CityScope-hardware

Environment Setup

config path

Name	Path
CITYSCOPE_LIB	YOUR_FOLDER_PATH/cityscope-hardware/libraries

Config Symbol Library

Preferences -> Manage Symbol Libraries

Nickname	Library Path
CityScope_Component	${CITYSCOPE_LIB}/CityScope_Component.kicad_sym

Config Footprint Library

Preferences -> Manage Footprint Libraries

Nickname	Library Path
CityScope_Component	${CITYSCOPE_LIB}/CityScope_Component.pretty

Generate GERBER Files for Fabrication

Gerber Plot

In File -> Plot...

Drill Plot

In File -> Plot...

Generate .pos Files for SMT

• Make sure you set origin point for you .pos file. In the fish head PCB, set FID2 fiducial as origin. Click the icon bellow in tool set to place your origin.

  

• Files -> Fabrication Outputs -> Component Placement (.pos)

  

• The following files will be generated.

  1. PROJECT-bottom-pos.csv
  2. PROJECT-top-pos.csv

• Convert the generated file to smt machine format by a python file in tools/ folder.

  python3 convert_form.py --file-name ../YOUR_FOLDER_PATH/PROJECT-top-pos.csv

• An output.csv will be generated in tools/.

• If the footprint name is too long, for example "JST_SH_BM03B-SRSS-TB_1x03-1MP_P1.00mm_Vertical ", please make it shorter or just delete this row.

Generating BOM Sheet

Requirements

• Install BOM extension:Interactive Html Bom in the Plugin And Content Manager.

Generate BOM

• Open your PCB Editor -> Tools -> External Plugins -> Generate Interactive Html Bom

Release Files Structure

1. GERBERs/
2. bom/
3. PROJECT_v1_0.pdf
4. PROJECT_3d_v1_0.png
5. PROJECT_3d_v1_0.step
6. PROJECT_gerber_v1_0.zip

Recommend Plugins

1. Interactive Html Bom
2. pcb-action-tools
3. KiKit
4. KiBuzzard

KiKit Panelize

Fisheye configuration

{
    "layout": {
        "hspace": "3.2mm",
        "vspace": "3.2mm",
        "rotation": "45deg",
        "rows": "6",
        "cols": "5"
    },
    "tabs": {
        "vwidth": "3.2mm",
        "hwidth": "3.2mm"
    },
    "cuts": {
        "type": "mousebites"
    },
    "framing": {
        "type": "frame",
        "hspace": "3.2mm",
        "vspace": "3.2mm",
        "width": "3.2mm"
    }
}