vgc-zero-hardware (chili-chip)ECADConfidence: Medium

Master CI was red for two days after one commit saved schematic and PCB in KiCad 10 while the CI image ran KiCad 9, which cannot open them.

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

chili-chip/vgc-zero-hardware PR #29: ci: run KiCad 10 in CI (files are now saved by KiCad 10.0)

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 24-25 2026 (Oct 24 evening to Oct 25 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-25: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.