zener-language
Zener Language
Canonical Zener HDL semantics and authoring guidance.
Workflow
- Use
pcb doc --package @stdliborpcb doc --package <package>to find the public API and source root (<!-- source: ... -->); add--listfor the file tree. Read source from that root for exact behavior. - Preserve trailing
# pcb:sch ...comments. Only update names inside an existing comment when you rename the matching component or net. - For recent Zener, stdlib, and
pcbCLI changes, check the pcb changelog entries for the installed version and nearby previous releases: https://github.com/diodeinc/pcb/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Language
Base language is normal Starlark — expressions, functions, loops, comprehensions, dicts, lists, load(). Below is the Zener-specific layer.
Modules:
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datasheet-reader
Read datasheets and technical PDF documents with `pcb scan`. Use when the user gives a local PDF path or an `http(s)` datasheet/document URL, when a task requires reading, summarizing, extracting information from, or answering questions about a datasheet or technical PDF, or when a KiCad symbol / `.kicad_sym` provides a `Datasheet` property to resolve. Run `pcb scan <input>` in bash, treat stdout as the generated `.md` path, then read that markdown file.
953reference-design
Grow a component package into a high-quality, sourceable reusable design in Zener. Use when translating a datasheet, application note, or eval design into circuitry that should live with the component package itself — including checking for existing reusable packages first, extracting evidence, choosing sourceable passives, documenting the design in the `.zen` docstring, and validating with `pcb build`.
799component-search
Search for and add electronic components and reusable subcircuits to a Zener PCB project. Use when designing a board, module, or subsystem and you need a part package, a reusable module, or a component package that may already include application circuitry. Covers `pcb search` (registry:modules, registry:components, web:components) and `pcb new component` for importing web components into a workspace.
787idiomatic-zener
Style rules and idioms for writing high-quality Zener HDL code. Use when writing, reviewing, or refactoring `.zen` files — modules, reference designs, or board files. Covers DNP patterns, typed configs, voltage checks, component naming, computation style, and common gotchas.
724spice-sim
Adds an ngspice-backed simulation testbench to a Zener `.zen` design. Use when the user asks to simulate a circuit, validate behavior in SPICE, or wire a `spice_model=SpiceModel(...)` into a leaf component. Covers `pcb sim`, `Simulation` property, and ngspice `.control` blocks with `tran`/`PULSE`/`PWL` sources and SVG `hardcopy` output.
418git-hunk
Non-interactive hunk and line-range staging with the `git-hunk` CLI. Use when a user wants atomic commits, selective staging, partial hunk staging, or an agent-safe replacement for `git add -p` or `git commit -p`, especially when `git-hunk` is available in the current repo or on `PATH`.
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