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freiheitsgrad<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://studio8502.ca/@mos_8502" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mos_8502</span></a></span> Looks pretty nice! Which tool are you using for layout and rendering? Is it <a href="https://mastodontech.de/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a>?</p>
morgan<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FreeCAD</span></a></span> This <a href="https://leds.social/tags/FreeCADFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCADFriday</span></a> been a while in the making (and patiently waiting for <a href="https://leds.social/tags/KiCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiCAD</span></a> 9).</p><p>KiConnect uses the KiCAD 9 API to import boards, copper layers and footprints into <a href="https://leds.social/tags/FreeCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCAD</span></a> and eventually bi-directional control.</p><p>A ton of feature already being worked on or to be ported from test Macros.</p><p><a href="https://git.oit.cloud/morgan/kiconnect" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">git.oit.cloud/morgan/kiconnect</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
JimmyChezPants<p>Hey I'm gonna make a late New Years resolution</p><p>This year, I'm gonna figure out either <a href="https://growers.social/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a> and/or whatever else I need to sort out, so I can at the very least order PCBs from open hardware designs. Maybe design some simple stuff myself, I have a few devices I need to update around here that would be just fine if I could do them cheaper.</p><p>There are LOT of musical gadgets out there that from what I can tell I can get from a PCB place for ridiculously low prices, compared to a similar gadget in the shops, but I haven't done the several days/weeks/months of aggravation learning new software and concepts. It is painful.</p>
cliffle<p>So far I'm pleasantly surprised with the Kicad 9 updates. My system quietly updated in the background so I'm finding them by accident.</p><p>I'll collect my favorites into a thread here as I discover them. 1/</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a></p>
Kernel Bob<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techhub.social/@3dprinting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>3dprinting</span></a></span> I have a schematic. Next up: breadboard.</p><p>🧵 16/N</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/FilaBillyHumidor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FilaBillyHumidor</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/KiCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiCAD</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ESPHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESPHome</span></a></p>
Kernel Bob<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techhub.social/@3dprinting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>3dprinting</span></a></span> Now I need to wire up the rest of the electronics. MOSFET to switch the Peltier, 12V power to the Peltier and fan, 5V converter for the ESP32, GPIOs to the MOSFET's gate and the fan's PWM and tach signals, and an I2C connection to the external temperature/humidity sensor.</p><p>I should draw up a schematic in KiCAD just to keep track of all the connections. I haven't used KiCAD in years...</p><p>🧵 15/N</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/FilaBillyHumidor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FilaBillyHumidor</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/KiCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiCAD</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ESPHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESPHome</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Some Useful Notes On The 6805-EC10 Addressable RGB LED - LEDs are getting smaller and smaller, and the newest generations of indexable RGB ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/some-useful-notes-on-the-6805-ec10-addressable-rgb-led/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/03/12/some-u</span><span class="invisible">seful-notes-on-the-6805-ec10-addressable-rgb-led/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/addressableled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>addressableled</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ledhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ledhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rgbled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rgbled</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sk6805" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sk6805</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a></p>
Chris Petrilli<p>Not sure how i fixed it, and that's really annoying. But set them up so they are the way I like. Now if I could remember who I stole the idea from. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a></p>
Chris Petrilli<p>OK, for some reason it seems impossible to move the value field and reformat it and have that actually work. It invariable gets put back in some random auto location, even when "Allow autoplacement" isn't checked. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a></p>
Chris Petrilli<p>I'm starting to think that I need to make my own footprints and symbols in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a> for everything I use. Too many annoyances that are very personal preferences. Maybe just copy and paste the library ones and align them with my personal preferences?</p>
Andy Fletcher<p>Today I found out about the "replicate layout" plugin for Kicad.</p><p>I was looking at repeating a block 64 times and thought there must be a better way.</p><p>I'll have to spend some time seeing what other goodies are in the plugins section. I really wish I'd seen this in the past.</p><p>There is a great video showing how it works.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBfI2wwno5o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=DBfI2wwno5</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a></p>
RevK :verified_r:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@blinry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blinry</span></a></span> you can do the rails on your design if you want instead. I generally do that, and can give me extra options. E.g. this. Extra v-cuts to allow two different break-out sizes.</p><p>I have a few tools to process <a href="https://toot.me.uk/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a> files for a custom render that shows the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/jlcpcb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jlcpcb</span></a></span> assemble 2D code and added QR code.</p><p>Do ask if you want any tips.</p>
doragasu<p>About 10 years or more ago, I heard Javier Serrano (creator of CERN Open-Source Hardware License) they wanted <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/KiCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiCAD</span></a> to be for hardware developers, what GCC was for software developers. And I think they have achieved it!</p>
Kampfteppich<p>Ich nutze auf der Arbeit seit einiger Zeit <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kicad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kicad</span></a></span> da mein vorheriger Favorit immer abgedrehter und cloudorientierter wurde. Andere Softwareanbieter würden 4..5stellig kosten, sind aber auch überladen und weit über meinen Bedarf.</p><p>Anfrage an unsere Finanzabteilung, ob ich <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/KiCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiCAD</span></a> einen 3-stelligen Betrag zukommen lassen kann: *'Spenden sind nicht erlaubt!'*</p><p>Sparsamkeitsgebot?<br>Vielleicht sollte NRW mal nach Schleswig Holstein rüber gucken?<br><a href="https://social.cologne/tags/Foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Foss</span></a> <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
RevK :verified_r:<p>A <a href="https://toot.me.uk/tags/KiCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiCAD</span></a> render is pretty good, though the shadows are some times a tad off.</p><p>But some sites like Amazon and Tindie seem to dislike a render and want a "real" image.</p><p>I wonder if this would fool them 🙂</p>
EndlessMason<p>Having just received my first PCB in the post I firmly believe that the UI in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/KiCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiCAD</span></a> should, at all times, include a coke can and banana for scale.</p><p>You know so i don't sit in front of a 27 inch display thinking my PCB is going to A4 when it's a 2.5 by 4 key caps in size.</p>
Tinx<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FreeCAD</span></a></span> thanks for asking!<br>However, the new enclosure for my simple ATtiny85-powered CO2 indicator looks a bit scared. Be gentle!<br><a href="https://jit.social/tags/FreeCADFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCADFriday</span></a> <a href="https://jit.social/tags/FreeCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCAD</span></a> <a href="https://jit.social/tags/KiCad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiCad</span></a> <a href="https://jit.social/tags/3Dprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprint</span></a> <a href="https://jit.social/tags/gadget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gadget</span></a> <a href="https://jit.social/tags/gadgets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gadgets</span></a></p>
maketvee<p>This is my way of showing how awesome I think KiCad is. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kicad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kicad</span></a></span> <a href="https://leds.social/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a> <a href="https://leds.social/tags/LEDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LEDs</span></a></p>
Workshopshed<p>Today I learnt that you can export from <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/KiCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiCAD</span></a> as a STEP file and then import it into <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FreeCad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCad</span></a> to build an enclosure or in my case a spacer from it.</p>
Kurt Kremitzki<p>Me staffing the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCAD</span></a> + <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KiCad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiCad</span></a> booth at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSDEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSDEM</span></a> 🤠</p>
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