Posts by cmb@cathode.church
 (DIR) Post #B5t2CP6yM05EMdXLvs by cmb@cathode.church
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       i used sot-23-6 instead of sc-70 :blobcat_facepalm:
       
 (DIR) Post #B5t2CPIJfp9ovoqPc8 by cmb@cathode.church
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       good thing i used the SMT DFM tool first to check
       
 (DIR) Post #B5t2CPW8qQDTchJSAC by cmb@cathode.church
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       easy fix because now it's smaller. and revD1 can save some more space still then.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5t2CPfMI9aa5HcoWu by cmb@cathode.church
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       and you know what that means? that's right. i'll make the PCB smaller again. mwahahaha :3
       
 (DIR) Post #B5t70P5N7iv2a0sxY8 by cmb@cathode.church
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       wait... when putting a BGA part on the back of a board in kicad... it mirrors the footprint? what???
       
 (DIR) Post #B5t70PDWdPROzIhTG4 by cmb@cathode.church
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       like, that's exactly mirrored as to what it looks like on the front. that's not good. not good at all.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5t7vc8XGy0zYye4Qa by cmb@cathode.church
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       @azonenberg nevermind, the footprint was bad.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5t7vcLIVWDuCYcGJs by cmb@cathode.church
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       @azonenberg this is my second issue with that specific library footprint. weh.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5toSKBlDhAnWtQxc0 by cmb@cathode.church
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       of words. brain doing thing. goo night.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6Oks0O55QxHjIwbvk by cmb@cathode.church
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       got the PXI working today :3 i was so confused that the PCIe adapter card didn't show up at all before plugging in the cable, but turns out that version of the MXI-Express adapter i have just has a redriver on it and not the full PCIe switch.next step: replace that awful loud fan with a noctua.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6S0CMcGERhTFVce7E by cmb@cathode.church
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       "i hate power converters" i proclaim as i have three tabs of webench and ten tabs of datasheets open in the browser.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6S0CU3SZicGJtOxyy by cmb@cathode.church
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       "ok, so i'm gonna use a boost converter to feed that LLC which then has split rails on the output side" - words said by the utterly deranged
       
 (DIR) Post #B6S0CWFaPbVL855gA4 by cmb@cathode.church
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       if this power supply doesn't serve all my future projects analog bias supply needs i'm just gonna quit and go back to doing software.*looks at that particular dumpsterfire*or... maybe not.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6SKKCBKuNgcHu2ZF2 by cmb@cathode.church
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       @owiecc i need something off-the-shelf because i don't want to wind my own transformer and volume will be too low for custom.i'm mostly just thinking out loud here. output spec is +/-16V to feed an LDO to get clean +/-15V@150mA
       
 (DIR) Post #B6SKaueDLyMKpTWG5Q by cmb@cathode.church
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       @azonenberg @owiecc sure, if i knew how to design that ^^ and finding a core is also a challenge...
       
 (DIR) Post #B6aZrSwQfdjwOr4NtY by cmb@cathode.church
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       „raise fingers how many batteries you have at home“i mean, all the people in this hall combined don’t have enough fingers for the amount i have in the basement.should really do something with them… #ohs2026
       
 (DIR) Post #B6h0VTMCmnmCOONDvs by cmb@cathode.church
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       aight, aight. ima just gonnya flop meow, ya knyow?
       
 (DIR) Post #B6yOQoWYI0psmCRQRc by cmb@cathode.church
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       there are times when @kicad just doesn’t cut it as a pcb editor and i have to rely on commercial tools.like when i forget to add the parts to the schematic and pcb in the first place.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6zfHAj8avUFUOTlJI by cmb@cathode.church
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       i really should add mainland chinese holidays to my calendar so that i don’t get surprised so often when my pcb order is delayed again ^^
       
 (DIR) Post #B7gVjKxu2LOcKFhSzo by cmb@cathode.church
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       why did the psram price increase by 10%. and why is it unavailable. SHOW MY THE TINY DATACENTERS IT GOES INTO!i‘m going to stomp on your tiny datacenter. fuck your tiny llms.