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Tim 🎮Presenting: the double-double and the long-double, two small PCBs intended to break out a two-by-something row of pins to either side of a breadboard. (They are also great for precise soldering practice - just ignore the fact I did one of them upside down.)There's probably better ways to solve this, but this is mine.I'm getting close to publishing my portfolio site and these will be on there as files you can download and send off to be made.<a href="https://digipres.club/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCB</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Fritzing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fritzing</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronics</a>

Hacker NewsKiCad and Wayland Support<a href="https://www.kicad.org/blog/2025/06/KiCad-and-Wayland-Support/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.kicad.org/blog/2025/06/KiCad-and-Wayland-Support/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KiCad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KiCad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wayland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wayland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Support</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxTools</a>

Ars Technica NewsEngineer creates first custom motherboard for 1990s PlayStation console <a href="https://arstechni.ca/NBSz" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechni.ca/NBSz</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/electronicsengineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronicsengineering</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/hardwarepreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hardwarepreservation</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Reverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reverse</a>-engineering <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vintagecomputing</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/hardwarehacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hardwarehacking</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/classicgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#classicgaming</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GamingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GamingHistory</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crowdfunding</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gameconsoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gameconsoles</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PlayStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlayStation</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PCBdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBdesign</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/retrotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrotech</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gaming</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sony</a>

LAYEREDSo, enough "Liquid Glass". I have really important things to do. Lets route something. 😃<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/wwdc25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wwdc25</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a>

LAYEREDMaybe <a href="https://studio8502.ca/@mos_8502" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mos_8502</a> has an idea how these guys are named exactly? I need it with 18P (2x9) and P=2.54mm<a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002212044956.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.15.20a46d06a3Bxma&algo_pvid=51d04731-a49f-4b27-9d7b-cbc888b7a8d7&algo_exp_id=51d04731-a49f-4b27-9d7b-cbc888b7a8d7-14&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%22158%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%7D&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%211.91%211.81%21%21%212.12%212.01%21%40211b815c17489046871191714ebc6b%2112000019287912720%21sea%21AT%214546530010%21X&curPageLogUid=sTOCaVimw1ey&utparam-url=scene%33Asearch%7Cquery_from3A" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002212044956.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.15.20a46d06a3Bxma&algo_pvid=51d04731-a49f-4b27-9d7b-cbc888b7a8d7&algo_exp_id=51d04731-a49f-4b27-9d7b-cbc888b7a8d7-14&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%22158%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%7D&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%211.91%211.81%21%21%212.12%212.01%21%40211b815c17489046871191714ebc6b%2112000019287912720%21sea%21AT%214546530010%21X&curPageLogUid=sTOCaVimw1ey&utparam-url=scene%33Asearch%7Cquery_from3A</a><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/LSCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LSCS</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronic</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a>

LAYEREDTo find parts on <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/LSCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LSCS</a> when you don't know there exact name is quite challenging... 🙄<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronic</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a>

ChristianThe postman brought me a few Pi Pico Stamps this morning. They’re little-er in person than I was expecting. (Can a PCB be cute?) <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcb</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pcbdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcbdesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EVconversion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EVconversion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/classiccars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#classiccars</a>

LAYEREDWhen designing a <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCB</a> and I need some "Goldfingers", how do I should design that? What to use in the schematic to get the correct footprint in the PCB?<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronic</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a>

LAYEREDWhat do think? Does it make sense to give the different net's in the schematic different colors for better visibility?<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronic</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a>

LAYEREDAm I missing something? The datasheet for the PCM2706PJT says "C5; 0.1uF ceramic capacitor". So, the schematic shows a wrong symbol, doesn't it? 🤔<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronic</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a>

LAYEREDThis was a fast one. Last night I designed a small 2 layer <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/GPIO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GPIO</a> stacking header board for the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RaspberryPi</a> that will be used in my <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NeXTcube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeXTcube</a> mini to provide a power and activity LED. It's in production at <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/JLCPCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JLCPCB</a> already.<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RetroComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputer</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VintageComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VintageComputer</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Miniatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Miniatures</a>

Paweł Góralski:atari:nokturnal<a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/pcbdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcbdesign</a> anyone knows from where I can get svg icons 'anti static susceptible' and 'do not throw into trash' markings? I've seen jpgs and others, but not in vector format. Maybe there is some sort of KiCad library with marking like this?

LAYEREDHowever, my new designed USB DAC pcb fits very well in my <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NeXT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeXT</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SoundBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoundBox</a> mini case.<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronic</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcb</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USB</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a>

LAYEREDHey <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronic</a> bubble. This is my very first <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcb</a> design for a <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USB</a> mono speaker. It contains a 2706 DAC and a PAM8302 mono amp.So, does this make any sense from the electrical pov?<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a>

LAYEREDTrying out <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/LibrePCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibrePCB</a> right now. And what should I say? At first glance, I like it better than <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/KiCad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KiCad</a>.<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a>

LAYEREDOkay, I've now realised that it's helpful to look at the specs of certain chips and their reference schematics firsthand. This stuff is usually extremely well documented and a lot can be deduced from it.<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronic</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCB</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a>

LAYEREDUpdated, a bit more structured version.BTW: I am grateful for every input and every tip!<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/KiCad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KiCad</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcb</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USB</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronic</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a>

LAYEREDAs I mentioned a few days before… I actually learning <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/KiCad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KiCad</a> (for the first time) to rebuild the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcb</a> of a cheap <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USB</a> speaker. And I have no idea if this all makes sense… 🙈<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronic</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCBDesign</a>

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