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Here's one from JLCPCB themselves. https://support.jlcpcb.com/article/84-how-to-generate-the-bom-and-centroid-file-from-kicad https://support.jlcpcb.com/articl

by bb88 5y ago

Here's one from JLCPCB themselves. https://support.jlcpcb.com/article/84-how-to-generate-the-bom-and-centroid-file-from-kicad https://support.jlcpcb.com/article/84-how-to-generate-the-bo... I did it for a board and it turned out pretty good. Make sure there's a pin 1 marker on your footprints so that in the preview (which they show in the submission process) you can make sure the parts are all aligned (and they will double check as well). The parts are here: https://jlcpcb.com/parts https://jlcpcb.com/parts Basic parts are free to use at just the assembly cost. Extended parts add an extra $3 processing per bom item (not per part). Basically as far as I can tell their parts are the same as LCSC.com. Also, Phil's lab has a long video on assembly from start to finish from Kicad to JLCPCB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5phi3nT8OU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5phi3nT8OU

stavros 5y ago
Fantastic, thanks for that! Especially the video will be a big help, and if I never solder a 8050 resistor again it'll be too soon.
- mhb 5y ago
  Do you use a plumbing torch for soldering those 8050 resistors?
  - stavros 5y ago
    I have to, and my board has to be huge to boot. It's a royal pain, these 1m by 3m PCBs have got to end.
stavros 5y ago
For anyone who stumbles across this later, here's a KiBot project file that will automatically export the JLCPCB-compatible BOM/CPL file: https://gitlab.com/stavros/esp32-cnc/-/blob/master/project.kibot.yaml https://gitlab.com/stavros/esp32-cnc/-/blob/master/project.k... It does this from a field on each part in the schematic called "JLC" containing the part number. The only thing I'm unsure of is whether the "footprint" column needs to be edited manually later, though.
- bb88 5y ago
  When I did it, the rotations were weird for me. I was thinking CW and they were CCW I think. Simple to fix. Just keep uploading the CPL till it looks right.
  - stavros 5y ago
    Ah, I didn't realize that's what that did, but they looked right with the KiBot config above. I'll double check though, thanks! EDIT: Yep, the config above produces parts the right way.

by bb88 5y ago

stavros 5y ago

Fantastic, thanks for that! Especially the video will be a big help, and if I never solder a 8050 resistor again it'll be too soon.

mhb 5y ago
Do you use a plumbing torch for soldering those 8050 resistors?
- stavros 5y ago
  I have to, and my board has to be huge to boot. It's a royal pain, these 1m by 3m PCBs have got to end.

stavros 5y ago

For anyone who stumbles across this later, here's a KiBot project file that will automatically export the JLCPCB-compatible BOM/CPL file: https://gitlab.com/stavros/esp32-cnc/-/blob/master/project.kibot.yaml https://gitlab.com/stavros/esp32-cnc/-/blob/master/project.k... It does this from a field on each part in the schematic called "JLC" containing the part number. The only thing I'm unsure of is whether the "footprint" column needs to be edited manually later, though.

bb88 5y ago
When I did it, the rotations were weird for me. I was thinking CW and they were CCW I think. Simple to fix. Just keep uploading the CPL till it looks right.
- stavros 5y ago
  Ah, I didn't realize that's what that did, but they looked right with the KiBot config above. I'll double check though, thanks! EDIT: Yep, the config above produces parts the right way.