This workflow walkthrough is exactly what's missing from most hardware tutorials. The advice about treating the first board as inevitably wrong and designing for debuggability resonates hard - test points saved my life more times than I can count. The KiCad 3D viewer tip is gold; I've caught reversed footprints that woulda been brutal to discover after assembly. Also appreciate the honesty about domestic vs offshore PCB manufacturing; the economics are frustratng but you laid it out without sugarcoating.
thank you! breaking the inertia to lean a new CAD app, like KiCad wasn't friction free. And yes, I'd really love it if I could find a US fab that was willing to cater to startups and small projects..
Wow, the part about innovation and making your own mistakes realy resonated. Sounds like many of us are on our way to becoming desoldering experts!
This workflow walkthrough is exactly what's missing from most hardware tutorials. The advice about treating the first board as inevitably wrong and designing for debuggability resonates hard - test points saved my life more times than I can count. The KiCad 3D viewer tip is gold; I've caught reversed footprints that woulda been brutal to discover after assembly. Also appreciate the honesty about domestic vs offshore PCB manufacturing; the economics are frustratng but you laid it out without sugarcoating.
thank you! breaking the inertia to lean a new CAD app, like KiCad wasn't friction free. And yes, I'd really love it if I could find a US fab that was willing to cater to startups and small projects..
I thought this was cool, I need to look into them. https://concordesolder.com/blogs/news