easyhive_bom.py

#
# Example python script to generate a BOM from a KiCad generic netlist
#
# Example: Sorted and Grouped CSV BOM
#

"""
    @package
    Generate a Tab delimited list (csv file type).
    Components are sorted by ref and grouped by value with same footprint. 
    Hint: Use Footprint for column Package, without 'easyhive'
    
    Fields are
    'Ref', 'Qnty', 'Value', 'Cmp name', 'Package', 'MPN', 
    'Manufacturer', Description'

    Command line:
    python "pathToFile/easyhive_bom" "%I" "%O.csv"
"""

# Import the KiCad python helper module and the csv formatter
import kicad_netlist_reader
import csv
import sys

# Generate an instance of a generic netlist, and load the netlist tree from
# the command line option. If the file doesn't exist, execution will stop
net = kicad_netlist_reader.netlist(sys.argv[1])

# Open a file to write to, if the file cannot be opened output to stdout
# instead
try:
    f = open(sys.argv[2], 'w')
except IOError:
    e = "Can't open output file for writing: " + sys.argv[2]
    print(__file__, ":", e, sys.stderr)
    f = sys.stdout

# Create a new csv writer object to use as the output formatter
out = csv.writer(f, lineterminator='\n', delimiter=',', quotechar='\"', quoting=csv.QUOTE_ALL)

# Output a set of rows for a header providing general information
out.writerow(['Source:', net.getSource()])
out.writerow(['Date:', net.getDate()])
out.writerow(['Tool:', net.getTool()])
out.writerow( ['Generator:', sys.argv[0]] )
out.writerow(['Component Count:', len(net.components)])
out.writerow(['Ref', 'Qnty', 'Value', 'Package', 'MPN', 'Manufacturer', 'Description'])

# Get all of the components in groups of matching parts + values
# (see ky_generic_netlist_reader.py)
grouped = net.groupComponents()

# Output all of the component information
for group in grouped:
    refs = ""

    # Add the reference of every component in the group and keep a reference
    # to the component so that the other data can be filled in once per group
    for component in group:
        refs += component.getRef() + ", "
        c = component
    
    # Fill in the component groups common data
    out.writerow([refs, len(group), c.getValue(), c.getFootprint().split(":")[1],
        c.getField("MPN"), c.getField("Manufacturer"),c.getField("Description")])