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@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ NOTE: The latest stable KiCAD version as of this writing is 4.0.7 - it does NOT include necessary support for stitching vias. Install KiCAD nightly build to work with the Cryptech Alpha PCB. -The schematics are successfully converted. +The schematics are mostly converted. A few components do not connect with their +nets (e.g. C9 and C10 on sheet rev02_01), but maybe a manual overhaul will be +needed anyways at the end of conversion. A bigger issue is that no components +get footprints associated with them in the schema, so generating a new netlist +won't work at all. The footprints exists in some form in the PCB, so we only +need to figure out how to reference them properly in the schema. All the copper layers convert reasonably well. The challenges are mostly around filled polygons on the various layers. A python script (fix-pcb.py) |