Chris Wilson

@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

YouTube video by KiCad KiCad Project Status - Wayne Stambaugh - KiCon North America 2025

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

Teardown 2025 Talk: Are we PLM yet? Teardown 2025 Talk: Are we PLM yet? A beginners introduction to product lifecycle management for KiCad.

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 – A file format to record Python dependencies for installation reproducibility | peps.python.org This PEP proposes a new file format for specifying dependencies to enable reproducible installation in a Python environment. The format is designed to be human-readable and machine-generated. Installe...

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!

YouTube video by Artful Bytes I Shrunk Blinky to 0 Bytes

Another great microcontroller video from www.artfulbytes.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FTU...

This is seriously cool

W55RP20: Pioneering High-Speed Networking for IoT Solutions The W55RP20 leads the way in high-speed, precision networking, ideal for sophisticated IoT systems. With its robust data handling and networking capabilities, this ioMCU chip is perfect for developers...

Saw this today:

RP2040 & WizNet W5500 integrated in a single IC

wiznet.io/products/pow...

Automatically activate Zephyr build environments with direnv Learn how to use the shell utility "direnv" to automatically activate Zephyr build environments when working in West workspaces. By Chris Wilson.

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

Meter: The Internet Utility A Deep Dive on Vertical Integration, Networking, and How to Win the Internet

Fascinating deep dive on a networking company you probably have never heard of: www.meter.com

How to run Intel Quartus® Prime Lite Edition via Parallels on a Mac with Apple Silicon (ARM64) Learn how to run Intel Quartus® Prime Lite Edition via Parallels on a Mac with Apple Silicon (ARM64).

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...

How to run Intel Quartus® Prime Lite Edition via Remote Desktop Learn how to run Intel Quartus® Prime Lite Edition via Remote Desktop

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.