I am trying to use the database libraries in KiCAD. So far, the basic setup works. However, I found out that symbols that contain a forward slash (‘/’) appear in the symbol selector; however, they have no name and no fields. Instead of name, there is __NAME__, instead of fields, there is __FIELDS__. See the attached screenshot.
How should one specify a component that has a forward slash in the name using the DB libraries?
it could be useful if you could attach your .kicad_dbl file (or a section of it)
This is the relevant DB row:
name | symbol | footprint | stock | on_order | price | lead_time | country_of_origin
-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-------+----------+-------+-----------+-------------------
IO_IsolatedAmplifireWithDC/DCconverter_AMC130M02DFMR_SOIC20 | symbol_drawings:IO_IsolatedAmplifireWithDC/DCconverter_AMC130M02DFMR_SOIC20 | footprint_drawings:SOIC20_DFM_TEX | 2898 | 5950 | 32 | 84 |
This is the relevant part of .kicad_dbl file:
"libraries": [
{
"name": "",
"table": "converters",
"key": "name",
"symbols": "symbol",
"footprints": "footprint",
"fields": [
{
"column": "stock",
"name": "On stock",
"visible_on_add": false,
"visible_in_chooser": true,
"show_name": true,
"inherit_properties": true
},
{
"column": "on_order",
"name": "On order",
"visible_on_add": false,
"visible_in_chooser": true,
"show_name": true,
"inherit_properties": true
},
{
"column": "price",
"name": "Price",
"visible_on_add": false,
"visible_in_chooser": true,
"show_name": true,
"inherit_properties": true
},
{
"column": "lead_time",
"name": "Lead time",
"visible_on_add": false,
"visible_in_chooser": true,
"show_name": true,
"inherit_properties": true
},
{
"column": "country_of_origin",
"name": "Country of origin",
"visible_on_add": false,
"visible_in_chooser": true,
"show_name": true,
"inherit_properties": true
}
],
"properties": {}
}
]