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Now have a fully standalone working #FujiNet prototype for #MSX! No cables running to another computer. Boots right up and goes into config. #3DPrinted #KiCad #Fusion360 #RaspberryPiPico #TRS80CoCo #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Electronics

This is amazing, I am so happy it works. It was my first 4-layer PCB I designed from scratch on #KiCad! #GEM #S2 #turbokit #replica

That took quite a lot of battling but I got the new #FujiNet proto board to come up on CoCo! I jumpered the pins for now to make it so all the GPIOs are in the lower 32bit window to make it easier to start from the PicoROM code.

#3DPrinted #KiCad #Fusion360 #MSX #RaspberryPiPico #TRS80CoCo #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Electronics

There's now a CoCo version of the case. I added some extra standoffs so the case can be used as a jig while soldering the two boards together. #3DPrinted #KiCad #Fusion360 #MSX #RaspberryPiPico #TRS80CoCo #FujiNet #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Electronics

#3DPrinted and assembled! #KiCad #Fusion360 #MSX #RaspberryPiPico #TRS80CoCo #FujiNet #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Electronics

Thanks to @NF6X now I've got the pads and silkscreens in #Fusion360 too! #KiCad #MSX #RaspberryPiPico #TRS80CoCo #FujiNet #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Electronics

This is pretty neat! I can export a PCB from #KiCad as .step and import it directly into #Fusion360 so I can design my #MSX case around it. Too bad it doesn't export the silkscreen layer though. #RaspberryPiPico #TRS80CoCo #FujiNet #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Electronics

It's alive! For a while there I thought my #RaspberryPiPico Core2350B wasn't working. Turns out that setting things up needs to be a lot more explicit than it was on the RP2040. #TRS80CoCo #MSX #FujiNet #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #KiCad #Electronics

Added the RP2350 and soldered on the MSX adapter. Now to make it work! #TRS80CoCo #MSX #FujiNet #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #KiCad #Electronics

Prototype boards have arrived! #TRS80CoCo #MSX #FujiNet #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #KiCad #Electronics

I've put the files up on github. Completely untested, I'm sure there's gobs of mistakes. However I *expect* that the boards will need to be modified and tried to make doing that as easy as possible.

If you build this your computer will explode, your refrigerator will start cooking everything in it, and your television will only tune in to infomercials. 🤪

https://github.com/FozzTexx/fujiversal-pcb-prototype

#TRS80CoCo #MSX #FujiNet #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #KiCad #Electronics

Was working on a new project and had to practice the USB port straight to the #PCB edge.cuts. Very fun project, Im waiting to get the print from
@PCBWay

(The screenshot is part on my learning process, thanks to this tutorial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FGNw28xBr0 )
#pcbway #kicad

🎥 Watch @cptbichez live NOW on Owncast: https://stream.ystrbag.xyz/ 🎥

#KICAD #FreeCAD #CADSoftware #ElectronicsDesign #owncast #livestream #stream #twitch

[Перевод] Ёлочная игрушка, на которой запустили Doom

Близятся Новый год и Рождество, а значит, ёлки и всё связанное с ними: гирлянды, украшения и, разумеется, игрушки. Праздник слишком уж весёлый, и я решил, что ему не хватает мрачной игры, поэтому напечатал маленькую ёлочную игрушку в виде модели IBM PC, засунул в неё самый маленький ЖК-дисплей, который смог найти, добавил туда процессор и логику, а также аккумулятор. Это устройство может висеть на ёлке и показывать демонстрационный режим Doom со звуком и музыкой. Но и это ещё не всё: если подключить ней любую BLE-клавиатуру или джойстик, то можно будет самому убивать миллиметровых зомби, какодемонов и импов.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/ruvds/articles/978176/

#esp32 #esp32c3 #3dпечать #kicad #ruvds_перевод

Getting closer! Now there's triggers and back/forward buttons as well. Now reworking the main PCB to use an external antenna, and to actually support a battery. (difficult to have a wireless device without a battery...)

#oshw #mouse #opensource #hardware #input #nrf52 #cadquery #kicad

Added the PCBs to the hardware design preview, and put in standoffs and mounting holes.

#oshw #opensource #hardware #input #cadquery #kicad #nrf52

⌨️ Klawiatury roku 2077

Jak będą wyglądały klawiatury przyszłości? Tomasz Ławicki opowie o ewolucji i ergonomii współczesnych układów, problemach codziennego pisania oraz jak samodzielnie projektować własne konstrukcje w #Ergogen i #KiCad. Dowiecie się też, jak tworzyć #firmware, który może całkowicie zmienić sposób korzystania z klawiatury.

📍 Hotel przy Młynie, Rybnik
📅 24–26 października 2025
🔗 Program i zapisy: https://jesien.org/2025/zapisy

#JesieńLinuksowa #Linux #OpenSource #Hardware

i'd like to think no major changes will happen but i expect things being very wrong! still testing components to make sure they work the way i think they do - including tiny #ch32v003 firmware mostly ripped off amazing #ch32fun (btw, #kicad 3d viewer is really awesome; frequently, i am in a loop switching between layout, schema and 3d views) #diy #electronics

time for another round with #kicad - it's fun! (please let me know if you have any tips or you see any issues; just in case you are wondering: yes, i use #ch32v003 as a voltage regulator 😂)

#kik #kicad #flachwitzfreitag

I have been having fun designing a 36-key #ErgonomicKeyboard PCB using open source tools like #Ergogen & #KiCad and a good dose of mathematics (graph theory) https://github.com/unspecworks/gamma-omega/pull/6

🚨 🕹️ @cptbichez is live on Owncast! 🕹️
Catch the stream here: https://stream.ystrbag.xyz/

#FreeCAD #KICAD #CADstreaming #ElectronicsDesign #owncast #livestream #twitch

Hackaday Links: November 24, 2024 https://hackaday.com/2024/11/24/hackaday-links-november-24-2024/ #HackadayColumns #perpetualmotion #WardChristensen #opticalsorting #Hackadaylinks #bulletinboard #hackadaylinks #machinevision #simulation #Smartring #timepiece #wearable #openems #XMODEM #Atmos #casio #clock #KiCAD #watch #bbs #emc

Hackaday Links: November 24, 2024 - We received belated word this week of the passage of Ward Christensen, who died un... - https://hackaday.com/2024/11/24/hackaday-links-november-24-2024/ #hackadaycolumns #perpetualmotion #wardchristensen #opticalsorting #hackadaylinks #bulletinboard #machinevision #simulation #smartring #timepiece #wearable #openems #xmodem #atmos #casio #clock #kicad #watch #bbs #emc

LHCbit: Revisão de Hardware e Documentação

Laboratório Hacker de Campinas, quinta-feira, 3 de outubro às 19:30 BRT

https://eventos.lhc.net.br/event/lhcbit-revisao-de-hardware-e-documentacao

LHCbit: Revisão de Hardware e Documentação

Laboratório Hacker de Campinas, quinta-feira, 3 de outubro às 19:30 BRT

https://eventos.lhc.net.br/event/lhcbit-revisao-de-hardware-e-documentacao

I escaped from NYC with @alifeeney to go high up in the Mountains of Colorado. That photo was taken atop the Continental Divide, 12,000 feet up.

When we are not hiking, I have had time to play with this Web Blink Backpack for transformers. Been wanting to play more with Kicad and ESP 32s. Really excited to get some PCBs made- its been years since I last did with EAGLE cad.

I just got some test parts today- I don't think the WAGO connectors I got are gonna work.

"Illicit Devices" because everyone seems to not like when I put 120VAC on the board next to the little 3volt DC power. I just want there to be one plug- and we are feeding AC into the transformer anyways so.... I did run all the line voltage wires on the back- planning on VHB taping the backpack to the transformer.

The Zettler Cheddar cheese block I ordered has 100- 240volt input... so this may work outside of the US.

#kicad #colorado #mountains #PCB #Blinker #esp32 #itselectric #web #wifi #neon #kicad #vacation

I escaped from NYC with @alifeeney to go high up in the Mountains of Colorado. That photo was taken atop the Continental Divide, 12,000 feet up.

When we are not hiking, I have had time to play with this Web Blink Backpack for transformers. Been wanting to play more with Kicad and ESP 32s. Really excited to get some PCBs made- its been years since I last did with EAGLE cad.

I just got some test parts today- I don't think the WAGO connectors I got are gonna work.

"Illicit Devices" because everyone seems to not like when I put 120VAC on the board next to the little 3volt DC power. I just want there to be one plug- and we are feeding AC into the transformer anyways so.... I did run all the line voltage wires on the back- planning on VHB taping the backpack to the transformer.

The Zettler Cheddar cheese block I ordered has 100- 240volt input... so this may work outside of the US.

#kicad #colorado #mountains #PCB #Blinker #esp32 #itselectric #web #wifi #neon #kicad #vacation

I escaped from NYC with @alifeeney to go high up in the Mountains of Colorado. That photo was taken atop the Continental Divide, 12,000 feet up.

When we are not hiking, I have had time to play with this Web Blink Backpack for transformers. Been wanting to play more with Kicad and ESP 32s. Really excited to get some PCBs made- its been years since I last did with EAGLE cad.

I just got some test parts today- I don't think the WAGO connectors I got are gonna work.

"Illicit Devices" because everyone seems to not like when I put 120VAC on the board next to the little 3volt DC power. I just want there to be one plug- and we are feeding AC into the transformer anyways so.... I did run all the line voltage wires on the back- planning on VHB taping the backpack to the transformer.

The Zettler Cheddar cheese block I ordered has 100- 240volt input... so this may work outside of the US.

#kicad #colorado #mountains #PCB #Blinker #esp32 #itselectric #web #wifi #neon #kicad #vacation

About to fire up #KiCad ... no better way to start #libremonday than some excellent #floss #opensource software for PCB design.

Hey #37c3-crowd or #ElectronicsDesign people... I got insipired at 37C3 and now I want to make a PCB which has some translucent parts (i.e. no green paint is applied on both sides).
What layer should I modify for this using #KiCad?

After failing to create a #symmetric #powersupply using an OpAmp and BJTs to split 24V by forming a virtual ground, I went the easy route. Two #BoostConverter set to 12V each are connected in series with the center being ground. This way I get symmetric +/-12V. Of course I don't rely on the #battery protection, but rather use a 900mA #PPTC #fuse per rail. Also a switch and some LEDs as indicator. Enough #JST sockets for my upcoming #synth projects.
#perfboard #diy #perfboard #KiCad

Chip Shortage Engineering: Misusing DIP Packages - After years of seeing people showing off and trading their badge Simple Add-Ons (S... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/chip-shortage-engineering-misusing-dip-packages/ #footprintcreation #attinyhacks #originalart #featured #interest #pcbhacks #attiny85 #dipchip #skills #parts #kicad #soic8 #soic #dip #sao

Earlier in the summer I thought it would be fun to design my own PCB at some point, and a few weeks later I decided to just give it a go. It's half circuit and half just a mounting board for things I need in specific places on my Raspberry pi rover, so the layout is a bit weird, but I think it could work! People who actually know what they're doing might disagree. #pcb #pcbdesign #kicad #electronics #raspberrypi #hobby #hobbyproject #hobbyprojects

Looking for a #KiCad format #schematic for the #Pine64 Pinenut-01S?

Or maybe looking for a KiCad schematic symbol for the #BL602 at its heart?

Look no further!

https://github.com/JeffAlyanak/Pinenut-01S-KiCad

Rearranged this a little, I think I'll start routing this now.

This is just a buck converter I've been kicking around for a while, it's mostly just for practice, but if it works it should let me charge a 12 V battery from a 24 V battery. Or the other way around.

#kicad #buckconverter