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I'll follow the KiCad Library Conventions for my custom symbols in #KiCad. Makes up for an interesting read by te way! https://klc.kicad.org/

Anyone else on Ubuntu 24 having issues with #KiCAD 10.0.5 just "pausing"?

I quite often get "KiCad has stopped responding, force quit or wait?"

usually when switching between shcematic and PCB, or after running polygon pour?

Not bad for a first attempt. #KiCAD to 3D print (via #OpenSCAD).
#3dPrinting

Not bad for a first attempt. #KiCAD to 3D print (via #OpenSCAD).
#3dPrinting

Not bad for a first attempt. #KiCAD to 3D print (via #OpenSCAD).
#3dPrinting

Not bad for a first attempt. #KiCAD to 3D print (via #OpenSCAD).
#3dPrinting

Not bad for a first attempt. #KiCAD to 3D print (via #OpenSCAD).
#3dPrinting

And here is my published dissertation @umphy, about quantifying the natural CO2 exhaust at the Starzach site in Southwest Germany (my result: ~10t/d):

http://hdl.handle.net/10900/176213

I used a lot of #FOSS software and hardware for all of it and it was amazing. Honorable mentions: #gitAnnex, #dataLad, #KiCAD, #OpenSCAD, #PlatformIO, #Arduino, #TexLaTeX. I just wish I'd used #nix / #nixOS sooner.

licensed #OpenAccess under #CreativeCommons CC-BY-4.0

#PhDLife

#OpenChaos am 29. Januar: Elektronikentwicklung und Platinendesign.

Um 18 Uhr gibt LM einen Vortrag darüber wie Platinen gefertigt werden und wie man eine Platine designt die gut fertigbar ist.
Für alle besonders Interessierten, gibt es im Anschluss einen kleinen Crash-Kurs für die Open-Source Platinendesign Software #KiCad, bei dem wir einen USB-UART Adapter entwerfen. (Bitte Laptop mitbringen.)

Ab 18:00 Uhr in unseren Räumen in der Heliosstr. 6a, #Köln #Ehrenfeld.
https://koeln.ccc.de/updates/2026-01-25_OC_Platinen_design.xml

Connector-Free Zone: PCB Edge as USB-C Interfaces - Sometimes when you’re making a PCB that you plan on programming over USB, but you ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/connector-free-zone-pcb-edge-as-usb-c-interfaces/ #edgeconnector #pcbfootprint #pcbhacks #easyeda #kicad #usbc

Connector-Free Zone: PCB Edge as USB-C Interfaces https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/connector-free-zone-pcb-edge-as-usb-c-interfaces/ #edgeconnector #pcbfootprint #PCBHacks #easyeda #KiCAD #USBC

Things are starting to look like something: got all my parts roughly where they ought to go.
Happy with the looks of it. The idea is to eventually cover everything in conformal coating and keep all components exposed like this.
Detailed placement and routing is gonna take quite some time though, just like testing and writing software.

#KiCad #StockTicker #sovietVFD

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 😂)

Zen Flute is a Teensy Powered Mouth Theramin https://hackaday.com/2025/05/17/zen-flute-is-a-teensy-powered-mouth-theramin/ #HelmholtzResonator #MusicalHacks #Teensy4.1 #Theramin #KiCAD #midi #mpe

Zen Flute is a Teensy Powered Mouth Theramin - An intriguing mouth-played instrument emerged—and won—at the 2023 Guthman Musical ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/17/zen-flute-is-a-teensy-powered-mouth-theramin/ #helmholtzresonator #musicalhacks #teensy4.1 #theramin #kicad #midi #mpe

Proof of concept #KiCad addon: #Datasheet Application Notes.

You edit the form with the component values, it calculates the parameters from them and injects them in the schematics that is copied to the clipboard.

https://github.com/mmuman/kicad-application-notes

(oh, and it's using KiCad's new plugin API so requires 9.0 with API enabled)

#electronics #Python

I made a small voltage rail splitter using an #LM358 #OpAmp that I salvaged from an old motion detector.
I want to play around with #OpAmps and thought it would be nice to have a #circuit for creating a virtual ground reference with positive and negative voltages.
The boost converter is only for testing, I'll connect a 24V supply later.
Only thing I have to adjust is the inrush current.
I'll convert it to a soldered perfboard, too.
#electronics #diy #dualrail #powersupply #breadboard #KiCad

Und jetzt hab ich die #Schaltung in #KiCAD - Die Doku schiebe ich zu oft lange vor mir her.

About 10 or so years ago I created a PIC32 based Nixie Tube clock that consisted of a CPU board, ps/driver and IN-18 break out. Recently I converted from Eagle over to #Kicad 6 and now 7 and considering trying to move it to an ESP32 which is so much more flexible these days. It used to work once upon a time 😊 The code was in MikroeBasic as well... It used HV display drivers from a rear projection TV if I recall correctly.

(I also LOVE Nixie tubes ❤️)

#pcbs #NixieTubes