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Source for LumenPnP Feeders
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Include PDF schematics on the appropriate folders #10

Closed FailSafinho closed 1 year ago

FailSafinho commented 1 year ago

I wanted to make a request regarding the circuit electronic folders. Would it be possible to include a PDF version of the circuit diagrams alongside the project files? This would allow us to quickly reference the circuit without the need to open KiCAD (sometimes we are just looking at the files on the phone, for example...)

However, I do understand that there are potential drawbacks to this approach. One significant disadvantage is that the PDF may become out of sync with the latest updates to the circuit. If changes are made to the circuit, the PDF may not reflect those changes, which could lead to confusion or errors.

Despite this concern, I believe that having the PDF included in the circuit folder would be a valuable asset.

What do you think?

Thanks!

sphawes commented 1 year ago

Hey @FailSafinho thanks for the note! I agree with your point about them getting out of sync, that's mainly why we don't do it. However, we actually auto-generate schematic PDFs upon every release (and when we run the github CI action manually). If you go to the releases page and download the most recent Feeder-PCBs-vX.X.X.zip, you'll find a schematic PDF inside! Should be much easier than booting up KiCAD!