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It seems the High Density parts of the system are on a separate off the shelf SoM (System on Module) that was presumably not designed in KiCAD. It'll be inform
by nrp 8y ago
It seems the High Density parts of the system are on a separate off the shelf SoM (System on Module) that was presumably not designed in KiCAD. It'll be informative to see if they can continue to use KiCAD when they do the final integrated version of Librem that will presumably have the SoC on the mainboard. I'd very much like to use KiCAD for projects like that in the future, so hoping they can prove it viable.
- AWildC182 8y agoKiCAD and Blender (to name a few) consistently give me so much hope for the future of open source. The world is moving towards an information based economy so having free(dom) applications that allow you to design and shape the world around you without any access to capital is effectively "seizing the means of production" in the best way possible. Everyone should have the power to learn and build whatever they want with enough time and effort. $1000+ CAD packages are not the way forward...
- newnewpdro 8y agoI'd like to add SolveSpace to the hope-inspiring list, it's excellent for quickly slapping together and iterating engineering designs. Even with it's quirks...
- TaylorAlexander 8y agoI’ve played with SolveSpace. I would love to see it grow. Is the dev on Patreon?
- TaylorAlexander 8y agoAgreed! http://tlalexander.com/wealth http://tlalexander.com/wealth http://tlalexander.com/machine http://tlalexander.com/machine
- dbrgn 8y agoShameless plug: Also check out https://librepcb.org/ https://librepcb.org/ :)
- fest 8y agoOlimex are migrating to KiCad for their latest designs. Those are of comparable complexity to the SOM they are using.
- mng2 8y agoThat SoM is well within KiCAD's capabilities. Layout is not the issue. The fraught part is designing the DDR4 interface -- a pro shop will pay out the nose for a signal integrity tool like Hyperlynx to do simulations. While in theory you could write your own sim tool, or somehow respin your way to working boards, I think either approach would be a challenge.