KiCAD_BOM_Generator/README.md

KiCAD_BOM_Generator

Description

This BOM Generation Script takes KiCAD sch xml file and generate BOM in the following formats and rules:

1. Parts are not included if any of the following fields are checked:
   • DNP
   • excluded from BOM
2. Parts are Grouped by:
   • Value
   • Footprint
   • MFR_PN
   • MFR_ALT
3. Parts are sorted by: Ref
4. Output Fields: Ref, Value, MFR_PN, MFR_PN_ALT, Qnty, LibPart, Footprint, Comment

Instructions to Use this Script

1. Set PYTHONPATH to include the path to the kicad_netlist_reader scripts inside KiCad Installation
   • Located at {KiCAD Installation PATH}/share/kicad/plugins
2. Generate the XML file from KiCad Schematics
3. Run python -m generate_bom_from_xml input.xml output.csv