Maciej Sumiński

A session to discuss the current landscape for FOSS PCB design tools and possible paths moving forward.

Other people: Kaspar Emanuel Wayne Stambaugh Patrick Franken Roland Lutz

Let's be sincere, all of us would love to change something in KiCad. I bet you have an idea for a new tool or another killer feature that would make your life so much easier.

You know what? You are free to do so! Even more, you are welcome to contribute to the project, and it is not that difficult as one may think. Those who have browsed the source code might find it overwhelming at first, but the truth is: you do not have to know everything to create useful extensions.

I would like to invite you for a walk through the KiCad source code to demonstrate how easy it is to add this tool you have always been dreaming about.

A panel discussion on topics related to digital design and simulation.

Other people: Tristan Gingold Fabrizio Ferrandi Javier D. Garcia-Lasheras Tomasz Wlostowski

Have you ever wondered how simulators perform their tasks? Are you looking for a FOSS replacement for your proprietary simulator?

Icarus Verilog is a part of gEDA project. It is mostly known as a FOSS hardware description language simulator, although its capabilities reach beyond that. The name indicates it is a Verilog simulator, many features of SystemVerilog are already implemented and VHDL makes its way there.

If you want to hear about what else you can achieve with Icarus, how its internal gears are running, or possible ways to extend its functionality - feel invited.