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Electronics => PCB/EDA/CAD => KiCad => Topic started by: Moriambar on January 17, 2021, 01:42:19 pm

Title: Create a complex symbol, with schematic
Post by: Moriambar on January 17, 2021, 01:42:19 pm

Hi.
I never used kicad and I don't know whether this is possible.
I know how to create a new symbol/symbol library and succeeded in doing it; what I would like to do now is to create a component that is made by other components (conceptually the same that is done while creating an IC from discrete parts). This will make my design way easier since I have some repeating blocks.

Can it be done? Can you please help me doing it?

Cheers

Title: Re: Create a complex symbol, with schematic
Post by: ledtester on January 17, 2021, 01:50:06 pm

This kicad forum discussion from 2018 might be a starting point:

https://forum.kicad.info/t/composite-components-sub-assembly/11868

Title: Re: Create a complex symbol, with schematic
Post by: thinkfat on January 17, 2021, 02:02:17 pm

What would you want to achieve with that? Do you need that for simulation?

Title: Re: Create a complex symbol, with schematic
Post by: MitjaN on January 17, 2021, 03:45:12 pm

It is not 100% clear what you are asking so there might be a language barrier

Quote from: Moriambar on January 17, 2021, 01:42:19 pm

since I have some repeating blocks.

You use hierarchical sheets, where repeated block point to the same schematic file for the hierarchical sheet.

Title: Re: Create a complex symbol, with schematic
Post by: bson on January 17, 2021, 08:28:55 pm

For a symbol you can have multiple units and copy and paste them to duplicate.