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Would You Be Interested in Roadtesting KiCad EDA?

rscasny

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.


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  • An interesting idea. As someone who chooses ease of use and simplicity I have struggled to convince myself to switch from EasyEDA to KiCad. Maybe this is what I need to see what all the fuss is about and give it proper structured evaluation.

    As far as format goes, I would limit the size of the printed circuit board to say no bigger than a raspberry pi or compatible hat because when it comes to design the challenge is using the power of the EDA, and it's design rules checking system, to handle the concentration and routing of traces. No doubt there are other design tools included in the KiCad package that should also prove whether something like KiCad is worth it's street cred.

    Similarly you could also place a limit of whether it's a 2 layer board or a 4 layer board. Maybe the road-tester can explore going more complex as an option but if fabrication is required that's usually a higher cost.

    As an offer, I think paying for the fabrication of the PCB would be nice. I am sure you have contacts with various vendors who could do this for you.

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  • An interesting idea. As someone who chooses ease of use and simplicity I have struggled to convince myself to switch from EasyEDA to KiCad. Maybe this is what I need to see what all the fuss is about and give it proper structured evaluation.

    As far as format goes, I would limit the size of the printed circuit board to say no bigger than a raspberry pi or compatible hat because when it comes to design the challenge is using the power of the EDA, and it's design rules checking system, to handle the concentration and routing of traces. No doubt there are other design tools included in the KiCad package that should also prove whether something like KiCad is worth it's street cred.

    Similarly you could also place a limit of whether it's a 2 layer board or a 4 layer board. Maybe the road-tester can explore going more complex as an option but if fabrication is required that's usually a higher cost.

    As an offer, I think paying for the fabrication of the PCB would be nice. I am sure you have contacts with various vendors who could do this for you.

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