Circuit Elements¶

The elektron module allows for drawing circuits. The drawing follows the basic structure containing pre-defined elements for use in a drawing. A common import structure is:

GlobalLabel¶

class recad.GlobalLabel(name)¶: A GlobalLabel is a custom identifier that can be assigned to multiple objects or components across the entire design.

Junction¶

class recad.Junction¶

A junction represents a connection point where multiple wires or components intersect, allowing electrical current to flow between them.

at(reference, pin=None)¶: Place the junction.

LocalLabel¶

class recad.LocalLabel(name)¶

A LocalLabel refers to an identifier assigned to individual Components or objects within a specific grouping on the same schema page.

at(reference, pin=None)¶: place the label.

rotate(angle)¶

Rotate the label

Parameters:: angle – rotation angle in degrees

NoConnect¶

class recad.Symbol(reference, value, lib_id)¶

A schematic Symbol representing an instance from the [symbols] library.

anchor(pin)¶

Set an anchor Pin.

Parameters:: pin – the anchor pin, can be a string or an integer.

at(reference, pin=None)¶: place the symbol.

label(pos)¶: Place property, possible values are offset tuple or position by name: north, n, northeast, ne…

mirror(axis)¶

Mirror the symbol

Parameters:: axis – the mirror axis [‘x’, ‘y’, ‘xy’]

property(key, val)¶

Set a property for the symbol

Parameters:

key – the property key
value – the property value

rotate(angle)¶

Rotate the symbol

Parameters:: angle – rotation angle in degrees

tox(reference, pin=None)¶: Set the x coordinate of the symbol.

toy(reference, pin=None)¶: Set the y coordinate of the symbol.

unit(unit)¶

Select the unit of a symbol

Parameters:: unit – the Symbol unit number.

Symbol¶

class recad.Symbol(reference, value, lib_id)¶

A schematic Symbol representing an instance from the [symbols] library.

anchor(pin)¶

Set an anchor Pin.

Parameters:: pin – the anchor pin, can be a string or an integer.

at(reference, pin=None)¶: place the symbol.

label(pos)¶: Place property, possible values are offset tuple or position by name: north, n, northeast, ne…

mirror(axis)¶

Mirror the symbol

Parameters:: axis – the mirror axis [‘x’, ‘y’, ‘xy’]

property(key, val)¶

Set a property for the symbol

Parameters:

key – the property key
value – the property value

rotate(angle)¶

Rotate the symbol

Parameters:: angle – rotation angle in degrees

tox(reference, pin=None)¶: Set the x coordinate of the symbol.

toy(reference, pin=None)¶: Set the y coordinate of the symbol.

unit(unit)¶

Select the unit of a symbol

Parameters:: unit – the Symbol unit number.

Wire¶

class recad.Wire¶

at(reference, pin=None)¶: Draw the line from the position.

dot(dots)¶: Add dots to the wire

down()¶: Draw a line downwards.

left()¶: Draw wire to the left.

length(length)¶: The length of the wire

right()¶: Draw wire to the right.

tox(element, pin=None)¶: Draw the line to the X position.

toy(element, pin=None)¶: Draw the line to the Y position.

up()¶: Draw wire upward.