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merlin / alex glow<p>V excited about making more <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> designs (along with my usual videos) as <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/HacksterIO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HacksterIO</span></a> Pro Partner! More on the program: <a href="https://hackster.io/pro" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hackster.io/pro</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Obviously, future versions of the SAO will have more accurate colors; if it works out in time, this'll be a limited test run of 50. Wish us luck! 🤞✨</p>
merlin / alex glow<p>Goodnight! Trying to get my first <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/HacksterIO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HacksterIO</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SAO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SAO</span></a> shipped in time for DefCon, so I've spent the last few days learning Autodesk Fusion ECAD from scratch. 5am &amp; I've just realized it says R2 😅</p><p>(Fusion 360 was the first 3D CAD I learned, back in 2012 or so, and used during my AiR stint at Pier 9 in 2014! But using it for <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> design is new.)</p><p>As usual, this will work as an earring (thanks to the 45° through-hole headers), even if the circuit fails. :)</p>
LAYERED<p>First draft of a small project page for the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NeXT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeXT</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SoundBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBox</span></a> mini. I will successively create similar project pages for the other models (<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NeXTcube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeXTcube</span></a>, <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/MegaPixel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MegaPixel</span></a> Display).</p><p>In front of it a landing page listing this and upcoming project pages.</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Miniatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miniatures</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Replicas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Replicas</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3DPrint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrint</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCBDesign</span></a></p><p><a href="https://next.layered.work" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">next.layered.work</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
merlin / alex glow<p>My spontaneous "working on <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> and thought I'd share" livestreams now have a name: <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/HackOClock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackOClock</span></a>!</p><p>Last night, I was <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/prototyping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prototyping</span></a> an SAO (a <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> badge add-on) and testing mystery SMD <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/LEDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LEDs</span></a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtTEQ9HFo8Q&amp;list=PLwWiFinxwDlgopvERUVAeiclt7y7Sn2HH&amp;index=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=jtTEQ9HFo8</span><span class="invisible">Q&amp;list=PLwWiFinxwDlgopvERUVAeiclt7y7Sn2HH&amp;index=1</span></a></p><p>Excited to finish this design – should end up being a Pro Partner commission for <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/HacksterIO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HacksterIO</span></a>, and I'm sharpening up some skills as well. :D</p>
LAYERED<p>Current status: Reading tech specs of the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCM2706" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCM2706</span></a> for my <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NeXT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeXT</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SoundBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBox</span></a> mini <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a>.</p>
Tim 🎮<p>I think I've entered a new phase with my <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> design skills. Being able to sketch the layout in <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Rhino3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rhino3D</span></a> where I'm relatively skilled, then export as SVG and then just line up the handful of actual components just so in Fritzing has been great.</p><p>Today I've discovered the existence of "single line" or "single stroke" fonts - apparently used in engraving, but also useful for text on PCBs. The one I'm using here is "MecSoft" from the Rhino people themselves: <a href="https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/engravingfonts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/engravin</span><span class="invisible">gfonts</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2277249/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2277249/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> UAE officially locked as tournament venue; two India-Pakistan matches scheduled- The Week <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/2025AsiaCup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2025AsiaCup</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ACC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACC</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BCCI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCCI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/clash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/dhaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dhaka</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanClash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanClash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/t20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>t20</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Transparent PCBs Trigger 90s Nostalgia - What color do you like your microcontroller boards? Blue? Red? Maybe white or blac... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/transparent-pcbs-trigger-90s-nostalgia/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/25/transp</span><span class="invisible">arent-pcbs-trigger-90s-nostalgia/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flexibleprintedcircuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flexibleprintedcircuit</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flexiblecircuitboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flexiblecircuitboard</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/arduinohacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arduinohacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcbhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcbhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flexpcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flexpcb</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2273567/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2273567/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> India-Pakistan to be drawn in same group, tournament to be held abroad – Report <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AsiaCup2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaCup2025</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BCCI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCCI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/clash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanClash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanClash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaVsPakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaVsPakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanCricket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanCricket</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PahalgamTerrorAttack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PahalgamTerrorAttack</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2271925/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2271925/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> BCCI set to host tournament in UAE with India-Pakistan clash likely- The Week <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ACC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACC</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AsiaCup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaCup</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AsiaCup2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaCup2025</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BCCI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCCI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/clash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cricket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cricket</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanClash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanClash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaVsPakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaVsPakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
LAYERED<p>Today I got my batch of <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a>'s from <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/JLCPCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JLCPCB</span></a> for the front panel LEDs of my <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NeXTcube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeXTcube</span></a> mini.</p><p>Turns out: I mistakenly swapped the top and bottom layer. 🤪</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCBDesign</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RetroComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputer</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VintageComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputer</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NeXTComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeXTComputer</span></a></p>
Tod Kurt (todbot)<p>Frustrated with lack of a visual diff for KiCad PCBs in git, I made a simple shell script that does 90% of what I want. Here's a demo of it in action. Now I can "git diff" my PCBs! <br>The code: <a href="https://gist.github.com/todbot/aa644de99d9dacf0307267ea03fdbc64" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gist.github.com/todbot/aa644de</span><span class="invisible">99d9dacf0307267ea03fdbc64</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KiCad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KiCad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2264141/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2264141/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> India’s participation in doubt after deadlock with Pakistan regarding ACC’s AGM venue- The Week <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ACC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACC</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AsiaCup2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaCup2025</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AsianCricketCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AsianCricketCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BCCI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCCI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/clash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/dhaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dhaka</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanClash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanClash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
NaClKnight. Who? NaClKnight!<p>Im a Mechanical Engineer, not Electrical, but these are still hella cool</p><p>PCB reference books with pages made from actual USB-C powered PCBs </p><p><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/pcb-reference-books-with-pages-made-from-actual-usb-c-powered-pcbs-are-now-available-at-usd37-each" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/tech-industry</span><span class="invisible">/pcb-reference-books-with-pages-made-from-actual-usb-c-powered-pcbs-are-now-available-at-usd37-each</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ElectricalEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricalEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Book</span></a></p>
tjhowse<p>I'm working on the code and PCB for the ATTiny10 in my v2 forever blinker.</p><p>I have 1kB of flash, 32B of ram, and zero EEPROM. It's a fun optimisation challenge to see how long a message I can cram in to such a small amount of storage, along with the code required to display it.</p><p>I need to decide whether I need an external EEPROM before I order the PCBs. Hmmmm.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/WjmHiqDalkw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/WjmHiqDalkw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://howse.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://howse.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a> <a href="https://howse.social/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a></p>
Espen Andersen<p>Planning out the front panel and <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a> edge cuts for another <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> summer project, realizing how insanely good <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cad</span></a> tools <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@qcad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>qcad</span></a></span> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/qcad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qcad</span></a> pro and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FreeCAD</span></a></span> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/freecad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freecad</span></a> have become ❤️</p>
tjhowse<p>❤️ <a href="https://howse.social/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a> ❤️</p><p>After a good five minutes trying to work out why these traces weren't using the net width I finally noticed this helpful readout at the bottom that tells you the width of the trace and the rule that set that width. Very nice touch.</p><p><a href="https://howse.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a></p>
LAYERED<p>I think I found a clean solution to assemble the two LEDs at the front grill of my <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NeXTcube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeXTcube</span></a> mini. It's a tiny custom <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> holding the LEDs with two JST sockets, which will be wired up directly to the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/GPIO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPIO</span></a> ports.</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3DPrint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrint</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NextComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NextComputer</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Hackaday Links: July 13, 2025 - There’s interesting news out of Wyoming, where a coal mine was opened this week. B... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/13/hackaday-links-july-13-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/13/hackad</span><span class="invisible">ay-links-july-13-2025/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hackadaycolumns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackadaycolumns</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hackadaylinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackadaylinks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/factyorytour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>factyorytour</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hydrocarbons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydrocarbons</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/quick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quick</span></a>-turn <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rare</span></a>-earth <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/heathkit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heathkit</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/linesman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linesman</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/adapter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adapter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cubesat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cubesat</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/utility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>utility</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wyoming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wyoming</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/record" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>record</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/45rpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>45rpm</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinyl</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pole</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rees</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/stem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stem</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/kit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kit</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/lp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lp</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2242051/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2242051/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Pakistan Cricket Board under fire for illegal activities, financial irregularities <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/clash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanClash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanClash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MohsinNaqvi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MohsinNaqvi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PakistanCricket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PakistanCricket</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PakistanCricketBoard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PakistanCricketBoard</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>