padne¶
Turn your KiCad designs into interactive voltage drop and current density visualizations.
padne is a KiCad-native power delivery network analysis tool. It uses the finite element method to simulate the voltage drop induced by DC currents on printed circuit boards. This allows easy identification of resistive bottlenecks, design of high-current distribution networks, or implementing complex heating elements.
Features¶
KiCad native — Loads KiCad projects directly.
2.5D FEM solver — Uses the finite element method to quickly solve the Laplace equation.
Easy to integrate — Control via text directives in your schematic files.
Interactive GUI — Contains an interactive Qt GUI for exploring the computed solution (ParaView export is also available).
Get padne up and running on your system.
Learn how to analyze power delivery networks with padne.
Detailed description of padne’s Python API, including modules, classes, and functions.
Want to contribute? The developer guide walks through the internals of padne.