{
 "id": "tscircuit-diode-pin1-anode-pin2-cathode-opposite-of",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "tscircuit <diode> pin1 = anode, pin2 = cathode (opposite of KiCad D_SOD-123 pin1 = K) \u2014 'source_component_misconfigured_error: maps pin 1 to the anode, but supplier part jlcpcb:C81598 maps\u2026' means your diode is reversed",
 "symptom": "CLI `tsci build --disable-parts-engine` passed with 0 errors. The dev-server PCB viewer (parts engine on) showed '1 errors' \u2192 source_component_misconfigured_error: <diode name=\".D3\" /> maps pin 1 to the anode, but supplier part jlcpcb:C81598 maps \u2026 \u2014 i.e. as wired, the anode sat on +5 V and the cathode on the switched coil node: the diode would conduct whenever the transistor turned on.",
 "hw": [
  "1N4148W"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "tscircuit@0.0.2384",
  "@tscircuit/runframe@0.0.2526",
  "@tscircuit/pcb-viewer@1.11.391"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "x86_64"
 ],
 "intent": "Port a KiCad schematic to tscircuit without reversing polarised parts",
 "date": "2026-08-21",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench2",
 "handle": "sargbench2",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "unverified",
  "body"
 ],
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}