The sibling EuroBusboard-8-IDC-16PIN repo holds the Doepfer-standard 16-pin IDC variant. Currently the two repos are split, but they share:
- Same power input / reverse-protection topology
- Same indicator LED design
- Same general layout intent
This project's KiCad already has 3 sheets (IDC+JST combined / IDC-only / JST-only) — adding a 4th sheet for the 16-pin variant would mean one fewer repo to maintain.
Trade-offs:
| Keep split |
Merge into one |
| Cleaner separation if 16-pin diverges from 10-pin |
One repo to keep updated |
| 16-pin variant gets its own issue tracker |
Single issue tracker |
| Bigger fab footprint requires its own PCB project file regardless |
Easier to ensure power-input consistency across variants |
The current 16-pin repo has TODO items (schematic export, reverse-protection diodes, LICENSE) that could be resolved as part of a merge.
Action:
The sibling EuroBusboard-8-IDC-16PIN repo holds the Doepfer-standard 16-pin IDC variant. Currently the two repos are split, but they share:
This project's KiCad already has 3 sheets (IDC+JST combined / IDC-only / JST-only) — adding a 4th sheet for the 16-pin variant would mean one fewer repo to maintain.
Trade-offs:
The current 16-pin repo has TODO items (schematic export, reverse-protection diodes, LICENSE) that could be resolved as part of a merge.
Action: