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Fawy2010

@Fawy2010

Joined June 5th, 2026

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Devlog 2: Designing the PCB layout, and learning about LED’s

Designing a PCB for the first time is interesting to say the least, especially when you don’t yet know what excactly it is going to look like.
I experienced some difficulty getting everything into a position I liked and then routing the traces in a way I liked and that I thougt made sense.
I decided to do the LEDs last as I had no idea where to put them exactly, but by doing so I then had the problem that when I finally did do it, it messed up the already existing traces, so I had to redo some of them.
But before I finally put the LEDs where they are now, I first had to find out where exactly to put them, cause how are you supposed to know they are supposed to be put directly underneath the key switches?

Devlog 2: Designing the PCB layout, and learning about LED’s

Designing a PCB for the first time is interesting to say the least, especially when you don’t yet know what excactly it is going to look like.
I experienced some difficulty getting everything into a position I liked and then routing the traces in a way I liked and that I thougt made sense.
I decided to do the LEDs last as I had no idea where to put them exactly, but by doing so I then had the problem that when I finally did do it, it messed up the already existing traces, so I had to redo some of them.
But before I finally put the LEDs where they are now, I first had to find out where exactly to put them, cause how are you supposed to know they are supposed to be put directly underneath the key switches?

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I’ve created the Schematic for my macropad, and began making the PCB.
At first I had difficulties understanding KiCad and Lapse, but it ended up working out.
At first I also had no Idea what exactly i wanted to create with my macropad, but I found that one out quickly enough.

I’ve created the Schematic for my macropad, and began making the PCB.
At first I had difficulties understanding KiCad and Lapse, but it ended up working out.
At first I also had no Idea what exactly i wanted to create with my macropad, but I found that one out quickly enough.

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