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- Add FILE-NAMING-AND-VERSIONING.md with complete Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 and Harvard Data Management file naming conventions - Update README.md with file naming standards and semantic versioning workflow - Update KICAD-PROJECT-TEMPLATE.md with comprehensive file naming examples and git workflow - Update hardware/bom/README.md with standardized BOM file naming conventions - Update manufacturing/gerbers/README.md with production-ready Gerber file naming - Update mechanical/stl/README.md with 3D printing file naming including material suffixes - Implement YYYY-MM-DD date format and hyphen-separated naming throughout - Add versioning strategies for hardware, software, and documentation components - Include git tagging strategy and release management guidelines - Provide comprehensive examples for all file types and directories
/hardware
Hardware documentation and support files for your KiCad project.
Purpose
This directory contains hardware-related documentation and files that support your KiCad design:
- Bill of Materials (BOM)
- Component datasheets
- Circuit simulations
- Assembly documentation
Directory Structure
bom/- Bill of Materials in various formatsdatasheets/- Component datasheets and specificationssimulations/- SPICE simulations and analysisassembly/- Assembly drawings and instructions
Note
Your main KiCad design files (.kicad_pro, .kicad_sch, .kicad_pcb) should be in the project root directory, with KiCad-specific files organized in the /kicad/ directory.