Devlog 2

• yeah i know its been long, well always wanted to get into hardware looked very easy and interesting in the start until it became impossibe

• after some time and help from some frinds from Electrical Enginnering departmenet

• i was just unable to find the 3d shapes for the component like microcontrollers, switches, knobs

Current Status

• i have completed the PCB design, and also mapped som of the 3d shapes
• i found that my screen is touching the rotatory knob, so i need to edit the pcb again
• • also i have not added the RBG lightning yet, and i am not sure weather i will add or not.
• there was this copper fillign this (this is my first time with hardware) and i think i need to undo this as i need to change the position of the screen and rotaory knobs
• also the usb point need to bulge out a little bit
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Devlog 1

A Dynamic Macropad

I want to make a macropad which will be able to change its nature based on the user activity

video Editing -> rotation knob can control timeline and zoom

playing media -> knob now controls playback and volumne

And user can set custom key functionality based on which Apps are currently user is using and can also set modes for the macropad

I have a good coding experience i can easily build the companion app, but writing the firmware and hardware is completely new for me.

• I followed the stardance documentation and with AI help and designing the schemantics was fairly easy

• Now i am learnign about PCB designs, and it also looks simpler than i thought

My plan for 11 pins

• 3x4 keyboard [4 pins]
• Screen [2 pins]
• Two Rotatory Knobs (no clicks) [4 pins]
• Backlit RBG Lightning (I don’t know how to do the backlight thing) [1 pin]

Japanesse Duplex Matrix

I used something called Japanese Duplex Matrix instead of standared row and column design

• this design takes up only 4 pins for 12 keys, where as the row and col design will take up 8 pins for 12 keys

Dont mind the PCB, i have no idea of PCB right now, see you till the next dev log