Can't get plugin to work
malcx95 opened this issue · 6 comments
Hi,
I'm trying to use the plugin but i can't get it to work, it just shows the following stack trace:
I've tried it both on Windows (Kicad 7.0) and on Linux (Kicad 7 and Kicad 6).
This happens on both the example files and my own json files converted with https://adamws.github.io/kle-serial/ as the instructions say. Do you know what I might be doing wrong?
This happens on both the example files
please clarify which examples are you using. Did you try with demo project?
Also, version v0.2 (latest release) is not KiCad 7 compatible.
I just realized I missed the first part of the instruction, which is to create the matrix schematic. I also only used the layout json from the examples and not the whole project.
So I now installed Kicad 6.0 on Linux and downloaded the demo project in the demo folder. I open the demo project, go to the PCB Editor, but now when I select Tools > External plugins > Keyboard placer I am immediately met with this:
I have also as the instructions said copied the contents of kbdplacer to what Kicad says is the plugin directory, but it does not seem to make a difference.
Just tested with my computer and for some reason it works fine there. The both run Linux mint, but this time I installed kicad 6 directly without installing kicad 7 first. Maybe Kicad 7 doesn't completely uninstall properly? Anyway, it works for me now, thanks!
I started work on KiCad 7 compatibility, should be available soon.
is this updated for kicad 7 yet? its not working for me (windows 10). When I ran that python code to get the traceback, the result was empty. not sure what I should do now
yes, KiCad 7 is supported since release v0.3
- what is exact version of kicad you are using (7.0.7 was released few days ago, it wasn't tested on that yet)
import pcbnew; pcbnew.GetWizardsBackTrace()returns empty string if there are no errors while loading plugin. Check if it is listed inPreferences->PCB Editor->Action Plugins