@jeffgeerling.com this feels like something up your alley. Does KVM over IP (via VirtualHere), but the hardware can also be used for direct KVM via USB connection (similar to Openterface)
modularkvmip.com
Wayne Stambaugh's talk on the KiCad Project status at KiCon North America is now online at youtu.be/uUu6nX5VxcA
Want to join us at the next KiCon? kicon.kicad.org
I'll be speaking at @crowdsupply.bsky.social #Teardown2025 in just over a week!
I'll walk through how to automatically generate a #KiCad database library based on part data stored in Aligni #PLM software.
Slide deck PDF in the link below if you want to take a sneak peek:
cgnd.dev/posts/teardo...
I'll be giving a talk at #KiCon next week about setting up a basic PLM integration with KiCad. If you're attending the conference, come say hi!
A PCB hosting a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 board with a couple Simple Add-on (SAO) boards plugged in.
New @raspberrypi.com Pico #SAO Host boards just came in!
I made this breakout board so I could quickly play around with SAOs using the Pico, Pico W, Pico 2, Pico 2 W, etc.
If I made these available to buy, would anybody want one?
github.com/cgnd/rpi-pic...
“QSPICE Modeling and Simulation Tools for More Effective PCB Layout” Mike Engelhardt; Talk QSPICE® is SPICE-based, freely available circuit simulation software that includes tools for making JFET, MOSFET and diode models. This presentation describes and documents the interprocess communication of the different QSPICE processes so they can replace QSPICE schematics with KiCAD schematics to add simulation, marching waveforms, and cross probing to KiCAD. This will enable KiCAD users to integrate QSPICE elements that complement KiCAD capabilities to enhance their circuit simulation, model creation and layout experiences.
Oooh, interesting, this is the first I've heard about this QSPICE integration.
Really looking forward to @kicad.org #KiCon in a couple weeks!
When I was at Cisco we had a couple of these reply-all storms that went to like 34k+ people. There was an absolute gem of a human who would wait until people were absolutely bonkers out of their minds from thousands of people replying "TAKE ME OFF THIS LIST", and then reply-all his casserole recipe
Payment summary from JLCPCB showing a large increase in price due to duties & taxes.
Joined the tariff club today...
It looks like the "PCB Libraries" naming convention is actually what would have been in IPC-7351C (which was shelved in favor of the IPC-7352 standard which appears to have been pushed out with some odd naming choices)
There's some interesting history here:
www.pcblibraries.com/FORUM/topic3...
Anybody adopted the IPC-7352 land pattern naming convention for PCB footprints?
I usually like to stay consistent with IPC recommendations, but I'm really not in love with some of the naming conventions in the spec...
Trying to decide on whether to just use it as-is or go with something else.
I think the original post above got deleted, here it is again
bsky.app/profile/hack...
Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d say: just updated the firmware on my new bike’s derailleur…🫠
Just posted a new #ZephyrRTOS article on @hacksterio.bsky.social about the recently merged XIAO RA4M1 support
PEP 751 has been accepted! peps.python.org/pep-0751/
This means #Python now has a lock file standard that can act as an export target for tools that can create some sort of lock file. And for some tools the format can act as their primary lock file format as well instead of some proprietary format.
If you've wanted to try #ZephyrRTOS but weren't sure where to start, I wrote up a quick start tutorial that can help you get started on the $5 @raspberrypi.com Pico 2 board--no other hardware or debuggers required!
Another great microcontroller video from www.artfulbytes.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FTU...
This is seriously cool
Learn how to use the shell utility "direnv" to automatically activate #ZephyrRTOS build environments when working in West workspaces.
www.hackster.io/cdwilson/aut...
A simple flat illustration of a palm tree at sunset. The sunset is composed of banded solid colors in decreasing line widths, creating a gradient effect. The palm tree is silhouetted giving it a retro appearance. In front of the banded sunset is the word "KiCon25" and at the bottom in a teal green is the text "San Diego, May 28-30
KiCon North America 2025 is happening May 28-30
Come and join the conference on all things KiCad. Talk submissions currently being accepted.
For full details see the blog post on the KiCad website. www.kicad.org/blog/2025/02...
@danielmangum.com it seems like no matter where I browse the internets these days, THERE YOU ARE
PSA: your company can become a corporate sponsor of KiCad for less than the yearly maintenance for ONE SEAT of Altium 🤯
www.kicad.org/sponsors/spo...
KiCad Version 9.0.0 Release
The KiCad project is proud to announce the latest major version release. See the blog post on the KiCad website for more information about this release.
www.kicad.org/blog/2025/02...
So, now that v9 is out, you're going to want to learn how to use all the awesome new features, right?
Have we got a place for you! kicon.kicad.org
KiCon Returns to North America, May 28-30th, San Diego, CA. Pre-sale discount tickets are available now!
@kicad.org just a heads up, I think the website shows the wrong dates
Short follow-up to yesterday's post showing how to run Intel Quartus® Prime Lite Edition via Parallels on a Mac with Apple Silicon (ARM64)
2025 is the year of the Pick and Place Desktop! :-D
Well...maybe for me?
I enjoyed recording with @hawes.dev about the @opulo.io Lumen and all of the experiments and successes as they have built up the company and open source machine I hope to have some day.
theamphour.com/686-a-bencht...
I recently got a Terasic DE0-CV #fpga dev board super cheap on eBay, but how to run the Quartus tools on my Mac... 🤔
Remote Desktop to the rescue! 🛟
Anyone have an old SparkFun RED-V board collecting dust in a drawer?
I'd be happy to pay you for it (including shipping). Feel free to DM me.
