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| freerouting | KiBot | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 9 | |
| 1,090 | 505 | |
| 4.4% | 3.6% | |
| 9.3 | 9.7 | |
| 9 days ago | 8 days ago | |
| Java | Python | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
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freerouting
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Java 21 will introduce Unnamed Classes and Instance Main Methods
step 1: find a java project you want to compile. For the purpose of this post I'm using this one: https://github.com/freerouting/freerouting
- freerouting plugin Windows KiCAD v6?
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Wireless Corne with MX / Choc switches
I wanted a wireless crkbd, so I took petejohanson's ultralight corne mod and modded it even further — I added MX/Choc hot socket mounts. I used Freerouting app to wire the PCB automatically. It doesn't look pretty but DRC doesn't report any big issues.
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The tooling ecosystem that adds joy to KiCad
The best thing to happen to KiCad was skidl [1] paired with freerouting [2]. You can spin a board in so little time it's insane. In the future I will be looking to automate even the parts placement too.
P.S. If there is interest I will look to document my workflow.
[1] https://github.com/devbisme/skidl
[2] https://github.com/freerouting/freerouting
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Designing an 8-bit supercomputer
View on GitHub
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If you haven't heard the fans spin up on your M1 Pro/Max, you're missing out
Running the excellent newly-multithreaded Freerouting under arm64 OpenJDK JRE 17.0.1 makes my 14" M1 Pro produce a whooshing sound that's really quite pleasant.
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A new minor annoyance I hadn't noticed before
so far Autoroutering (specifically Freerouting) has never made any mistakes that weren't caused by me incorrectly connecting pins or placing components too close.
KiBot
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UPDATED -- Review Request - ESP32-based board monitoring 24VAC w/ I2C, 1wire
My CICD is done with KiBot - https://github.com/INTI-CMNB/KiBot and my pipeline templates are https://github.com/gcormier/kicad-jobs
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Kicad Vault - A Component Management System
Not exactly the same you suggested, but many of those points are already covered by KiBot. You might want to take a look at it: Kibot
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KiCad Project Makefile
One of the features that peaked my interest with the release of 7.0 was kicad-cli. I've wanted a built in tool for CI/CD for a while. I know there is Kibot but to be honest, I found the base configuration a little overwhelming and also struggled to get it running locally on a macOS setup - without tainting system Python.
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KiCad Version 7.0.0 Released
KiBot [0] is super handy for this, the documentation has an explicit section on CI/CD usage.
It's a bit clunky (not KiBots fault at all, it has to basically script drive the GUI to achieve some functionality which has now been added to the kicad cli) so hopefully going forward CI/CD with KiCad will be even easier!
0: https://github.com/INTI-CMNB/KiBot
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The tooling ecosystem that adds joy to KiCad
I'm using KiBot for this, see pcb_replace/sch_replace options here: https://github.com/INTI-CMNB/KiBot#supported-preflight-optio...
- KiBot release - now supports KiCad v6!
- Fritzing is an open-source electronic design too
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KiCad 6.0.0
I've been bitten by the DRC before, but KiBot[0] renders that moot. I have it running as a pre-commit hook, and it generates my Gerbers and everything. That way, all this stuff is automated and I can't make a mistake.
Check out my project's config:
https://gitlab.com/stavros/esp32-cnc/-/blob/master/project.k...
[0]: https://github.com/INTI-CMNB/KiBot#introduction
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Kicad Helper Workflow
This mainly uses the KiBot action (https://github.com/INTI-CMNB/KiBot)
What are some alternatives?
openrouteservice - 🌍 The open source route planner api with plenty of features.
kicad-test - A test of the KiCad GitHub Action
router - Router implementation for fasthttp
fritzing-app - Fritzing desktop application
MyKiCad - My KiCad boards. Can't be bothered uploading individually anymore, so here you go.
horizon - Horizon is a free EDA package
crkbd - Corne keyboard, a split keyboard with 3x6 column staggered keys and 3 thumb keys.
esp32-cnc
portmapper - A tool for managing port forwardings via UPnP
pcb-tools - Tools to work with PCB data (Gerber, Excellon, NC files) using Python.
cia - Citizen Intelligence Agency (OSINT) , monitoring key political figures and institutions, provides insights into financial performance, risk metrics, and political trends
kicad_auto - Docker image for KiCad automation scripts suitable for CI/CD