KiCad Library

A library of symbols and footprints used in Allen Synthesis modules

This library can be very easily added to your own KiCad library by following the instructions below.

Adding the footprint library

1. Follow the GitHub instructions to clone this repository to your KiCad '3rdparty' folder. An example location for this folder is C:\Users\username\Documents\KiCad\7.0\3rdparty\. During the cloning process make sure you don't change the name of the repository as the 3D models will only be automatically linked if the folder name is Allen-Synthesis-KiCad-Library

2. Ater cloning is complete, make sure your folders are arranged exactly as follows:

├── KiCad
│   ├── 7.0
│   │   ├── 3rdparty
|   |   |   ├── Allen-Synthesis-KiCad-Library
|   |   |   |   ├── 3dmodels
|   |   |   |   ├── allen-synthesis.pretty
|   |   |   |   ├── ...

3. Now open the KiCad footprint editor

4. Click File -> Add Library

5. If you have a project open it will ask if you want to add the library globally or just for the project, select Global and click OK. If you don't have a project open, ignore this and skip to the next step

6. Navigate to the Allen-Synthesis-KiCad-Library folder, double click it, and click once on 'allen-synthesis.pretty', then click Select Folder

7. You should now see the components in the library on the left hand side of the footprint editor. The 3D models will have been automatically linked

Adding the symbol library

1. If you haven't already, follow steps 1 and 2 in Adding the footprint library to clone this repository

2. Open the KiCad symbol editor

3. Click File -> Add Library

4. If you have a project open it will ask if you want to add the library globally or just for the project, select Global and click OK. If you don't have a project open, ignore this and skip to the next step

5. Navigate to the Allen-Synthesis-KiCad-Library folder, double click it, and click once on 'allen-synthesis.kicad_sym', then click Open

6. You should now see the symbols in the library on the left hand side of the symbol editor