Gitlab CI - No eeschema signature

[manuel-rw]

Hello,
thank you for this awesome project.
I just started using it and automatically creating artifacts on each commit.

It works great so far, but I have issues with the 3d renders of the PCB.
This is my kiplot / kibot configuration:

# Example KiPlot config file
kiplot:
  version: 1

preflight:
  run_erc: false
  update_xml: true
  run_drc: false
  check_zone_fills: false
  ignore_unconnected: false

global:
  units: millimeters

outputs:
  - name: 'print_sch'
    comment: "Print schematic (PDF)"
    type: pdf_sch_print
    dir: .
    options:
      output: Schematic.pdf

  - name: 'print_front'
    comment: "Print F.Cu+Dwgs.User"
    type: pdf_pcb_print
    dir: .
    options:
      output_name: PCB_Top.pdf
    layers:
      - layer: B.Cu
      - layer: F.SilkS

  - name: 'gerbers'
    comment: "Gerbers for the board house"
    type: gerber
    dir: Gerbers
    options:
      # generic layer options
      exclude_edge_layer: true
      exclude_pads_from_silkscreen: false
      use_aux_axis_as_origin: false
      plot_sheet_reference: false
      plot_footprint_refs: true
      plot_footprint_values: true
      force_plot_invisible_refs_vals: false
      tent_vias: true

      # gerber options
      line_width: 0.1
      subtract_mask_from_silk: false
      use_protel_extensions: false
      gerber_precision: 4.6
      create_gerber_job_file: true
      use_gerber_x2_attributes: true
      use_gerber_net_attributes: true

    layers:
      - layer: B.Cu
        suffix: B_Cu
      - layer: F.SilkS
        suffix: F_SilkS
      - layer: Edge.Cuts
        suffix: Edge_Cuts
  - name: basic_position_CSV
    comment: Components position for Pick & Place
    type: position
    dir: .
    options:
      format: CSV
      only_smd: false
      output: '%i %f_pos_%D.%x'
  - name: basic_render_3d_30deg_top
    comment: 3D view from 30 degrees top
    type: render_3d
    dir: renders/top
    output_id: _view
    options:
      ray_tracing: true
      rotate_x: 3
      rotate_z: -1
      download: true
      zoom: 6
      height: 1440
      width: 2560
      no_virtual: true
  - name: basic_render_3d_30deg_bottom
    comment: 3D view from 30 degrees bottom
    type: render_3d
    dir: renders/bottom
    output_id: _view
    options:
      ray_tracing: true
      rotate_x: 3
      rotate_z: -1
      download: true
      zoom: 6
      view: bottom
      height: 1440
      width: 2560
      no_virtual: true
  - name: iBoM
    comment: Interactive HTMl BoM
    type: ibom
    dir: BOM
    options:
      highlight_pin1: false

This is the pipeline on GitLab:

stages:
  - run_erc
  - run_drc
  - gen_fab

image:
  # name: setsoft/kicad_auto:dev_k6
  name: ghcr.io/inti-cmnb/kicad7_auto_full:latest

erc:
  stage: run_erc
  script:
    - "kibot -e './pcb/XXX.kicad_sch' -d Fabrication -s update_xml,run_drc -i"
  rules:
    - changes:
      - "**.kicad_sch"
      - ".gitlab-ci.yml"
      when: always
  artifacts:
    when: always
    paths:
      - Fabrication/

drc:
  stage: run_drc
  script:
    - "kibot -e './pcb/XXX.kicad_pcb' -d Fabrication -s update_xml,run_erc -i"
  rules:
    - changes:
      - "**.kicad_pcb"
      - ".gitlab-ci.yml"
      when: always
  artifacts:
    when: always
    paths:
      - Fabrication/


sch_outputs:
  stage: gen_fab
  script:
    - "kibot -e './pcb/XXX.kicad_sch' -d Fabrication -s run_drc,run_erc print_sch basic_position_CSV iBoM"
  rules:
    - changes:
      - "**.kicad_sch"
      - ".gitlab-ci.yml"
      when: on_success
  artifacts:
    when: always
    paths:
      - Fabrication/

pcb_outputs:
  stage: gen_fab
  script:
    - "kibot -e './pcb/XXX.kicad_pcb' -d Fabrication -s run_drc,run_erc,update_xml print_front gerbers basic_render_3d_30deg_bottom basic_render_3d_30deg_top"
  rules:
    - changes:
      - "**.kicad_pcb"
      - ".gitlab-ci.yml"
      when: on_success
  artifacts:
    when: always
    paths:
      - Fabrication/

In the job, I get the following error:

Using config file: XXX.kiplot.yaml
- 'Print F.Cu+Dwgs.User' (print_front) [pdf_pcb_print]
WARNING:(W058) Missing KiCad main config file /root/.config/kicad/7.0/kicad_common.json (pcbnew_do - misc.py:200) (kibot - kiplot.py:132)
- 'Gerbers for the board house' (gerbers) [gerber]
- '3D view from 30 degrees top' (basic_render_3d_30deg_top) [render_3d]
ERROR:At line 1 of `/builds/XXXXXXXX/XXXXXX/pcb/XXXXX.kicad_pcb`: No eeschema signature (kibot.gs - gs.py:731)
ERROR:Line content: `(kicad_pcb (version 20[22](https://my-gitlab-host/XXX/XXXXX/-/jobs/213#L22)1018) (generator pcbnew)` (kibot.gs - gs.py:731)

What does this error mean?
I was not able to find any information at all regarding it.
I don't have much experience with KiCad at all - so I might be missing something.
Would be awesome, if someone here could point me to the issue. I'm glad to provide more information if needed.

PS: Since KiCad 7, I also get false-positives for some clearances (known bug). Can I disable them to get the ERC & DRC up again? And, can I somehow host the interactive HTML BOM on Gitlab? I always have to download it, which is an inconvenience.

[set-soft]

Hi @manuel-rw !

I think your problem comes from this line: kibot -e './pcb/XXX.kicad_pcb' -d Fabrication -s update_xml,run_erc -i
Here you are passing your PCB as an schematic. So KiBot tries to load it as an schematic and can't find the schematic file signature. Replace it by the schematic, or use -b to specify the board instead of the schematic.

[manuel-rw]

Oh wow, I didn't notice that. I solved the issue by replacing the -e parameter with -b. Now it works. Many thanks 💪