#pcbdesign — Public Fediverse posts

🔧⚡ We had a fantastic turnout for PCB Design from Scratch at TOG last Friday.

22 people joined us for an evening exploring the PCB design process using KiCad, from creating the initial schematic through to preparing a board for manufacture.

A huge thank you to Roman Khvatov for giving the talk, sharing his experience and answering lots of questions throughout the evening.
Thanks to everyone who came along , it was great to see so much interest in electronics and PCB design!
#KiCad #PCBDesign

Some new PCBs arrived today, once I put one or two together I might make a bigger post about them.

#electronics #kicad #pcbdesign #pcb

Commodore HDMI Converter Brings 720p Output to Classic Systems
#Commodore64 #Commodore128 #VIC20 #Commodore #HDMI #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #PCBDesign
https://theoasisbbs.com/commodore-hdmi-converter-brings-720p-output-to-classic-systems/?fsp_sid=10493

🤯🎶 Congrats on over-engineering a solution to a problem nobody realized they had! You could've just bought a picture frame, but hey, now you're a PCB design, 3D printing, and C expert just to make #Spotify look like a 70s disco relic! 💾📀
https://pentaton.app/blog/2026-07-12-introducing-pentaton-lp/ #overengineering #PCBdesign #3Dprinting #retrotech #70sdisco #HackerNews #ngated

I learned PCB design, 3D printing and C just to listen to music

https://pentaton.app/blog/2026-07-12-introducing-pentaton-lp/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49022355

#HackerNews #PCBdesign #3Dprinting #programming #musictechnology #DIYprojects

@fullywoolly #retrocomputing #pcbdesign #kicad #vintageapple Okay, so by some twist of fate, just before I was going to put the final touches on my Rom Simm, I found that a PCB, same idea, from the same source (Doug Browns 2MB dip version schematic), has already been done, in 2018 by a Francis Cap. Aaaargh! (1/3)

Designing and assembling my first PCB

https://vilkeliskis.com/b/2026/0711.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48885728

#HackerNews #PCBdesign #electronics #DIYprojects #makercommunity #circuitry

KiCad in the Browser

https://demo.pcbjam.com/

#HackerNews #KiCad #PCBDesign #BrowserBased #Electronics #OpenSource

"no more trustworthy than any other [PCB] autorouter, but at least it’s fast"

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/01/gpu-accelerated-autorouter-handles-monstrous-pcb-designs/

#PCB #PCBdesign #electronics

However, that’s not how things work in this world.
Autodesk doesn’t give a shit about their users.
Also, companies don’t give a fuck about their employees.
#pcbdesign

I spent a long time thinking about which software to use for PCB design.
Going down the route of free software means I might end up spending hours looking for workarounds for features that haven’t been fully developed yet.
Or I could go with the industry standard, assuming they offer a free version to start with until I reach the scale of a small personal business.
I was so naive…
#pcbdesign

Clay PCB Tutorial

https://feministhackerspaces.cargo.site/Clay-PCB-Tutorial

#HackerNews #ClayPCB #Tutorial #DIY #Electronics #MakerCommunity #PCBDesign #TechTutorials

First foray into OpenOCD has not gone well. 😅 I seem to be able to communicate with the SAMD21, but I can't flash the bootloader. First issue seems to be "no flash bank found for address 0x00040000". Now I just have to figure out what the f✖✖k that means.

#diy #maker #openocd #pcb #pcbdesign

Vampire Module Schematics Updated on GitHub With Four New Hardware Revisions
#Amiga #Vampire #ApolloComputer #RetroComputing #AmigaHardware #GitHub #CommodoreAmiga #PCBDesign
https://theoasisbbs.com/vampire-module-schematics-updated-on-github-with-four-new-hardware-revisions/?fsp_sid=4760

Ach ich freu mich so 😍. Unsere SampleCards sind endlich hier ❤️😘🥳. Für #pcbdesign perfekt geeignet mit allen Farben und Formen von #jlcpcb (andere Hersteller folgen noch). #lötenVerbindet #pcb #kicad #lotenistliebe

https://shop.blinkyparts.com/de/SampleCard-PCB-Musterkarten-Set/blink23203

Finally found some time to bring my #NeoPixel Heart PCBs into a usable state and add some documentation. The #sourcecode is hosted on @Codeberg at https://codeberg.org/rommudoh/NoisyMcHeart and works for both variants (big and small).
I think I'll publish the #KiCad files soon, too.
Thanks to #platformio I can use the same code for both hardware variants.
#led #rgbled #ws2812b #diyelectronics #pcbdesign #codeberg #programming

Very interesting section about 1970s PCB design on this video; drawn by hand, yes, but the use of pre-printed transfer symbols and *VELLUM GRAPH PAPER!* :O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YfN3LBaGkE&t=543s

#pcb #pcbdesign #retrocomputing

Deep dive! PCB Review part 3 from Redero Tech breaks down layout, signal integrity tips, and design fixes—perfect for makers and pros. Clear, practical, and full of actionable takeaways to improve your boards. Tune in and level up your hardware skills! #PCB #PCBDesign #Electronics #Hardware #Engineering #Tech #DIY #English
https://video.mugoreve.fr/videos/watch/19b8d372-7e18-4234-9c1a-ab82f1cbe4dd

I’m working on the most unhinged board I’ve ever made. The squiggles are functional traces that pass DRC. Major shout-outs to @LaserMistress for giving me the itch to pick this project back up, @chipperdoodles for showing us all what’s possible with hand-drawn traces, and @ArchiteuthisFlux for diving into polygons and net connections with me, and of course, for always egging on my 10-year-old sense of humor. #kicad #pcbdesign #futerus

And the biggest shout-out: It is absolutely WILD that this is possible with @kicad and I hope everyone who works on it knows that their hard work has culminated in crazy shit like this. The fact that I just dropped a group of those spaghetti polygons over the design and they auto-connected and assigned nets based on the pads they were touching was 👩‍🍳💋. The fact that the DRC even runs on this is nothing short of a miracle. #kicad #pcbdesign #futerus

The boards for the keytar are finally here. This may be the one I'm most excited about. 576 blinky LEDs that will serve as the main display for the faders, buttons, and XY pad.

#diy #maker #pcbdesign #midi #keytar #synth

I have a project in mind that needs as short of a 7 pin big DIN male connector as I can get, ideally attachable to a PCB flush at its base. Ripping one out of a typical DIN cable is way too deep the way the usual in-cable housings work. This pictured part from a supplier on Alibaba is the closest I've found.

Does anyone have any insights on sourcing some in the US for prototyping? More precise terminology to describe the form factor or a better PCB mountable version?

#electronics #pcbdesign

When designing Bluetooth PCBs (e.g., JieLi AC695N/AC696N), pay attention to DC-DC layout:
• Prioritize short, wide ground paths – avoid long thin traces.
• Place decoupling caps near chip pins.
• Keep DCDC away from antenna, near battery.
• Inductor close to SW pin, no vias, no components underneath (especially MIC).
• FB sampling after output cap; divider resistors near FB pin.

#PCBDesign #HardwareEngineering #Bluetooth #EMC #IoT

https://lnkd.in/gsPgUKDt

PCB Tracer

https://pcbtracer.com

#HackerNews #PCB #Tracer #PCBDesign #Electronics #MakerCommunity #TechInnovation

So I wonder if some considerable amount of the 1/3rd of my shipping cost made up of tariffs on a set of PCBs I’m having made at JLCPCB will be refunded before they are shipped. Might pose the question to their customer support…

#tariffs #pcbdesign