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Breakout boards / Re: ATX Breakout suggestion
is the v2 documented somewhere ? I know that you used this project to learn using KiCAD for a while, but I didn't find anything else about the v2
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is the v2 documented somewhere ? I know that you used this project to learn using KiCAD for a while, but I didn't find anything else about the v2
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Tools of the trade / Re: 3D Gerber Viewer
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Tools of the trade / Re: 3D Gerber Viewer
Well, the gerbers was generated with gerbmerge (a python tool used to panelize boards), and the original gerbers was made using kicad
those gerbers was sent to seeedstudio some weeks ago and they all went fine except some bugs in silk screen, so you're probably right
look at your PM
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General discussion / Re: Insufficiently dangerous
I've gave it to a friend's son for his birthday
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Tools of the trade / Re: 3D Gerber Viewer
Here's the error I get when loading gerbers :
Windows 7 x64
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General discussion / Re: Insufficiently dangerous
Yeah, I know, there is already a lot of guys doing some dangerously cool prototypes in here, mines are really (really really) innocuous, hehehe
cheers
gege
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General discussion / Re: Seeedstudio and KiCad
Well, sorry for the big bad UP, but I've finally ordered my PCBs and I simply wish to share some info with you guys
First, indeed, KiCad gerbers are just OK for Seeed (according you're respecting all their design rules)
Second, Using gerbmerge to panelize several different boards is OK too, setting this tool is not so easy, but it is very good in his job !
Third, the KiCad's gerber option "substract mask from silk" (I dont know the english label exactly) seems incompatible with Gerbmerge !
Gerbmerge didn't support multiple drill files for one board (I.E. one for plated thru hole, other for simple holes), but I'm not sure, perhaps I've messed with his configuration
Voilà! Thats all :)
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Breakout boards / ATX Breakout suggestion
I'm using an ATX Breakout (without all this components, just the connector and the switch) to power a 3D printer (Prusa mendel).
My suggestion is to add a 2 pin header (or at least 2 pads) in parallel with the switch, to allow the board on the 3D printer to short them (I.E. with a transistor) and, in fact, turn on the PSU without the need to press the switch. This will make the 3D printer totally autonomous (from power up to power off, passing through the print itself)
This could be interesting for peoples who wish to automatically control the PSY
Right now, it can simply be done by soldering to wires directly to the switch, but its kinda hack :)
Cheers
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General discussion / Re: Seeedstudio and KiCad
[quote author="gege2b"]Another question I have : I wish to panelize some board, using gerbmerge (not at all userfriendly, but seems very powerfull), does anyone have some tips & trick ?[/quote]
There should be some useful information/scripts here:
viewtopic.php?t=4071&p=44018[/quote]
Yeah ! thank you !
Indeed, when I look my files in gerbv, the outline seems pretty weird (as in http://mayhewlabs.com/3dpcb )
I'll look about that patch
[quote author="bearmos"]
As for the other stuff, I'm not a KiCad user. brian wrote a KiCad tutorial a while back, the values under the gerber section seem reasonable to me. I haven't ordered PCB's from Seeed, but I imagine they can deal with pretty much any standard gerber file.[/quote]
I think so... I guess as long as a gerber viewer show me something correct, Seeed will deal with that without problem
[quote author="andersm"]I didn't have any problems with the one design I sent to Seeed. IIRC the only change from the default export settings was to disable vertical mirroring of drill hole coordinates (when you load the files into a viewer, the holes from the drill file should line up with the Gerber files).[/quote]
Eeeww ! I know ! this f**ing checkbox makes me lost some hairs, before doing some search on google
I dont mind why kicad keeps this checkbox set by default
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General discussion / Seeedstudio and KiCad
I've done some search in this forum with no luck
I'm a KiCad user (open source rulezzz etc...), and I wish to order some of my design using Seeedstudio fusion service (as I read not so bad feedback about them)
But... Here is my problem : are the gerbers made in KiCad OK for seeed ?
Well, my real question is : does anyone already sent some design made in kicad to Seeed, and have you encourtered any problem ?
Another question I have : I wish to panelize some board, using gerbmerge (not at all userfriendly, but seems very powerfull), does anyone have some tips & trick ?
So much questions... Sorry about that :)
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USB serial LCD backpack / Re: Nokia LCD Backpack
the regulator doesn't get hot to the touch, and the output isn't shorted as far as I tested
anyway, I'll take another look, more carefully, i've certainly missed something
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USB serial LCD backpack / Nokia LCD Backpack
I build my fresh new nokia LCD backpack some days earlier, and it doesn't work >_<
After some measurments, the 3.3v out of the linear regulator is about 0.6v ! (while the +5v from USB is good)
I've changed the regulator, same problem
I've checked if there were some bridges or other things like that, but nothing noticeable... Did you have an idea from where I should look ?
regards
gege