporation. GPL v2. How to use: https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg05157.html --> <!DOCTYPE xsl:stylesheet [ <!ENTITY nl "
 "> <!--new line CR, LF --> ]> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"> <xsl:output method="text" omit-xml-declaration="yes" indent="no"/> <xsl:template match="/export"> <xsl:text>*PADS-PCB*&nl;*PART*&nl;</xsl:text> <xsl:apply-templates select="components/comp"/> <xsl:text>&nl;*NET*&nl;</xsl:text> <xsl:apply-templates select="nets/net"/> <xsl:text>*END*&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:template> <!-- for each component --> <xsl:template match="comp"> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="@ref"/> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test = "footprint != '' "> <xsl:apply-templates select="footprint"/> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:text>unknown</xsl:text> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> <xsl:text>&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:template> <!-- for each net --> <xsl:template match="net"> <!-- nets are output only if there is more than one pin in net --> <xsl:if test="count(node)>1"> <xsl:text>*SIGNAL* </xsl:text> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test = "@name != '' "> <xsl:value-of select="@name"/> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:text>N-</xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="@code"/> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> <xsl:text>&nl;</xsl:text> <xsl:apply-templates select="node"/> </xsl:if> </xsl:template> <!-- for each node --> <xsl:template match="node"> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="@ref"/> <xsl:text>.</xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="@pin"/> <xsl:text>&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>
xsltprocを実行し、出力されたファイルを以下に示します。
*PADS-PCB* *PART* P1 unknown U2 unknown U1 unknown C1 unknown R1 unknown *NET* *SIGNAL* GND U1.7 C1.2 U2.7 P1.4 *SIGNAL* VCC R1.1 U1.14 U2.4 U2.1 U2.14 P1.1 *SIGNAL* N-4 U1.2 U2.3 *SIGNAL* /SIG_OUT P1.2 U2.5 U2.2 *SIGNAL* /CLOCK_IN R1.2 C1.1 U1.1 P1.3 *END*
この変換は、次のコマンドラインにより実行することができます:
kicad/bin/xsltproc.exe -o test.net kicad/bin/plugins/netlist_form_pads-pcb.xsl test.tmp
Cadstar形式のネットリストファイルの生成
Cadstar形式のネットリストは、下記の2セクションで構成されています。
- フットプリントの一覧
- ネットリスト:ネット情報によりグループ化された、パッド情報
以下に、中間ネットリストからPads-Pcb形式へ変換するためのスタイルシートを掲載します。
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <!--XSL style sheet to EESCHEMA Generic Netlist Format to CADSTAR netlist format Copyright (C) 2010, Jean-Pierre Charras. Copyright (C) 2010, SoftPLC Corporation. GPL v2. <!DOCTYPE xsl:stylesheet [ <!ENTITY nl "
 "> <!--new line CR, LF --> ]> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"> <xsl:output method="text" omit-xml-declaration="yes" indent="no"/> <!-- Netlist header --> <xsl:template match="/export"> <xsl:text>.HEA&nl;</xsl:text> <xsl:apply-templates select="design/date"/> <!-- Generate line .TIM <time> --> <xsl:apply-templates select="design/tool"/> <!-- Generate line .APP <eeschema version> --> <xsl:apply-templates select="components/comp"/> <!-- Generate list of components --> <xsl:text>&nl;&nl;</xsl:text> <xsl:apply-templates select="nets/net"/> <!-- Generate list of nets and connections --> <xsl:text>&nl;.END&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:template> <!-- Generate line .TIM 20/08/2010 10:45:33 --> <xsl:template match="tool"> <xsl:text>.APP "</xsl:text> <xsl:apply-templates/> <xsl:text>"&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:template> <!-- Generate line .APP "eeschema (2010-08-17 BZR 2450)-unstable" --> <xsl:template match="date"> <xsl:text>.TIM </xsl:text> <xsl:apply-templates/> <xsl:text>&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:template> <!-- for each component --> <xsl:template match="comp"> <xsl:text>.ADD_COM </xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="@ref"/> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test = "value != '' "> <xsl:text>"</xsl:text> <xsl:apply-templates select="value"/> <xsl:text>"</xsl:text> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:text>""</xsl:text> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> <xsl:text>&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:template> <!-- for each net --> <xsl:template match="net"> <!-- nets are output only if there is more than one pin in net --> <xsl:if test="count(node)>1"> <xsl:variable name="netname"> <xsl:text>"</xsl:text> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test = "@name != '' "> <xsl:value-of select="@name"/> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:text>N-</xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="@code"/> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> <xsl:text>"&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:variable> <xsl:apply-templates select="node" mode="first"/> <xsl:value-of select="$netname"/> <xsl:apply-templates select="node" mode="others"/> </xsl:if> </xsl:template> <!-- for each node --> <xsl:template match="node" mode="first"> <xsl:if test="position()=1"> <xsl:text>.ADD_TER </xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="@ref"/> <xsl:text>.</xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="@pin"/> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> </xsl:if> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="node" mode="others"> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test='position()=1'> </xsl:when> <xsl:when test='position()=2'> <xsl:text>.TER </xsl:text> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> <xsl:if test="position()>1"> <xsl:value-of select="@ref"/> <xsl:text>.</xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="@pin"/> <xsl:text>&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:if> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>
出力されたファイルを以下に示します。
.HEA .TIM 21/08/2010 08:12:08 .APP "eeschema (2010-08-09 BZR 2439)-unstable" .ADD_COM P1 "CONN_4" .ADD_COM U2 "74LS74" .ADD_COM U1 "74LS04" .ADD_COM C1 "CP" .ADD_COM R1 "R" .ADD_TER U1.7 "GND" .TER C1.2 U2.7 P1.4 .ADD_TER R1.1 "VCC" .TER U1.14 U2.4 U2.1 U2.14 P1.1 .ADD_TER U1.2 "N-4" .TER U2.3 .ADD_TER P1.2 "/SIG_OUT" .TER U2.5 U2.2 .ADD_TER R1.2 "/CLOCK_IN" .TER C1.1 U1.1 P1.3 .END
OrcadPCB2形式ネットリストファイルの生成
このフォーマットは、フットプリント一覧のみで構成されています。それぞれのフットプリントは接続されるネット情報を含みます。
変換を行うためのスタイルシートファイルを、以下に示します。
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <!--XSL style sheet to EESCHEMA Generic Netlist Format to CADSTAR netlist format Copyright (C) 2010, SoftPLC Corporation. GPL v2. How to use: https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg05157.html --> <!DOCTYPE xsl:stylesheet [ <!ENTITY nl "
 "> <!--new line CR, LF --> ]> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"> <xsl:output method="text" omit-xml-declaration="yes" indent="no"/> <!-- Netlist header Creates the entire netlist (can be seen as equivalent to main function in C --> <xsl:template match="/export"> <xsl:text>( { EESchema Netlist Version 1.1 </xsl:text> <!-- Generate line .TIM <time> --> <xsl:apply-templates select="design/date"/> <!-- Generate line eeschema version ... --> <xsl:apply-templates select="design/tool"/> <xsl:text>}&nl;</xsl:text> <!-- Generate the list of components --> <xsl:apply-templates select="components/comp"/> <!-- Generate list of components --> <!-- end of file --> <xsl:text>)&nl;*&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:template> <!-- Generate id in header like "eeschema (2010-08-17 BZR 2450)-unstable" --> <xsl:template match="tool"> <xsl:apply-templates/> </xsl:template> <!-- Generate date in header like "20/08/2010 10:45:33" --> <xsl:template match="date"> <xsl:apply-templates/> <xsl:text>&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:template> <!-- This template read each component (path = /export/components/comp) creates lines: ( 3EBF7DBD $noname U1 74LS125 ... pin list ... ) and calls "create_pin_list" template to build the pin list --> <xsl:template match="comp"> <xsl:text> ( </xsl:text> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test = "tstamp != '' "> <xsl:apply-templates select="tstamp"/> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:text>00000000</xsl:text> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test = "footprint != '' "> <xsl:apply-templates select="footprint"/> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:text>$noname</xsl:text> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="@ref"/> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test = "value != '' "> <xsl:apply-templates select="value"/> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:text>"~"</xsl:text> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> <xsl:text>&nl;</xsl:text> <xsl:call-template name="Search_pin_list" > <xsl:with-param name="cmplib_id" select="libsource/@part"/> <xsl:with-param name="cmp_ref" select="@ref"/> </xsl:call-template> <xsl:text> )&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:template> <!-- This template search for a given lib component description in list lib component descriptions are in /export/libparts, and each description start at ./libpart We search here for the list of pins of the given component This template has 2 parameters: "cmplib_id" (reference in libparts) "cmp_ref" (schematic reference of the given component) --> <xsl:template name="Search_pin_list" > <xsl:param name="cmplib_id" select="0" /> <xsl:param name="cmp_ref" select="0" /> <xsl:for-each select="/export/libparts/libpart"> <xsl:if test = "@part = $cmplib_id "> <xsl:apply-templates name="build_pin_list" select="pins/pin"> <xsl:with-param name="cmp_ref" select="$cmp_ref"/> </xsl:apply-templates> </xsl:if> </xsl:for-each> </xsl:template> <!-- This template writes the pin list of a component from the pin list of the library description The pin list from library description is something like <pins> <pin num="1" type="passive"/> <pin num="2" type="passive"/> </pins> Output pin list is ( <pin num> <net name> ) something like ( 1 VCC ) ( 2 GND ) --> <xsl:template name="build_pin_list" match="pin"> <xsl:param name="cmp_ref" select="0" /> <!-- write pin numner and separator --> <xsl:text> ( </xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="@num"/> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> <!-- search net name in nets section and write it: --> <xsl:variable name="pinNum" select="@num" /> <xsl:for-each select="/export/nets/net"> <!-- net name is output only if there is more than one pin in net else use "?" as net name, so count items in this net --> <xsl:variable name="pinCnt" select="count(node)" /> <xsl:apply-templates name="Search_pin_netname" select="node"> <xsl:with-param name="cmp_ref" select="$cmp_ref"/> <xsl:with-param name="pin_cnt_in_net" select="$pinCnt"/> <xsl:with-param name="pin_num"> <xsl:value-of select="$pinNum"/> </xsl:with-param> </xsl:apply-templates> </xsl:for-each> <!-- close line --> <xsl:text> )&nl;</xsl:text> </xsl:template> <!-- This template writes the pin netname of a given pin of a given component from the nets list The nets list description is something like <nets> <net code="1" name="GND"> <node ref="J1" pin="20"/> <node ref="C2" pin="2"/> </net> <net code="2" name=""> <node ref="U2" pin="11"/> </net> </nets> This template has 2 parameters: "cmp_ref" (schematic reference of the given component) "pin_num" (pin number) --> <xsl:template name="Search_pin_netname" match="node"> <xsl:param name="cmp_ref" select="0" /> <xsl:param name="pin_num" select="0" /> <xsl:param name="pin_cnt_in_net" select="0" /> <xsl:if test = "@ref = $cmp_ref "> <xsl:if test = "@pin = $pin_num"> <!-- net name is output only if there is more than one pin in net else use "?" as net name --> <xsl:if test = "$pin_cnt_in_net>1"> <xsl:choose> <!-- if a net has a name, use it, else build a name from its net code --> <xsl:when test = "../@name != '' "> <xsl:value-of select="../@name"/> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:text>$N-0</xsl:text><xsl:value-of select="../@code"/> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> </xsl:if> <xsl:if test = "$pin_cnt_in_net <2"> <xsl:text>?</xsl:text> </xsl:if> </xsl:if> </xsl:if> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>
出力されるファイルを、以下に示します。
( { EESchema Netlist Version 1.1 29/08/2010 21:07:51 eeschema (2010-08-28 BZR 2458)-unstable} ( 4C6E2141 $noname P1 CONN_4 ( 1 VCC ) ( 2 /SIG_OUT ) ( 3 /CLOCK_IN ) ( 4 GND ) ) ( 4C6E20BA $noname U2 74LS74 ( 1 VCC ) ( 2 /SIG_OUT ) ( 3 N-04 ) ( 4 VCC ) ( 5 /SIG_OUT ) ( 6 ? ) ( 7 GND ) ( 14 VCC ) ) ( 4C6E20A6 $noname U1 74LS04 ( 1 /CLOCK_IN ) ( 2 N-04 ) ( 7 GND ) ( 14 VCC ) ) ( 4C6E2094 $noname C1 CP ( 1 /CLOCK_IN ) ( 2 GND ) ) ( 4C6E208A $noname R1 R ( 1 VCC ) ( 2 /CLOCK_IN ) ) ) *
Eeschemaプラグインインタフェイス
Intermediate Netlist converters can be automatically launched within Eeschema.
Init the Dialog window
One can add a new netlist plug-in via the Add Plugin option.
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Hereafter you can find what the plug-in PadsPcb setup window looks like.
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Because the intermediate netlist file contains all information about components, a BOM can be extracted from it. Here is the plug-in setup window to create a customized Bill Of Material (BOM) file.
Needed parameters
The Eeschema plug-in interface use accounts for the following steps.
- The title: for instance, the name of the netlist format.
- The command line to launch the converter.
Once you click on the netlist button the following will happen.
- Eeschema creates an intermediate netlist file *.xml, for instance test.xml.
- Eeschema runs the plug-in by reading test.xml and creates test.net
Generate netlist files with the command line
Assuming we are using the program xsltproc.exe to apply the sheet style to the intermediate file, xsltproc.exe is executed with the following command.
xsltproc.exe -o <output filename> < style-sheet filename> <input XML file to convert>
In Kicad under Windows the command line is the following.
f:/kicad/bin/xsltproc.exe -o %O f:/kicad/bin/plugins/netlist_form_pads-pcb.xsl %I
Under Linux the command becomes as following.
xsltproc -o %O /usr/local/kicad/bin/plugins/netlist_form_pads-pcb.xsl %I
Where netlist_form_pads-pcb.xsl is the style-sheet that you are applying. Do not forget the double quotation around the file names if they contain spaces.
Command line format
The command line format for xsltproc is the following:
<path of xsltproc> xsltproc <xsltproc parameters>
The supported formatting parameters are.
- %B => base filename and path of selected output file, minus path and extension.
- %I => complete filename and path of the temporary input file.
- %O => complete filename and path of the user chosen output file.
%I will be replaced by the actual intermediate file name
%O will be replaced by the actual output file name, the final netlist file. A possible command line could be:
under Windows.f:/kicad/bin/xsltproc.exe -o %O f:/kicad/bin/plugins/netlist_form_pads-pcb.xsl %I
under Linux.xsltproc -o %O /usr/local/kicad/bin/plugins/netlist_form_pads-pcb.xsl %I
Assuming xsltproc is installed on your PC under Windows and all files located in kicad/bin.
Intermediate Netlist structure
This sample gives an idea of the netlist file format.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <export version="D"> <design> <source>F:\kicad_aux\netlist_test\netlist_test.sch</source> <date>29/08/2010 21:07:51</date> <tool>eeschema (2010-08-28 BZR 2458)-unstable</tool> </design> <components> <comp ref="P1"> <value>CONN_4</value> <libsource lib="conn" part="CONN_4"/> <sheetpath names="/" tstamps="/"/> <tstamp>4C6E2141</tstamp> </comp> <comp ref="U2"> <value>74LS74</value> <libsource lib="74xx" part="74LS74"/> <sheetpath names="/" tstamps="/"/> <tstamp>4C6E20BA</tstamp> </comp> <comp ref="U1"> <value>74LS04</value> <libsource lib="74xx" part="74LS04"/> <sheetpath names="/" tstamps="/"/> <tstamp>4C6E20A6</tstamp> </comp> <comp ref="C1"> <value>CP</value> <libsource lib="device" part="CP"/> <sheetpath names="/" tstamps="/"/> <tstamp>4C6E2094</tstamp> <comp ref="R1"> <value>R</value> <libsource lib="device" part="R"/> <sheetpath names="/" tstamps="/"/> <tstamp>4C6E208A</tstamp> </comp> </components> <libparts/> <libraries/> <nets> <net code="1" name="GND"> <node ref="U1" pin="7"/> <node ref="C1" pin="2"/> <node ref="U2" pin="7"/> <node ref="P1" pin="4"/> </net> <net code="2" name="VCC"> <node ref="R1" pin="1"/> <node ref="U1" pin="14"/> <node ref="U2" pin="4"/> <node ref="U2" pin="1"/> <node ref="U2" pin="14"/> <node ref="P1" pin="1"/> </net> <net code="3" name=""> <node ref="U2" pin="6"/> </net> <net code="4" name=""> <node ref="U1" pin="2"/> <node ref="U2" pin="3"/> </net> <net code="5" name="/SIG_OUT"> <node ref="P1" pin="2"/> <node ref="U2" pin="5"/> <node ref="U2" pin="2"/> </net> <net code="6" name="/CLOCK_IN"> <node ref="R1" pin="2"/> <node ref="C1" pin="1"/> <node ref="U1" pin="1"/> <node ref="P1" pin="3"/> </net> </nets> </export>
General netlist file structure
The intermediate Netlist accounts for five sections.
- The header section.
- The component section.
- The lib parts section.
- The libraries section.
- The nets section.
The file content has the delimiter <export>
<export version="D"> ... </export>
The header section
The header has the delimiter <design>
<design> <source>F:\kicad_aux\netlist_test\netlist_test.sch</source> <date>21/08/2010 08:12:08</date> <tool>eeschema (2010-08-09 BZR 2439)-unstable</tool> </design>
This section can be considered a comment section.
The components section
The component section has the delimiter <components>
<components> <comp ref="P1"> <value>CONN_4</value> <libsource lib="conn" part="CONN_4"/> <sheetpath names="/" tstamps="/"/> <tstamp>4C6E2141</tstamp> </comp> </components>
This section contains the list of components in your schematic. Each component is described like this:
<comp ref="P1"> <value>CONN_4</value> <libsource lib="conn" part="CONN_4"/> <sheetpath names="/" tstamps="/"/> <tstamp>4C6E2141</tstamp> </comp>
libsource | name of the lib where this component was found. |
part | component name inside this library. |
sheetpath | path of the sheet inside the hierarchy: identify the sheet within the full schematic hierarchy. |
tstamps (time stamps) | time stamp of the schematic file. |
tstamp (time stamp) | time stamp of the component. |
Note about time stamps for components
To identify a component in a netlist and therefore on a board, the timestamp reference is used as unique for each component.
However Kicad provides an auxiliary way to identify a component which is the corresponding footprint on the board. This allows the re-annotation of components in a schematic project and does not loose the link between the component and its footprint.
A time stamp is an unique identifier for each component or sheet in a schematic project. However, in complex hierarchies, the same sheet is used more than once, so this sheet contains components having the same time stamp.
A given sheet inside a complex hierarchy has an unique identifier: its sheetpath. A given component (inside a complex hierarchy) has an unique identifier: the sheetpath + its tstamp
The libparts section
The libparts section has the delimiter <libparts>, and the content of this section is defined in the schematic libraries. The libparts section contains
- The allowed footprints names (names use jokers) delimiter <fp>.
- The fields defined in the library delimiter <fields>.
- The list of pins delimiter <pins>.
<libparts> <libpart lib="device" part="CP"> <description>Condensateur polarise</description> <footprints> <fp>CP*</fp> <fp>SM*</fp> </footprints> <fields> <field name="Reference">C</field> <field name="Valeur">CP</field> </fields> <pins> <pin num="1" name="1" type="passive"/> <pin num="2" name="2" type="passive"/> </pins> </libpart> </libparts>
Lines like <pin num="1" type="passive"/> give also the electrical pin type. Possible electrical pin types are
Input | Usual input pin |
Output | Usual output |
Bidirectional | Input or Output |
Tri-state | Bus input/output |
Passive | Usual ends of passive components |
Unspecified | Unknown electrical type |
Power input | Power input of a component |
Power output | Power output like a regulator output |
Open collector | Open collector often found in analog comparators |
Open emitter | Open collector sometimes found in logic. |
Not connected | Must be left open in schematic |
The libraries section
The libraries section has the delimiter <libraries>. This section contains the list of schematic libraries used in the project.
<libraries> <library logical="device"> <uri>F:\kicad\share\library\device.lib</uri> </library> <library logical="conn"> <uri>F:\kicad\share\library\conn.lib</uri> </library> </libraries>
The nets section
The nets section has the delimiter <nets>. This section contains the 。ネconnectivity。ノ of the schematic.
<nets> <net code="1" name="GND"> <node ref="U1" pin="7"/> <node ref="C1" pin="2"/> <node ref="U2" pin="7"/> <node ref="P1" pin="4"/> </net> <net code="2" name="VCC"> <node ref="R1" pin="1"/> <node ref="U1" pin="14"/> <node ref="U2" pin="4"/> <node ref="U2" pin="1"/> <node ref="U2" pin="14"/> <node ref="P1" pin="1"/> </net> </nets>
This section lists all nets in the schematic.
A possible net is contains the following.
<net code="1" name="GND"> <node ref="U1" pin="7"/> <node ref="C1" pin="2"/> <node ref="U2" pin="7"/> <node ref="P1" pin="4"/> </net>
net code | is an internal identifier for this net |
name | is a name for this net |
node | give a pin reference connected to this net |
More about xsltproc
Refer to the page: http://xmlsoft.org/XSLT/xsltproc.html
Introduction
xsltproc is a command line tool for applying XSLT style-sheets to XML documents. While it was developed as part of the GNOME project, it can operate independently of the GNOME desktop.
xsltproc is invoked from the command line with the name of the style-sheet to be used followed by the name of the file or files to which the style-sheet is to be applied. It will use the standard input if a filename provided is - .
If a style-sheet is included in an XML document with a Style-sheet Processing Instruction, no style-sheet needs to be named in the command line. xsltproc will automatically detect the included style-sheet and use it. By default, the output is to stdout. You can specify a file for output using the -o option.
Synopsis
xsltproc [[-V] | [-v] | [-o file] | [--timing] | [--repeat] | [--debug] | [--novalid] | [--noout] | [--maxdepth val] | [--html] | [--param name value] | [--stringparam name value] | [--nonet] | [--path paths] | [--load-trace] | [--catalogs] | [--xinclude] | [--profile] | [--dumpextensions] | [--nowrite] | [--nomkdir] | [--writesubtree] | [--nodtdattr]] [stylesheet] [file1] [file2] [....]
Command line options
-V or --version
Show the version of libxml and libxslt used.
-v or --verbose
Output each step taken by xsltproc in processing the stylesheet and the document.
-o or --output file
Direct output to the file named file. For multiple outputs, also known as "chunking", -o directory/ directs the output files to a specified directory. The directory must already exist.
--timing
Display the time used for parsing the stylesheet, parsing the document and applying the stylesheet and saving the result. Displayed in milliseconds.
--repeat
Run the transformation 20 times. Used for timing tests.
--debug
Output an XML tree of the transformed document for debugging purposes.
--novalid
Skip loading the document's DTD.
--noout
Do not output the result.
--maxdepth value
Adjust the maximum depth of the template stack before libxslt concludes it is in an infinite loop. The default is 500.
--html
The input document is an HTML file.
--param name value
Pass a parameter of name name and value value to the stylesheet. You may pass multiple name/value pairs up to a maximum of 32. If the value being passed is a string rather than a node identifier, use --stringparam instead.
--stringparam name value
Pass a paramenter of name name and value value where value is a string rather than a node identifier. (Note: The string must be utf-8.)
--nonet
Do not use the Internet to fetch DTD's, entities or documents.
--path paths
Use the list (separated by space or column) of filesystem paths specified by paths to load DTDs, entities or documents.
--load-trace
Display to stderr all the documents loaded during the processing.
--catalogs
Use the SGML catalog specified in SGML_CATALOG_FILES to resolve the location of external entities. By default, xsltproc looks for the catalog specified in XML_CATALOG_FILES. If that is not specified, it uses /etc/xml/catalog.
--xinclude
Process the input document using the Xinclude specification. More details on this can be found in the Xinclude specification: http://www.w3.org/TR/xinclude/
--profile or --norman
Output profiling information detailing the amount of time spent in each part of the stylesheet. This is useful in optimizing stylesheet performance.
--dumpextensions
Dumps the list of all registered extensions to stdout.
--nowrite
Refuses to write to any file or resource.
--nomkdir
Refuses to create directories.
--writesubtree path
Allow file write only within the path subtree.
--nodtdattr
Do not apply default attributes from the document's DTD.
Xsltproc return values
xsltproc returns a status number that can be quite useful when calling it within a script.
0: normal
1: no argument
2: too many parameters
3: unknown option
4: failed to parse the stylesheet
5: error in the stylesheet
6: error in one of the documents
7: unsupported xsl:output method
8: string parameter contains both quote and double-quotes
9: internal processing error
10: processing was stopped by a terminating message
11: could not write the result to the output file
More Information about xsltproc
libxml web page: http://www.xmlsoft.org/
W3C XSLT page: http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt