James @baldengineer@qoto.org

@todbot That's how you know you made it.

@arturo182 It is like that saying, "nothing is easier than gaining weight."

Regarding tasks/work, if only "finishing stuff were as easy as thinking of it."

.... and done.

No ERC reports mean the schematic is 100% perfect right?

oh... the error count changes depending on which sheet I run ERC on... hm.

Oh good. After annotating 8 of the 9 parts missing annotation, the error count went UP by 43. (I can't find the 9th one.)

I'm going to need much more tea.

Save this screenshot for the next time you think: "wow, this project is really out of control..."

I offer you this piece. I call it: "At least this isn't the state of *your* ERC."

Friday 1/27 Stream: Reworking the Apple IIgs Schematic in KiCad:
https://twitch.tv/baldengineer

@north If you watch Bugeja's video, one layer is a serpentine trace. That trace heats the entire board.

The circuit itself is a controller to get a proper reflow profile.

So you manually manage the power on the first one. After that, you have a controller for the following boards.

He's using SnBiAg solder paste, which melts at 138C.

ICMYI, Carl Bugeja created a PCB that reflow solders itself and then self-propagates, RepRap Style!

bald.ee/6fth5a

@blitzcitydiy Too far? Or not too far enough?

@trinsec In his demo, I think it was snake. But he says the dual-color 42 LEDs were to match a Connect 4 board ...

This clever PCB business card uses FR4 "fingers" to create a battery holder for the coin cell!

https://bald.ee/sv7nm6

ZSWatch is an open-source smartwatch based on Zephyr RTOS and powered by an u-blox SoM. bald.ee/u1gngn