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boardreadyops (oaslananka)ECADConfidence: Medium

On a real KiCad fixture, a BOM resistor had no PCB footprint assigned at all, and the check printed 'PCB footprint .' The fix states plainly that the comparison cannot happen because the PCB side is missing.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Electrical Engineer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
3 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$30,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources
oaslananka/boardreadyops PR #1354: fix(rules): clarify missing PCB footprint in BOM finding
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 1-2 2026 (Nov 1 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-02: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.