hive-hwde (Hive-RSI-Lab)ECADConfidence: Medium

On an Eagle schematic imported into KiCad, the pin-type tool turns power symbols and PWR_FLAG into passive, which breaks ERC's rail model, and leaves the RP2040's supply pins passive. Eagle types pins as io, so imports need the tool, and it does not work on them yet; the workaround is a board-local fix_sch.py.

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

Hive-RSI-Lab/hive-hwde Issue #528: lib_pin_types on an imported (Eagle) schematic: retypes power symbols/PWR_FLAG to passive, misses IC supply pins

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 31-Nov 1 2026 (Oct 31 9:41 PM ET through Nov 1 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch overnight edition). Verified live 2026-11-01: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.