Downloading KiCAD files for LCSC components

NOTE: This is all based on using a fresh install of Debian 12.

I've created a little wrapper script to simplify using easyeda2kicad and saving the downloaded files in a reasonable way.

Installing easyeda2kicad

Well... Here's a "better" install sequence...

• su -
• apt install pip python3.11-venv
• python3 -m venv .venv
• source .venv/bin/activate
• pip install pipx
• pipx ensurepath --global
• pipx install --global easyeda2kicad

The Wrapper Script

Copy this into a file in your execution path & make it executable. (I called it lcsc here)

• vi ~/bin/lcsc
• chmod +x ~/bin/lcsc

#!/usr/bin/bash

########################################################
### This little script wraps around                  ###
### https://github.com/uPesy/easyeda2kicad.py        ###
### and provides a much more usable set of downloads ###
###                                                  ###
### Before using, either create an LCSC folder in    ###
### your Documents or edit the OUTPUT= line below.   ###
########################################################

OUTPUT='Documents/LCSC/'
for i in ${*}
 do
 echo ${i}

 if easyeda2kicad --full --overwrite --lcsc_id=${i} --output ~/${OUTPUT}${i}
  then
   mkdir  ~/${OUTPUT}${i}/
   mv     ~/${OUTPUT}${i}.kicad_sym ~/${OUTPUT}${i}/
   mv     ~/${OUTPUT}${i}.3dshapes/*.step ~/${OUTPUT}${i}/
          # if you really want the WRL also, change the above line to:
          #    mv     ~/${OUTPUT}${i}.3dshapes/* ~/${OUTPUT}${i}/
   mv     ~/${OUTPUT}${i}.pretty/* ~/${OUTPUT}${i}/
   rm -r  ~/${OUTPUT}${i}.*
   echo Got it...
  else
   rm -r  ~/${OUTPUT}${i}.*
   touch  ~/${OUTPUT}${i}.HasNoStuffAvailable
   echo Nothing to get...
 fi
done

Usage

You can download files for one or more LCSC components at a time.

(If you haven't changed OUTPUT in the script, do ensure that ~/Documents/LCSC exists...)

Each component retrieved will result in a sub-folder named for the component & containing symbol, footprint & 3D files.

If there are no files actually available from EasyEDA, a file will be created with the extension .HasNoStuffAvailable instead.

As an unplanned bonus, trying a previously attempted component again after EasyEDA has added support will clean this file up & create the appropriate sub-folder.

Examples:

• lcsc C2040
  • will download symbol, footprint & 3D files for the component with LCSC catalogue number C2040 into a subfolder of ~/Documents/LCSC
• lcsc C2040 C5350143 C5374682
  • will download symbol, footprint & 3D files for all 3 component into separate subfolders of ~/Documents/LCSC