Summary
1-click BOM is a browser extension that fills your shopping carts for you on sites like Digikey and Mouser, you simply paste from a spreadsheet or visit an online .tsv file. This way you can keep one bill of materials (BOM) that lets you and people you share the BOM with quickly purchase items from multiple retailers.
Table of Contents
News
- Added function to auto-complete BOM
- Named columns are now supported
- 1clickBOM is available for Firefox
- I gave a talk about 1clickBOM at FOSDEM in 2015
Which retailers?
Currently supported retailers are:
- Digikey
- Mouser
- Farnell/Element14
- Newark
- RS
Check the roadmap for more details on planned features.
Usage
Making a 1-click-BOM
You can copy and paste into the extension from a text editor or spread sheet program (LibreOffice, Excel). You must have a column for references, one for the quantity and at least one of: decription, part number or a retailer column. You can have multiple part number columns for specifying multiple possible manufacturer part numbers per schematic reference.
When saving files from your external editor/spreadsheet save them as tab-seperated values with a .tsv extension.
Here is a small example which is well suited for auto-completing:
| References | Qty | Description | Part Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | 1 | 1uF 0603 X5R | |
| C2 | 1 | 10uF 0603 X5R | |
| D1 | 1 | 1N4148WS | |
| Q1 | 1 | IRF7309PBF | |
| R1 | 1 | 10k 0603 | |
| R2,R4 | 2 | 100k 0603 | |
| R3 | 1 | 300k 0603 | |
| SW1 | 1 | TE Connectivity 4-1437565-1 |
You can find this and other examples in TSV format in the examples directory.
The examples are mostly in the format that the extension will output. Reading is less strict. Below are tables of title aliases 1-click-BOM recognizes. If you have any more suggestions please get in touch. (Capitalisation is ignored, characters within brackets, like(s), denote they are optional.)
| References | Quantity | Description | Part Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ref(s) | qty(s) | comment(s) | part(-)number(s) |
| reference(s) | quantity(s) | description(s) | partnumber(s) |
| line-note(s) | cmnt(s) | part number(s) | |
| line note(s) | descr(s) | m(/)f part(s) | |
| manuf(.) part(s) | |||
| mpn(s) | |||
| m(/)f part number(s) | |||
| manuf(.) part number(s) | |||
| manufacturer part(s) | |||
| manufacturer part number(s) | |||
| prt(s) | |||
| part(s) |
| Digikey | Mouser | RS | Newark | Farnell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| digi(-)key | mouser | rs | newark | farnell |
| rs(-)online | fec | |||
| rs(-)delivers | premier | |||
| radio( )spares | element14 | |||
| rs( )components |
Loading an online BOM
If you visit a page that ends in .tsv and has data in the right format available 1clickBOM will show a blue badge and button with an arrow. Clicking the blue button will load the data into 1clickBOM.
For more detail: 1clickBOM, a browser extension for quick shopping – Firefox version
About The Author
Ibrar Ayyub
I am an experienced technical writer holding a Master's degree in computer science from BZU Multan, Pakistan University. With a background spanning various industries, particularly in home automation and engineering, I have honed my skills in crafting clear and concise content. Proficient in leveraging infographics and diagrams, I strive to simplify complex concepts for readers. My strength lies in thorough research and presenting information in a structured and logical format.
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