V9 Symbol Generator - how to specify the Unit names

Schematic Library Symbols
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Hi, I’m writing a Symbol Generator for the Altera Agilex 5 Family using the python Kicad_sym library. I’m quite successful, but I’m failing to add the unit names to the different units. So far I see e.g. UnitA to UnitL- But I didn’t find a way to change the unit names to more valuable information, like PWR, HPS…

new_symbol = KicadSymbol.new(symbolname+“-”+footprint[“Footprint”],libname)

I can add Pins, rect… all with the given unit, but how to provide the name of the unit?
new_symbol.rectangles.append(Rectangle(mil_to_mm(-symwidth+250),mil_to_mm(100),mil_to_mm(symwidth-250+extendsymwidth),mil_to_mm(-100*(pin_max+1)),stroke_width=mil_to_mm(10),unit=symnum))

please let me know how to add the unit name to the libraries.

Many thanks, Rolf

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AFAIK, you can’t. The A, B, C… suffixes are fixed.
The best you can do is add the unit name as text within each unit.

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Hi ML9104, I can change the Unit names in the Symbol Editor GUI, so is this feature missing in the Python interface?

Symbol Editor:
Edit / Set Unit display names

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In the library the unit_name is mentioned directly below the symbol:
(symbol “A5EC008B-B23A_2_0”
(unit_name “IOB3AT”)