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

Eagle draws exposed-pad paste on a separate layer and turns the pad own paste off. KiCad importer brings those windows in as graphics, the paste check only read pads, and it reported missing paste. Once fixed, it found a real problem on a SparkFun board, with 18% paste coverage and windows sitting on 4 of 8 open GND vias.

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 PR #564: check_ep_paste: count paste-layer graphics over an exposed pad (#544)

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.