Sheets with parameters

[SengerM]

In KiCad schematic it is possible to add sheets using the “add sheet” button, or pressing “S”. Is it somehow possible to add sheets with parameters?
For example, I create a sheet with a resistor and two pins. Normally I would define the value of the resistor by hardcoding it in the sheet schematic, so then all instances would have the same value R. It would be very handy to have the possibility to make R a parameter, that can be defined when the sheet is instantiated. Is this possible?

[paulvdh]

A good example for this would be a graphic equalizer. All channels have the same schematic, but with different values for the filter components.

But as far as I know, there is no support for this (yet) in KiCad.

[scandey]

There are fields that can be set by sheet. If you select a sheet and press E, you can add additional firelds with the plus button. Inside that sheet, a value with ${MYPARAMETER} will appear as whatever you assigned to MYPARAMETER. Some of the text boxes are even clever enough to suggest possible fields for replacement when you start typing ${

[eelik]

Sheet level field not passing to footprint

This is my workflow with 8.0.4: Create a hierarchical sheet. Create a new Field in its properties and give it some text. Add some symbol inside the sheet and add a field to it, using the sheet’s field name as text. Make it visible. Copy the sheet and paste it. Open the pasted sheet’s properties and change the field text. Compare the symbol’s text inside each sheet – it should reflect the different text in the field of each sheet. Then it’s normal update PCB from schematic, and finally adding …

[SengerM]

@scandey , @eelik , thank you for your comments, that is exactly what I wanted to do.