Build cost spreadsheet for a KiCad project.
Project description
KiCost script, also with Graphical User Interface - GUI, under MIT license for generate part-cost spreadsheets for circuit boards developed with KiCad and others EDAs.
Free software: MIT license
Documentation: https://hildogjr.github.io/KiCost/.
Quick start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeccxROpDfY.
Features
Easy installation via pip (see on documentation folder).
Processes the BOM XML file from your KiCad schematic to create a part-cost spreadsheet by scraping the web sites of several popular distributors for price and inventory data. (You can also enter your own quantity-adjusted pricing data for specialized parts or those not found at the supported distributors.);
Processes also BOM files from Altium, Proteus, Eagle, Upverter and hand made CSVs;
The spreadsheet contains quantity-adjusted pricing from each distributor for individual parts and the total board;
Enter the number of boards to be built in a spreadsheet cell and all the pricing for the total board and individual parts is updated;
The spreadsheet also shows the current inventory on-hand for each part at each distributor;
Enter the quantity of each part that you want to purchase from each distributor and lists of part numbers and quantities will appear in formats that you can cut-and-paste directly into the website ordering page of each distributor.
Latest updates
1.1.18 (2023-06-22)
Fixed problems when no arguments were specified
1.1.17 (2023-05-15)
Fix Nexar problems when no MANF
Add TME retry
1.1.16 (2023-04-10)
Fix disabled KitSpace API, no longer available
Fix display API errors in the GUI dialog
Fix Nexar problems when we don’t get a closest match
Access https://github.com/hildogjr/KiCost/blob/master/kicost/HISTORY.rst for full development history.
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