MUSE Book layout file (PCB)

Eco Hardware K1MUSE Book
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I download the pcb file from here: 进迭时空开发者社区

However, I couldn’t open the file with any PCB viewer like Altium 365 viewer online or import it to KiCAD.

What software could I use to open/review the PCB file?
Is there any change to have a gerber file or any other format I could open/import with KiCAD or online viewer?

Thanks.

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hi, josepablo!
the PCB layout files have been made in PADS. (.pcb file)
you can use PADS to open the PCB file or convert it to AD

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Hi weifeng,

Thank you for the clarification about the PADS format. I was able to open the file using PADS Layout Viewer running under Wine on Linux.

However, since the Viewer is read-only and has no export functionality, and since neither KiCad nor other open source EDA tools can import the binary .pcb format directly, it is currently impossible to work with this file outside of PADS.

Since the MuseBook is marketed as an open hardware platform for developers and enthusiasts, would it be possible to provide the PCB files in one or more of the following formats?

  • Gerber files — for layer-by-layer visual inspection
  • PADS ASCII export (.asc) — enables import into KiCad, EasyEDA, and Altium
  • KiCad format (.kicad_pcb) — directly usable by the open source community

This would make the open hardware resources significantly more accessible to the RISC-V and Linux developer community who are unlikely to have access to a PADS license.

Thanks again for your support.