Open Hardware: KiCad, 3-D Printing, Pi, and More
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Hackaday ☛ KiCad 9 Moves Up In The Pro League
Do you do PCB design for a living? Has KiCad been just a tiny bit insufficient for your lightning-fast board routing demands? We’ve just been graced with the KiCad 9 release (blog post, there’s a FOSDEM talk too), and it brings features of the rank you expect from a professional-level monthly-subscription PCB design suite.
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CNX Software ☛ ELEGOO Saturn 4 Ultra 16K Review – A resin 3D printer tested with CHITUBOX slicer and ChituManager software
ELEGOO sent us the Saturn 4 Ultra 16K Resin 3D printer for review. As its name implies, the 3D printer features a 10-inch LCD with a resolution of up to 16K (14112×7936 pixels) to print sharper and more detailed workpieces. The printer also offers WiFi and Ethernet connectivity, and an automatic print base detection and leveling system to increase accuracy and reduce errors while printing. We were also provided with the ELEGOO Mercury Plus 3.0 wash and cure station for the review.
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Hackaday ☛ Cyanotype Prints On A Resin 3D Printer
Not that it’s the kind of thing that pops into your head often, but if you ever do think of a cyanotype print, it probably doesn’t conjure up thoughts of modern technology. For good reason — the monochromatic technique was introduced in the 1840s, and was always something of a niche technology compared to more traditional photographic methods.
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Hackaday ☛ The Perfect Pi Pico Portable Computer
[Abe] wanted the perfect portable computer. He has a DevTerm, but it didn’t quite fit his needs. This is Hackaday after all, so he loaded up his favorite CAD software and started designing. The obvious choice here would be a Raspberry Pi. But [Abe] didn’t want to drop in a Linux computer — he was going for something a bit smaller.