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IT News<p>Transparent PCBs Trigger 90s Nostalgia - What color do you like your microcontroller boards? Blue? Red? Maybe white or blac... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/transparent-pcbs-trigger-90s-nostalgia/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/25/transp</span><span class="invisible">arent-pcbs-trigger-90s-nostalgia/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flexibleprintedcircuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flexibleprintedcircuit</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flexiblecircuitboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flexiblecircuitboard</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/arduinohacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arduinohacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcbhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcbhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flexpcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flexpcb</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a></p>
LAYERED<p>Today I got my batch of <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a>'s from <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/JLCPCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JLCPCB</span></a> for the front panel LEDs of my <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NeXTcube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeXTcube</span></a> mini.</p><p>Turns out: I mistakenly swapped the top and bottom layer. 🤪</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCBDesign</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RetroComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputer</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VintageComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputer</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NeXTComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeXTComputer</span></a></p>
James Logan<p>Wondering what goes on inside a lever-wire connector? Here ya go!</p><p>This is a KF141V compact 0.1" vertical connector. So far, seems like a great alternative to screw terminals.</p><p>It's quite difficult to actuate the lever, which is great. It is spring-loaded, so it returns to closed position nominally - no multi-stable mechanism. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a></p>
Tod Kurt (todbot)<p>Frustrated with lack of a visual diff for KiCad PCBs in git, I made a simple shell script that does 90% of what I want. Here's a demo of it in action. Now I can "git diff" my PCBs! <br>The code: <a href="https://gist.github.com/todbot/aa644de99d9dacf0307267ea03fdbc64" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gist.github.com/todbot/aa644de</span><span class="invisible">99d9dacf0307267ea03fdbc64</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KiCad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KiCad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a></p>
Conflicts<p>India’s participation in doubt after deadlock with Pakistan regarding ACC’s AGM venue- The Week</p><p>A day after the India-Pakistan game in the World Championship of Legends tournament got cancelled due to political…<br><a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ACC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACC</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/asiacup2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asiacup2025</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/asiancricketcouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asiancricketcouncil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BCCI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCCI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/clash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/dhaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dhaka</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanClash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanClash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanconflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanconflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanwar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a><br><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2264141/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2264141/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
News Beep<p>Pakistan’s merry-go-round with coaches continues: PCB keen to release Azhar Mahmood</p><p>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is eager to release former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood from their coaching staff, but…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AzharMahmood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AzharMahmood</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/LV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LV</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/MikeHesson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MikeHesson</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/PakistanCricketBoard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PakistanCricketBoard</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/7183/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/7183/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
NaClKnight is still Black AF<p>Im a Mechanical Engineer, not Electrical, but these are still hella cool</p><p>PCB reference books with pages made from actual USB-C powered PCBs </p><p><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/pcb-reference-books-with-pages-made-from-actual-usb-c-powered-pcbs-are-now-available-at-usd37-each" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/tech-industry</span><span class="invisible">/pcb-reference-books-with-pages-made-from-actual-usb-c-powered-pcbs-are-now-available-at-usd37-each</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ElectricalEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricalEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Book</span></a></p>
tjhowse<p>I'm working on the code and PCB for the ATTiny10 in my v2 forever blinker.</p><p>I have 1kB of flash, 32B of ram, and zero EEPROM. It's a fun optimisation challenge to see how long a message I can cram in to such a small amount of storage, along with the code required to display it.</p><p>I need to decide whether I need an external EEPROM before I order the PCBs. Hmmmm.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/WjmHiqDalkw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/WjmHiqDalkw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://howse.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://howse.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a> <a href="https://howse.social/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a></p>
tjhowse<p>❤️ <a href="https://howse.social/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a> ❤️</p><p>After a good five minutes trying to work out why these traces weren't using the net width I finally noticed this helpful readout at the bottom that tells you the width of the trace and the rule that set that width. Very nice touch.</p><p><a href="https://howse.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a></p>
Deutschland<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/de/270849/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/de/270849/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> KiCon Europe 2025: KiCAD-Konferenz in Bochum <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AktuelleNachrichten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AktuelleNachrichten</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AktuelleNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AktuelleNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ECADSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ECADSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europa</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europ%C3%A4ischeUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropäischeUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/kiCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kiCon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Konferenz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Konferenz</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Leiterplatten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leiterplatten</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/L%C3%B6ten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Löten</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/L%C3%B6ttechnik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Löttechnik</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maker</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nachrichten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nachrichten</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Schlagzeilen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schlagzeilen</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Veranstaltung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Veranstaltung</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wissenschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wissenschaft</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Hackaday Links: July 13, 2025 - There’s interesting news out of Wyoming, where a coal mine was opened this week. B... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/13/hackaday-links-july-13-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/13/hackad</span><span class="invisible">ay-links-july-13-2025/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hackadaycolumns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackadaycolumns</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hackadaylinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackadaylinks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/factyorytour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>factyorytour</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hydrocarbons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydrocarbons</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/quick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quick</span></a>-turn <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rare</span></a>-earth <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/heathkit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heathkit</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/linesman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linesman</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/adapter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adapter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cubesat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cubesat</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/utility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>utility</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wyoming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wyoming</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/record" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>record</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/45rpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>45rpm</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinyl</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pole</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rees</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/stem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stem</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/kit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kit</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/lp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lp</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/262406/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/262406/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Pakistan Cricket Board under fire for illegal activities, financial irregularities <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cricket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cricket</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MohsinNaqvi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MohsinNaqvi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PakistanCricket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PakistanCricket</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PakistanCricketBoard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PakistanCricketBoard</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Conflicts<p>Pakistan Cricket Board under fire for illegal activities, financial irregularities</p><p>The Auditor General of Pakistan has exposed a number of financial irregularities running into millions of rupees, illegal…<br><a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/clash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanClash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanClash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanconflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanconflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanwar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/mohsinnaqvi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mohsinnaqvi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Pakistancricket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pakistancricket</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PakistanCricketBoard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PakistanCricketBoard</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a><br><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2242051/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2242051/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
LAYERED<p>My first 4 layer <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a>. It's an <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audio</span></a> device with a <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCM2706" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCM2706</span></a> and a mono <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/amplifier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amplifier</span></a> for my <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NeXT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeXT</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SoundBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBox</span></a> mini. It is not finished yet. There are more circuit testing to do.</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronic</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCBDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCBDesign</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
dorotaC<p>So I visited someone who used to work at a hospital in the '90s and I got this hand-made <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a> .</p><p>The writing is<br>Coronametrics Front End/Ultrasound<br>the other side has 02/83 , could be a year.</p><p>No solder mask, traces at weird angles, no clear grid, rusty screw.</p><p>What computer would it slot into?</p><p>There's more in the basement it came from if anyone's interested :P I even saw one with a bunch of DIP ICs.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a></p>
tjhowse<p>My PCBs arrived! I ordered 20 and I got 33? Weird. It's like they had some spare space on a panel and just scattered a few around at random?</p><p>These are breakout boards for the little ESP32-containing modules I use for various projects. I got tired of mounting them on veroboard. You can buy very similar breakout boards from the manufacturer, but these are simpler and cheaper.</p><p><a href="https://howse.social/tags/pcbway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcbway</span></a> <a href="https://howse.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a> <a href="https://howse.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://howse.social/tags/m5stack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>m5stack</span></a> <a href="https://howse.social/tags/m5atom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>m5atom</span></a> <a href="https://howse.social/tags/esp32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>esp32</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Does Made-in-America Make Sense for PCB Prototyping? - These are tough times for American hackers, and rife with uncertainty. Trade wars ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/does-made-in-america-make-sense-for-pcb-prototyping/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/06/does-m</span><span class="invisible">ade-in-america-make-sense-for-pcb-prototyping/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/prototypeboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prototypeboard</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/costeffective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>costeffective</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcbhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcbhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/oshpark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oshpark</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a></p>
Piotr Esden-Tempski<p>SQUEEEEEZE number 2. I ended up upgrading the PCB design rules to allow for smaller plugged via and using the 0.1mm trace/space rules. The latter is the default offered by JLCPCB these days which blows my mind! The via in pad stuff does not add very much to the overall PCB price when made in quantity anyways. And I can now kick the can of dealing with 0201 down the road a bit longer. (I mainly dread tuning the stencil apertures, the rest is not really an issue.) <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a></p>
IT News<p>SMD Capacitor Doubles as Cheap SD Card Latch - Here’s a clever hack. Simple, elegant, and eminently cost-effective: using an SMD ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/04/smd-capacitor-doubles-as-cheap-sd-card-latch/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/04/smd-ca</span><span class="invisible">pacitor-doubles-as-cheap-sd-card-latch/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mechanicalsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanicalsupport</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/smdcapacitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smdcapacitor</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flashmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flashmedia</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcbhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcbhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/clip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clip</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a></p>
James P Brosnahan<p>A real-time ISS tracker <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pcbway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcbway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/youtubeshorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youtubeshorts</span></a> <br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/zAo27zIobps?si=gJswFCu4l5BFB5RI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/zAo27zIobps</span><span class="invisible">?si=gJswFCu4l5BFB5RI</span></a></p>