Life Lesson: Hardware Projects are extremely specific

Honestly, I have been all over the place with this project. But these are some things that have accomplished in total but the creating the case was the most recent int these 5 hours.

• Finished a First Draft of the Schematic
• Finished a First Draft of the PCB
• Created a very basic case consisting of
  1. Base legs (front legs are shorter than back legs to create an ergonomic incline)
  2. Created a bottom section which holds the pcb and has 5mm space underneath for lights and key switches and other components. 
  3. Created a funnel shape for the underglow lights
  4. Added a translucent white light dispersment layer so the underglow lights are smooth under the macropod.

Next hurdles or challenges

1. Finalizing my PCB design so it is ready for the case and plates. I realized there is a specific footprint for the oled screen that lets you see where the screen will sit instead of the 4 pin I have right now. Plus I have to finalize my 3d models and their directories so I can export my entire pcb so I can place it in my case.

2. Creating a plate that holds all my switches and oled and knob. At the same time the plate shouldn’t cover up my visuals. This will be hard because I made my own key layout and not a basic grid layout. So I need a way to map my key locations and they have to be millimeter perfect.
    

3. Creating the top part of the case with screw holes and brass insert etc. This is the final thing that will make my pcb get its gaming feel.