As with most of my projects lately, I’m finding that I’m playing catch up with the documentation, so this is an old one. This project is a bit of a twofer, because it was the demo project for Stretch, my Kicad plugin. Did I say I have a backlog? Stretch was a pandemic project, initially… Read More: Jet »
From Wikipedia: Force-directed graph drawing algorithms are a class of algorithms for drawing graphs in an aesthetically-pleasing way. Their purpose is to position the nodes of a graph in two-dimensional or three-dimensional space so that all the edges are of more or less equal length and there are as few crossing edges as possible, by… Read More: Force-Directed Circuit Board Footprint Autoplacement »
I have access to a big box of Nokia phone batteries. This is a problem. It is very large. I do not have enough Nokia phones to use them all. There are three sizes: BP-6MT (1050mAh), BL-5J (1320mAh), and BP-4L (1500mAh). After some catalog-hunting (be vewwy vewwy quiet), I’ve found the connector they use, the… Read More: Sugar Glider Wifi Throwies »
I’ve been a really big fan of PCBModE for a long time. Designing beautiful PCBs is a seriously difficult skill, and a serious abuse of the PCB board houses. Saar Drimer of Boldport has done a great job, and anyone reading this should definitely check out his stuff. Where it falls down, though, is… Read More: Cosmetic Surgery on Altium Boards »