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