It looks like I didn’t do a ton since the last update, but honestly, a lot of crazy stuff went down. I realized it was actually worth taking the time to learn how to design a proper PCB instead of just winging it and hoping for the best. Finding a decent KiCad tutorial was a nightmare, but I finally found one that clicked.

Right after watching it, I realized my entire board layout was completely wrong. Instead of trying to fix a broken design, I just scrapped everything I had done, started completely from scratch, and actually learned all the useful keyboard shortcuts to speed things up. The new PCB is looking way better and is honestly pretty close to ready. I just need to finish up the silkscreen layer, label all the components, and run the final diagnostics to make sure nothing blows up before I send it off.