Introduction
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Bus Pirate v5 has over 200 component placements on one side, as well as a difficult to solder QFN Chip (the Raspberry Pi RP2040). To turn out prototypes without hours of backbreaking soldering we used a Neoden 4 Pick and Place gifted to us by the manufacturer in 2016/2017.
The performance is far from optimal. Many parts are placed fine, while others are thrown across the room. It is totally inconsistent and a huge pain to work with, but it does still save a lot of time and effort.
Toolchain
- KiCad Version 6 appears here, version 7+ is now available
- KiCad-to-Neoden Python script that converts KiCad .pos files to the Neoden format