fabPlane explore

Open source
for physical things.

Browse the same curated open-source boards as the desktop app, plus field notes, practical guides, and design topics.

Open-source boards

Same catalog as the desktop app.

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Field notes

What we are learning.

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01
Git · Open hardware

Why hardware needs version control

Treat board source as durable, reviewable project history.

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02
KiCad · Manufacturing

DRC cannot see every manufacturing problem

A real missing-solder-mask bug passed KiCad's checks and reached board quoting.

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03
Repository · Manufacturing

Inside a production-ready hardware repository

The files that make a PCB project understandable, reproducible, and safe to manufacture.

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Browse by topic

Git for hardware Reviewable board history, reproducible releases, and healthy boundaries around generated artifacts. → Hardware design A topic hub for versioned electronic design workflows. → PCB manufacturing Release gates, fabrication outputs, assembly data, and lessons from boards that reached production. → Retro hardware New boards, adapters, and replacement electronics for machines that still deserve to run. →

Practical wiki

Getting started fabPlane → Project visibility and publishing fabPlane → Hardware repository anatomy Git and source → KiCad project libraries KiCad → Manufacturing release checklist Manufacturing → LVDS display bring-up Interfaces →