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Pico le Croco
It's alive! For a while there I thought my #RaspberryPiPico Core2350B wasn't working. Turns out that setting things up needs to be a lot more explicit than it was on the RP2040. #TRS80CoCo #MSX #FujiNet #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #KiCad #Electronics
Chris PetrilliI really need #KiCad to let me do multiple PCBs from the same schematics. Both split a schematic into multiple PCBs, and to do multiple versions of the same schematic.
Espen AndersenRe-purposing an old harddrive as a high speed turntable for ringing #microscopy slides, by swapping the disk controller board with my own #pic #microcontroller based spindle motor driver.
After designing the #pcb in #KiCAD I did a quick #3dprint to verify that my custom board would fit as a drop in replacement for the original driver board.
Like a glove 
Added the RP2350 and soldered on the MSX adapter. Now to make it work! #TRS80CoCo #MSX #FujiNet #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #KiCad #Electronics
talpaNot saying I have been pressing arrow up + enter on that terminal with apt update for days now, BUT:
kicad/unstable 10.0.0+dfsg-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 9.0.8+dfsg-1]
slightly hesitant as when I tried the official #kicad appimage it was missing database library support (which is crucial for me) it also had a tendency to crash sway.
But huzza an official #debian package of kicad 10
cpresserDamjan just merged one of my most awaited features in #KiCad
There is now a UI to make simple 3D bodies for parts that don't have a 3D-Model yet.
It can work on the Body outline or the courtyard, supports multiple materials/rendering styles and automatically add THT pins.
https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/merge_requests/2542
This will not show up in KiCad10 because it changes the file format. In about a year with KiCad11 it will be available in a stable release.
Prototype boards have arrived! #TRS80CoCo #MSX #FujiNet #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #KiCad #Electronics
Bo Morgan
cnx-software.comOpen-source hardware DAB+ receiver combines ESP32 SoC with Skyworks SI4684 digital radio chip
Open-source hardware DAB+ receiver combines ESP32 SoC with Skyworks SI4684 digital radio chip
When I wrote about a DIY ESP32-S3 internet radio last week, "raspbeguy" commented he'd rather choose an ESP32-based DIY DAB+ receiver kit, such as the one offered by the PE5PVB project based on a Skyworth SI4684 receiver. I first heard about DAB (Digital Audio Broadcast) in 2003 when we considered adding it to a CD player. It's basically the digital equivalent of analog FM/AM radios, and I haven't heard much about it since DAB and the "new" DAB+ standard are mostly a European story (see coverage map below). PE5PVB's open-source hardware DAB receiver might still be worth a look. PE5PVB's SI4684 ESP32 DAB+ receiver features: Controller - ESP32 microcontroller with WiFi and Bluetooth (DoIT ESP32 devkit v1) Storage - MicroSD card slot Display - Color LCD screen with 320x240 resolution (SPI) Audio 2x RCA connectors for speakers 3.5mm headphone jack with amplifier DAB+ receiver - Skyworks SI4684 loaded with DAB+