Hello KiCad Developers, My name is Néhémie, and I am an engineering student working on my *Final-Year Project*.
My proposed project involves exploring the integration of an *AI or Large Language Model (LLM)* into the KiCad ecosystem to facilitate *natural language-driven circuit generation*. The goal is to allow a user to generate an initial schematic and netlist simply by typing a functional description (e.g., "Design a 5V buck converter with 24V input and 2A output"). I am writing to this list to ask two main questions before finalizing my TFC scope: 1. Is anyone on the KiCad core development team or a major external contributor currently working on a formal AI/LLM integration project of this nature? 2. Are there existing external tools or plugins (beyond simple component creation) focused on AI-powered schematic or PCB layout generation that the project recommends looking into? I would love for my final-year work to be a meaningful contribution to the KiCad community. Any guidance on whether this is an area of interest, or suggestions for the most valuable way to approach AI integration (e.g., focusing on scripting/plugins vs. core features), would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and for maintaining such a fantastic open-source tool. Best regards, Néhémie, ULC-Icam, 4th year -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "KiCad Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CAEKbVLhnaXu_iBfzdf_98S4irPOw72%2BTyMO0H6ZRjeDs0ra3AQ%40mail.gmail.com.
