KiCad has a following on the element14 Community, so we figured it would be a good thing to roadtest. It's a little different than what we usually roadtest, so we have a few questions. KiCad is free, so we were wondering what the potential roadtesters would like to see in the roadtest kit. There was a suggestion for the roadtesters to design a Raspberry Pi HAT. But we could also use a Pi/Ardunio library or even someone's own design.
I have some polls below. I'd appreciate you voting. Thanks.
With the recent loss of Cadsoft / Autodesk Eagle I think we should start reviewing, roadtesting and assessing what's out there and KiCAD seems to be a good, obvious start.
I'm also sorting out the Eagle Libraries which will help support this (you can import to KiCAD, though I'm aware that there are other libraries / already some in KiCAD, still, figured I'd mention - some people are still using old versions of Eagle that have a freeware license). I'm certainly wanting to bolster our PCB conversations and support on the site.
Maybe a bit off the wall, but wouldnt a nice part of a road test include actually get a 5 pack of their fabs made for participants ?
I've thought about this, there're logistical hoops for that, especially discussions of "will they be populated maybe?" and what cost that'll involve. Definitely something I'd like to do, but depends on what's designed 
I'd be interested in seeing designs whether they were simple or complicated, or what a 'torture test' for an EDA would look like.
With the recent loss of Cadsoft / Autodesk Eagle I think we should start reviewing, roadtesting and assessing what's out there and KiCAD seems to be a good, obvious start.
I'm also sorting out the Eagle Libraries which will help support this (you can import to KiCAD, though I'm aware that there are other libraries / already some in KiCAD, still, figured I'd mention - some people are still using old versions of Eagle that have a freeware license). I'm certainly wanting to bolster our PCB conversations and support on the site.
Maybe a bit off the wall, but wouldnt a nice part of a road test include actually get a 5 pack of their fabs made for participants ?
I've thought about this, there're logistical hoops for that, especially discussions of "will they be populated maybe?" and what cost that'll involve. Definitely something I'd like to do, but depends on what's designed
I'd be interested in seeing designs whether they were simple or complicated, or what a 'torture test' for an EDA would look like.
KiCaD
kIcAd
... thanks
