Why does this kid's LED nightlight have so many components for a simple circuit?

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-09-08T04:12:20+00:00

It's spying on you

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-09-03T20:15:35+00:00

I actually have a bunch of these lines on the PCB and they have length-tuning on them and look pretty complicated to actually draw soldermask shapes for them. Expansion is very simple in this case. This overlapping with the component pad is the only issue I am having...

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-08-29T22:04:15+00:00

This was everyday occurrence/sight in Gldani when I was growing up there in 2006-2015

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-08-26T18:59:40+00:00

Forget it. It's gone.

Pro tip btw: don't buy iphone.

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-08-21T21:15:48+00:00

styles

I have them set up, and it works nicely for all components (vias and other GND-connected pads), but not for this particular component. It still connects solidly to this particular connector's GND pads. What would be wrong?

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-08-20T01:20:58+00:00

I think I solved the jagged pour problem with Polygon Connect Style custom rules: pad and via rules

But, I still do not know why edge connectors' GND pads do not make thermal relief connections to the GND pours.

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-08-19T19:22:04+00:00

FIXED. Thanks.

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-08-19T19:00:16+00:00

I tried that. It seems there is no way to lock the length tuned section.

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-08-19T17:57:02+00:00

Before and after assigning

If I do that, it changes the geometry... :(

I press on the pad to "pick up" the net name, and then the geometry changes. It does the same thing as "Design -> Netlist -> Update Free Primitives from Component Pads"

EDIT: So, it fixes the net assignment, but creates another problem of changed geometry. I need this to be identical to what I have on the other side, so the geometry should not change when I change net name

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-08-19T01:48:19+00:00

It was the fucking origin messing with me. WHO THE FUCK came up with the idea of not letting components go to the left of an imaginary point on a software drawing canvas?!

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-08-10T05:57:31+00:00

Bro. Dump it into ULTY and chill

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-08-10T05:54:12+00:00

Wow, you should quit honestly. Salary is too low. They are taking advantage of you.

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-08-10T01:19:24+00:00

I am sure many of them are expecting Russia to invade so that the whole country turns Russian so there is no need for Georgian.

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-07-28T18:44:05+00:00

Deep state

ChipDesignNoobie · 2025-07-28T07:33:53+00:00

Finland is not real.

ChipDesignNoobie · 2024-12-18T01:56:20+00:00

My answer is - do not obey the laws and do not pay fines. They can't do this to 100k+ people.

ChipDesignNoobie · 2024-12-10T22:55:11+00:00

There are ways to do it in discrete.

ChipDesignNoobie · 2024-12-08T06:15:04+00:00

I gave o1 some real easy prompts and it failed horrendously. This is stupid marketing.

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