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# config

> The `ato.yaml` config file

### `ato-version`

The compiler version with which the project was developed.

This is used by the compiler to ensure the code in this project is compatible with the compiler version.

**Default value**: current compiler version

**Type**: `str`

**Example usage**:

```toml title="ato.yaml" theme={null}
ato-version: 0.3.0
```

### `paths.src`

Project source code directory

**Default value**: `elec/src`

**Type**: `str`

**Example usage**:

```toml title="ato.yaml" theme={null}
paths:
  src: "./"
```

### `paths.layout`

Project layout directory where KiCAD projects are stored and searched for

**Default value**: `elec/layout`

**Type**: `str`

**Example usage**:

```toml title="ato.yaml" theme={null}
paths:
  layout: "./"
```

### `dependencies`

List of dependencies for the project

**Default value**: `[]` or no dependencies

**Type**:

| Field          | Type   | Description                                                     | Default                                   |
| -------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `name`         | `str`  | The name of the dependency                                      | No default and required                   |
| `version_spec` | `str`  | The version specifier for the dependency                        | Latest tagged version or commit on `main` |
| `link_broken`  | `bool` | Whether the link to the upstream version is maintained / broken | `false`                                   |
| `path`         | `str`  | The path to the dependency within this project                  | `.ato/modules/<name>`                     |

**Example usage**:

```toml title="ato.yaml" theme={null}
dependencies:
  - name: rp2040
    version_spec: ">=3.0.0,<4.0.0"
```

### `builds`

Build targets for the project

**Default value**: `{}` or no build targets

**Type**: `dict` (see "builds.name" etc... below for details)

### `builds.entry`

Entry point for the build

**Default value**: Required, no default

**Type**: `str`

**Example usage**:

```toml title="ato.yaml" theme={null}
builds:
    default:
        entry: some_file.ato:App
```

### `builds.targets`

Build targets for the project

**Default value**: `["__default__"]`, which is a special value.

**Type**: `list[str]`

**Example usage**:

```toml title="ato.yaml" theme={null}
builds:
    default:
        targets:
          - bom
          - mfg-data
```

### `builds.exclude_targets`

Excluding the `mfg-data` target is useful, for example, for CI build targets that represent a
module, but not a board you'd manufacture.

**Default value**: `[]`, don't actively exclude any targets

**Type**: `list[str]`

**Example usage**:

```toml title="ato.yaml" theme={null}
builds:
    default:
        exclude_targets:
          - bom
          - mfg-data
```

### `builds.exclude_checks`

A list of checks to exclude. Use qualified name of check e.g

* `PCB.requires_drc_check`
* `I2C.requires_unique_addresses`
* `requires_external_usage`

**Default value**: `[]`, don't actively exclude any targets

**Type**: `list[str]`

**Example usage**:

```toml title="ato.yaml" theme={null}
builds:
    default:
        exclude_checks:
          - PCB.requires_drc_check
          - I2C.requires_unique_addresses
          - requires_external_usage
```

### `builds.hide_designators`

Hide all the designators from the built PCB.

**Default value**: `false`

**Type**: `bool`

**Example usage**:

```toml title="ato.yaml" theme={null}
builds:
    default:
        hide_designators: true
```


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