However, the system has limitations. It cannot read datasheets, though datasheet-to-footprint is in progress. It is not multi-modal, but a vision model for parsing engineering diagrams is coming soon. The accuracy of pasting manufacturer part numbers is currently very low and overall accuracy is not guaranteed. The author warns not to use the technical preview for real applications and mentions ongoing work on benchmarks to ensure accuracy.
Key takeaways:
- This is a technical preview of tscircuit text-to-footprint, a system optimized for creating footprints that can be copied and pasted into tscircuit, potentially saving electronics engineers hours on each datasheet translation.
- The system allows for adjustments to starting pins, pitch, pad size, pad shape, width and many other parameters for a wide variety of standard components.
- It can generate standard or semi-standard footprints for the majority of packages and can intelligently guess missing dimensions using electronics engineering knowledge.
- However, it has limitations such as it cannot read datasheets, it's not multi-modal, pasting manufacturer part numbers is very low accuracy currently, and its accuracy is not guaranteed. It's advised not to use the technical preview for real applications.