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Jon Evans
Type devroom
Motivation, Implementation, and Benefits
Starts on day 2 (2021-02-07) at 11:25 (Brussels time, UTC+1) in room Cad (duration 00:25)
Matrix room #cad:fosdem.org
KiCad 6 features a new real-time netlisting system that is used to determine connectivity between items in schematics as the user draws them. Previously, netlisting in KiCad was a relatively slow operation that only took place when commanded by the user. I will discuss the motivations behind this system, some details of its implementation, benefits it brings, and some opportunities for future improvements.