PCB Design
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KiCad in a Browser Tab: India's ZiroEDA Ports KiCad 10 to TypeScript So You Can Design PCBs With Nothing Installed If you have ever wanted to fix a footprint on a college lab PC or a Chromebook where you cannot install anything, this one is for you. Akshay Rukade and the ZiroEDA project have ported KiCad 10's C++ source to TypeScript, so KiCad's schematic editor, PCB editor, interactive router, ERC and DRC run in a normal browser tab. It opens and saves native .kicad_pro projects directly, with no import… |
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Python Tool Turns Your Image Into a PCB Layout in KiCad With LEDs Placed to Help Make Your Own Display Maker's Fun Duck has published a video that pairs a hands-on teardown of a commercial custom LED display with the release of an open-source Python tool, the Custom LED Display Generator, that automates the design of similar displays from scratch.
The video opens with a physical dissection of a commercial unit, the kind used for glowing logo signs.… |
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Arduino Round Segment NeoPixel Clock Digital clocks are one of the most popular Arduino projects, and most of them use traditional seven-segment displays to show the time. While these displays are simple and reliable, they usually have the same familiar rectangular shape and monochrome appearance. When I decided to build a new digital clock for my room, I wanted to create something that worked like a seven-… |
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New Vishay Intertechnology Y1 Safety Capacitors Require Up to 40 % Less Board Space, Enable Product Miniaturization MALVERN, Pa. — Aug. 11, 2026 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new series of AC line rated ceramic disc safety capacitors with a Y1 rating of 300 VAC and 1500 VDC in a surface-mount casing. Designed for EMI / RFI suppression and filtering in industrial environments, the Vishay BCcomponents SMDY1…S series reduces board space requirements by… |
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Inside the ESP32-2424S012C Development Board: Exploring the Hardware Teardown This is the teardown tutorial of ESP32-2424S012C, an ESP32 C3-based development board with an integrated display. This device comes in very handy, as it has our favourite ESP32-C3 onboard, a 1.28” IPS Capacitive Touch Screen display with a 240×240 px resolution. The coolest thing about this is that it can be custom-programmed to our specifications using a wide range… |
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Future Electronics and SnapMagic Announce CAD Model Integration to Support Faster Design Cycles Montreal, Canada – Future Electronics, a leading global distributor of electronic components, and SnapMagic, a provider of CAD models and design enablement tools for electronic components, have announced the launch of integrated SnapMagic CAD models across the Future Electronics global online catalog. Engineers can now download verified symbols, footprints and 3D models directly from supported… |
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Wrist-Mounted Grappling Hook Project: Spider-Man Web-Shooter IRL? A YouTube channel named The Amazing PhD has presented an engineering project that showcases the development of a wrist-mounted grappling hook system, a compact mechanical device inspired by fictional gadgets but implemented using real-world engineering principles. In the video, the creator documents the complete design and development process, explaining how the system integrates a projectile… |
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KinoVision - Where Visual Sensing Meets Motion-Driven Control By Dev Bhavsar KinoVision is a wearable, gesture-controlled, vision-based smart home automation system that reimagines how users interact with their living spaces. Unlike traditional smart home systems that rely on mobile apps, voice commands, or physical remotes, KinoVision enables appliance control using natural hand gestures combined with visual context awareness. By simply looking… |
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Aigis: The AI Family Guardian & Smart Home Companion By Varun Sontakke An Edge-AI Ecosystem merging Robotics, Health, Security, and Home Automation via ESP-NOW. Aigis is not just another smart assistant, it is a distributed Edge-AI Ecosystem designed to bridge the gap between human interaction and smart home automation. While most current smart home devices act as isolated "islands"—where your doorbell doesn't talk to your health… |
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Wireless Stepper Motor Controller with ESP32 and TMC2240 The Internet of Things (IoT) has revolutionised how we control devices, enabling seamless remote monitoring and operation over a network. This tutorial presents an innovative solution for remote stepper motor control, allowing you to precisely adjust its position, monitor its performance, and receive real-time feedback directly from a simple web browser. For those… |
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How to build a Wearable Air Quality Monitor Pendant using STM32 & SGP40 Sensor Indoor and outdoor air pollution significantly impacts human health, causing respiratory issues and reducing life expectancy. Personal air quality monitoring has become essential for protecting ourselves from harmful airborne contaminants like volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter, and toxic gases. This DIY wearable air quality monitor pendant… |
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Mind Link: A DIY Brain-Computer Interface Built from Scratch Creator, AstroSam, built a functional prototype of a brain-computer interface (BCI), called Mind Link. It reads brain signals from a simulated 32-electrode array and sends them to a computer to visualize right away and possibly process later. The build combines custom PCBs, firmware, and magnetic connectors. The project is open-source and documented from scratch. The system consists of… |
