KiCad project template for EEZ DIB peripheral modules

The project template makes it easy to start working on a new peripheral module and will need to be copied to your local KiCad template folder.

Setting up the KiCad template folder

Start KiCad and in Preferences (1) open Configure Paths... (2) where you can see the currently configured Template path that you can change at will.

Copying a template and creating a new project from the template

Copy the complete contents of the template folder from this repository into it (e.g. v1.2)

Now you are ready to use the EEZ DIB template for your new project. To do this, you will need to select the New Project from Template... option from the File menu (3).

Under the User Templates tab, find the EEZ DIB template (4) and confirm the selection with OK (5).

Setting project text variables

The new project is created and you can change the predefined texts as desired by first opening the Schematic Editor (6).

In the File menu of the Schematic Editor, select the option Schematic Setup... (7) and under Text Variables (8) you can see the values ​​of the text variables that were used and change them as desired.

Good luck and we wish you success and feel free to keep us updated on your progress and contact us if you need any further assistance with the EEZ DIB!

About KiCad

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