RLS_Head (skif-ops)ECADConfidence: Medium

KiCad ERC is clean (0 violations, 66 of 66 hierarchy checks pass), but Altium compiles the same imported design with 33 to 43 errors and 154 to 156 warnings and leaves 19 endpoints on multi-pin nets unassigned. The equivalence gate between the two tools is still not run.

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

skif-ops/RLS_Head PR #219: Bind System Carrier footprints into Altium import package (#216)

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 20 2026 (7:41 AM to 9:41 AM ET slots). Verified live 2026-10-21: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.