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I did a pcie gen4 board two years ago which was cool, but relatively simple

I don’t really want to leave my job but I keep getting assigned less interesting boards to make (like a front panel board). The first real board I made here was the most advanced one I did, (18L, blind/buried vias) since then, like 4 years ago, it’s been not career-advancing stuff

ADDED: Ability to create flat-type schematics (ac8914e4) · Commits · KiCad / KiCad Source Code / kicad · GitLab Allows multiple, top-level schematic sheets. Records of the sheets are stored in the project file. All top-level sheets live under a virtual root sheet in the hierarchy. This virtual root...

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FINALLY

MATLAB 2025 now has copilot too (luckily can be disabled). First launch initial reaction was wtf

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

✅ Summary:
• The pins are 5V tolerant

Way more sci-fi than fantasy, but project Hail Mary and bobiverse come to mind

Murderbot is great!

At a glance the Uno Q looks like a RPI competitor (in capabilities and price).

Of course the vitis log is completely useless and doesn’t show any errors

Using an ancient petalinux version on the microzed, issues with tcf agent in vitis. Struggle through a new petalinux build annnndddd…. Vitis uploads the executable to the microzed but still throws an error 😡

I have the opposite experience

1080P monitor to high refresh rate 4k, night and day difference

Not fun assembling this RF card!

Getting some hot air pencil practice in…

Touched grass today in Dolly Sods

No magic smoke! Carrier board went together smoothly. Now need to figure out why the bank power isn’t turning on intermittently (which is enabled by SOM board)… and give it another clean lol

New tips for the metcal. Super impressed with this iron, the fine tip eats up 6L ground planes for breakfast.

Last board arrived, and the prototype layout

Happy with my metcal and hakko hot air station marketplace finds. Got some new soldering tips on the way

born to pcb
impedance is a fuck
route em all 1989
I am schematic man
410,757,864,530 design rule violations

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One more to go!

10 MHz - 6 GHz RF front end board

Local oscillators and FPGA clock board

Base board where four RF boards, one clock board, and one FPGA SOM plug into. Provides power and IO between PCBs.

Castellated baseband filter board, so it can be revised without respinning the entire RF board.

Now we wait for fabs to arrive 🤓

Starting the reflow oven build

Receipt of an Aisler PCB fabricator order, including a small donation for Kicad EDA software

I like that you can donate to @kicad.org via @aisler.net checkout. Pretty convenient way to contribute a little bit!

Just need to order this stupid thing already

Finally have the bench set up, with a new ESD mat, lab chair, and lighting.

Toaster oven and reflow kit arrived!