S7.1 Power symbols
Power symbols are special symbols in KiCad, used to designate global nets for power connections.
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Reference Designator must be set to
#PWR -
Power symbols must contain exactly one pin, which is set to visible. Note: Before KiCad 8, power symbol pins needed to be invisible, but in KiCad 8 and later they should be visible
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Electrical pin type must be set to
Power Input -
Pin name must be set to
~ -
Value field must match the symbol name
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Checkbox
Define as power symbolmust be checked
The example image below demonstrates the requirements as listed above:
