NetList File Format

The first part of the file consists of component definitions, the second consists of the net connections.

Using a shorthand ebnf style notation:

netlist file	<component definitions><net definitions>
component definitions	'['<designator><footprint><description><""><""><"">']'
net definitions	'('<net name><net list>')'
net list	<designator><pin number>*

Example file:

[
CONN1
RJ11_AMP_LO
RJ11 6 PIN

]
[
L3
SM1206
INDUCTOR

]
[
R28
SM0805
100R

]

...

[
RP54
RP14
RES7ISO

]
[
U132
SOT-23

]
(
N00240
CONN1-3
L1-1
)
(
N00241
CONN1-4
L2-1
)
(
N00242
CONN1-5
L3-1
)

...

(
N00465
U50-5
RP54-12
)
(
N00466
RP54-3
U132-2
)

Comments

The net name will be unique, in a non contiguous ordered sequence. The initial version of Schematic Capture generates NETxxxxx where is the interconnect segment serial number. A net list consists of one or more net segments so the contrived net name will skip. This may be enhanced to read VCC or Address bus 10.

File Extent

I'll use *.net.