BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//pretalx//pretalx.kicad.org// BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:CET BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20001029T040000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20000326T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-XHVVSA@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260907T091500 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260907T095000 DESCRIPTION:Welcome message DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:Welcome to KiCon Europe 2026 - Seth Hillbrand URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/XHVVSA/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-PU8PZL@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260907T095500 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260907T103500 DESCRIPTION:All of the latest KiCad project development. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:KiCad Project Status - Wayne Stambaugh URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/PU8PZL/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-MCX8L3@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260907T105000 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260907T113000 DESCRIPTION:For many years we've been wanting to automate the creation of b oard test rigs from our KiCad designs and now we are there. Let us show yo u how we design boards for test and how we have automated the flow from Ki Cad design to a fully working test rig. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:prod-to-go - board test rigs from KiCad - automated - Magnus Axelss on\, Simon Lindh URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/MCX8L3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-N8HJEB@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260907T113000 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260907T120000 DESCRIPTION:Discover how high-quality 3D component models enhance PCB layou t\, support seamless CAD integration\, and enable realistic 3D-printed fit checks. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:From Layout to Prototype: 3D Models in the Design Workflow - Raphae l Specht URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/N8HJEB/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-MMCLQE@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260907T130000 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260907T133000 DESCRIPTION:In the talk I will present the recent ngspice developments\, up to the new release ngspice-47. \n\nThe environment for open source ngspic e has changed considerably. Funding for its development has become availab le. The art of coding has changed dramatically in the recent months (AI as a tool to support the coder\, AI for vibe coding). Some ideas on how this might influence the future of ngspice will be discussed. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:ngspice - recent and upcoming developments for KiCad's simulation e ngine - Holger Vogt URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/MMCLQE/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-CVGKRE@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260907T133500 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260907T141500 DESCRIPTION:[KiCAD-Prism](https://github.com/krishna-swaroop/KiCAD-Prism) i s an open-source\, self-hosted collaboration platform designed to bridge t he gap for teams moving off Altium 365\, OrCAD\, or other closed source EC AD stacks who want KiCad’s freedom without losing quality of life featur es and library discipline. Initially developed to support satellite electr onics development workflows at [Pixxel](https://pixxel.space)\, Prism keep s KiCad as the desktop editor and Git as the single source of truth.\n\nIn this talk\, we demonstrate how teams can import KiCad projects from any G it host (GitHub\, GitLab\, or self-hosted) to review and collaborate on sc hematics\, PCBs\, 3D renders\, and BOMs directly in the browser. We will w alk through comparing commits with visual diffs\, cross-probing between vi ews\, and governing component libraries with submit-verify-release workflo ws using the Remote Symbol Provider.\n\nThis talk is tailored for hardware engineers\, team leads\, and organization leaders evaluating open alterna tives to commercial ECAD services. Attendees will see live demos of projec t review\, library governance\, and workflow automation\, leaving with a c lear understanding of KiCAD-Prism’s capabilities\, differences from comm ercial tools\, and how to deploy it on their own infrastructure. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:KiCAD-Prism: Git-Native\, Self-Hosted Collaboration and Library Gov ernance for KiCad Teams - Matteo Parenti\, Krishna Swaroop Dhulipalla URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/CVGKRE/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-X3AAFA@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260907T142000 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260907T150000 DESCRIPTION:KiCad provides excellent tools for designing individual circuit boards\, but real-world product development extends beyond a single proje ct or PCB file. Engineers also need to manage related projects\, revisions \, assembly variants\, manufacturing panels and mechanical integration.\n\ nThis talk presents Kikakuka\, an open-source application that adds these workflow dimensions around KiCad. It demonstrates visual schematic and PCB comparison\, Git-aware revision browsing\, build variants\, interactive m ulti-board panelization\, Gerber reconstruction and FreeCAD integration. T he talk also discusses the implementation challenges encountered while bui lding external tools around KiCad file formats and APIs. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:Kikakuka: KiCad Workspace / Panelizer / Build Variants / Differ - K uan-Chung Chiu (Buganini) URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/X3AAFA/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-PPMGBN@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260907T151500 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260907T155500 DESCRIPTION:Conventional spacecraft cable harnesses are costly\, labor-inte nsive and difficult to integrate\, particularly when numerous sensors and actuators must be distributed across a mechanically complex structure.\n\n For a deployable spacecraft system\, we replaced much of the conventional harness with a custom rigid-flex PCB designed in KiCad. The spider-like as sembly wraps around the mechanical structure and branches out to multiple functional locations\, allowing sensors\, switches\, heaters and interface s to be integrated without separate point-to-point wiring.\n\nThe system w as launched into low Earth orbit in March 2026 and has been operating reli ably since April\, including rigid-flex sections installed on the exterior of the spacecraft structure.\n\nThis talk presents the KiCad design workf low\, the close integration with mechanical CAD\, the manufacturing and in tegration challenges\, and the lessons learned from taking an unconvention al rigid-flex design from its first fabrication run to successful operatio n in orbit. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:No Wires Attached: A KiCad-Designed Rigid-Flex Harness Operating in Space - Marco Straubel URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/PPMGBN/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-ARDDAY@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260907T160000 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260907T163000 DESCRIPTION:KiCad is used to design an incredible variety of electronics. A t APC\, a CNRS research laboratory in Paris\, we use it to develop readout electronics for cosmology and astrophysics instruments that operate under vacuum\, in the radiation environment of space\, and sometimes at cryogen ic temperatures.\n\nFor ESA's ATHENA space mission\, currently under devel opment\, we are designing compact rigid-flex PCBs that must fit within a h ighly constrained mechanical assembly while satisfying the reliability req uirements imposed by ECSS space standards. In particular\, the final shape of the flexible sections must be accurately predicted before manufacturin g to ensure proper integration\, while avoiding overly conservative design s that increase mass and occupied volume.\n\nTo address this challenge\, w e developed\, together with internship student Martin Prêle\, a physics-b ased tool to predict the 2D deformation of rigid-flex PCBs from their geom etry and boundary conditions. The predictions were validated experimentall y on fabricated PCBs\, showing excellent agreement with measured shapes.\n \nIn this talk\, I will present how a practical PCB design challenge encou ntered in the development of space electronics led us to combine KiCad-bas ed design workflows with physics-based mechanical modeling. The resulting approach enables more compact and predictable rigid-flex PCB designs. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:Predicting and Optimizing Flex PCB Shapes for Space Electronics - M anuel Gonzalez URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/ARDDAY/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-EJRZTH@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260907T163500 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260907T171500 DESCRIPTION:AI PCB tools keep trying to automate the fun part. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:Automate the Boring Half - Tom Elliot URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/EJRZTH/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-GRNYRH@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260908T091500 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260908T095500 DESCRIPTION:The DRAM shortage broke the typical setup for connecting device s to a CI HW lab. Dropping a Linux SoC next to every device under test use d to be cheap and easy. However\, there's another way: instead of connecti ng a computer per device\, we can share its USB over the network with USB/ IP.\n\nThis talk will explain the design of such a board which is built ar ound an MCU that does not require DDR memory. Yet it still boasts USB 3.0 and Gigabit Ethernet\, along with a secure element that proves each bridge is genuine before the lab trusts it.\n\nWe walk through designing that bo ard entirely in KiCad: routing all the USB and Ethernet differential pairs \, handling the Ethernet magnetics\, placing the secure element\, and gene rating test points for easy QA checking.\n\nLastly we'll showcase the USB/ IP demo of connecting a DUT to the Linux host. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:Open hardware USB/IP bridge - Petr Hodina URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/GRNYRH/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-WTJGUF@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260908T100000 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260908T104000 DESCRIPTION:This talk documents the reverse-engineering journey behind the OpenOrCadParser project\, which implements a proof-of-concept OrCAD parser . Starting from scratch in 2021\, we will walk through a systematic approa ch of decoding the binary DSN/OLB file formats.\n\n1. Container Analysis: Discovering that OrCAD files use Microsoft's Compound File Binary Format ( CFBF)\, which unlocks the ability to extract and analyze individual data s treams.\n2. Getting the Alignment Right: Using hex editors to identify dyn amic structures and achieve correct parsing alignment\, enabling a robust full-stream parser.\n3. Understanding the Content: Decoding the meaning an d purpose of bits and bytes to extract meaningful schematic information.\n \nThe result is a proof-of-concept parser enabling an independently develo ped OrCAD to KiCad importer. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:OpenOrCadParser: A Reverse-Engineering Journey - Dominik Wernberger URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/WTJGUF/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-XYGDDW@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260908T105500 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260908T113500 DESCRIPTION:Standards for quality management systems like ISO 22163 require PLM starting at the component level. Using a custom editor for Database L ibraries\, we build a workflow to meet these requirements without relaying on external PLM Software and integrate KiCad seamlessly into existing arc hival and ordering processes. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:Product Lifecycle Management in KiCad - Tjark Gaudich URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/XYGDDW/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-RNACET@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260908T114000 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260908T122000 DESCRIPTION:German universities and research centers contribute to the deve lopment of electronics science and technology and maintain their own elect ronics teams for scientific instrumentation. This presentation highlights selected aspects and does not claim to provide a comprehensive overview. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:Scientific Electronic Development in Germany - transitioning to KiC ad ? - Peter Kämmerling URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/RNACET/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-3H7FZE@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260908T132000 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260908T140000 DESCRIPTION:Even though KiCad has a good user interface\, it is still confu sing to learn for beginners. Teaching it in small classes is easy and fun. I will present my Workshop concept that used successful on plenty of even ts - I guess somewhere between 500 and 1000 people in total attended one o f my workshops.\n\nAfter attending this talk you will be able to run simil ar workshops in your community. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:Teachning KiCad to Beginners - cpresser URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/3H7FZE/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-3BHTZ8@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260908T140500 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260908T144500 DESCRIPTION:PCBJam is a collaborative KiCad port that works on the web\, wi th a lot of added features on top of KiCad. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:PCBJam: KiCad on the Web - Viktor Vaczi URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/3BHTZ8/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-MKRHZS@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260908T150000 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260908T154000 DESCRIPTION:To many electronic engineers\, making the smallest possible des ign that fulfills a given functionality\, is a valuable pursuit. From a hi gh-end appearance of a slim design to minimizing cost from saving real est ate\, there are many reasons to desire a space optimized design. KiCad has several features that assists in making small designs\, but other mechani sms must be driven by the designer by non-conventional means. This talk wi ll describe methods for making tiny designs both by intrinsic features of KiCad and how to tweak your design by other means. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:Miniaturise your designs in KiCad - Sigurd Henriksen URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/MKRHZS/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-GYMTBL@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260908T154500 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260908T162500 DESCRIPTION:With all the fun of creating your circuits\, it can be easy to forget to document them as well. This talk covers some general philisophy\ , and five approaches to documenting your schematics and PCBs directly in KiCad. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:Five Levels of Documentation and Annotation - Artemis M URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/GYMTBL/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-MQQA3H@pretalx.kicad.org DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260908T163000 DTEND;TZID=CET:20260908T171000 DESCRIPTION:One part\, many packages. Each package numbers its pins its own way. Until now that meant making a copy of the symbol or every pinout. Ki Cad 11 fixes this\, you keep one symbol\, and a small table tells each foo tprint where the pins go. This talk shows the problem\, the fix\, how to u se it in your projects. DTSTAMP:20260906T201129Z LOCATION:Main Stage SUMMARY:Pin-to-Pad Mapping in KiCad 11 - Damjan Prerad URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/MQQA3H/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR