PlantBuddy Hardware

PlantBuddy is a KiCad-based electronics project for a compact, battery-powered sensor board. This repository contains the schematic, PCB layout, custom libraries, and fabrication outputs.

Repository Layout

• PlantBuddy.kicad_pro, PlantBuddy.kicad_sch, PlantBuddy.kicad_pcb: main KiCad project files.
• lib/footprints/ and lib/sym/: custom footprints and symbols.
• lib/3d/, lib/svgs/: 3D models and artwork assets.
• 3dcase/: enclosure CAD files.
• output/: generated fabrication files (Gerbers, BOM, CPL/pos).

Quick Start

Open PlantBuddy.kicad_pro in KiCad to view or edit the design.

Fabrication Outputs

To generate JLCPCB-compatible outputs via KiKit:

./build.sh

This uses a containerized KiKit workflow and writes outputs to output/.

Notes

• Run KiCad ERC/DRC before releasing or ordering boards.
• When components move, regenerate output/bom.csv and output/pos.csv.