Swinging to comma.ai's podium
Rocky got third place on comma.ai's PCB Golf contest, whose purpose was to get the smallest board possible given a set of components and a scoring algorithm. The only autonomous solution on the podium.
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Articles on PCB design, electronics and building hardware from plain English.
How do I design my first electronic circuit board? (PCB)
Beginner electronics and PCB design made simple: describe your first circuit board in plain English and siliXon picks the parts, places, routes and checks it. siliXon provides the easiest way to design circuits for anyone regardless of experience.
Rocky v1.5 is live
Today we're shipping Rocky v1.5, and it's the biggest jump in quality we've released so far. It's more accurate, far more precise in how it changes your board, and it can now actually see the layout it's working on.
Unlimited battery life: Sub-threshold design
An introduction to sub-threshold design
We Asked Over 100 Engineers: Why PCB Design Takes So Long? Here’s What We Found
Having talked to over 100 engineers in the past few months to gain a sense of what problems engineers face while designing PCBs, we found that engineering teams can take, on average, 2–3 months to get a PCB from concept to market-ready.
A brief history of PCBs
A brief history of the PCB, from its inception to its current state.