AEPad

DevLog 2:

Since my microcontroller didn’t have enough pins, I decided to connect my switches in a matrix. This took longer than expected. After searching a few blogs on what this is, I got a grasp on it and succeeded in making it. This gave me the advatage of having more pins, which I used for the rotary encoder and the OLED display. BUT, as I open up the PCB checker thingy, I get hit with a lot of warnings, which I intend to fix next devlog. Otherwise, I feel pretty proud of myself for getting this much progress.

Creating the AEPad, a dedicated macropad for After Effects Users! This is my first time actually designing a PCB, so most of the time went towards actually going on the HackPad website and learning how to make the circuit board in the first place. This current version isn’t going to be the end product, since I’m thinking of adding a rotary encoder for volume control. The nine keys on the macropad will be in charge of keybinds I mostly use when video editing. Overall, this project could be pretty useful and save a lot of time when editing videos.