8/17/2026 - 12th Update!

is bro actually locked in? 8:55 PM today, the goal’s to finish most of the pcb today! which would kinda be insane

good news! its the right connector. bad news? its kinda too big in the current setup. so yeah.

we have three choices

• flip the rp2040 into the middle
  • lots of moving and redesigning i dont really want to do
  • increased chance of hitting the things on the bottom of the display
  • silkscreen on the bottom would be cooler
• make the center thicker
  • makes the entire thing bigger, idk
• move the rp2040s closer
  • makes size stuff tricky/annoying to deal with
• evil upside stuff
  • probably the best but definitely the most jank solution
  • shouldnt do it since its not really designed for it

so i. uh. dont understand my own cad. why did i make this so unreadable

i think making the center thicker is the best choice here

sd card wired, idk how necessary similar trace lengths are needed, but i did it within 5mm so it should be alright according to some random sources?

ok, 2 hours later, it’s 10:57 PM! the audio stuff is wired together, havent added it to the rp2040 yet, it’s kinda a bit wonky right now, might need to rotate the stuff to properly add it, so yeah!

ok, gonna brb!

some three hours later and back! it’s 1:51 AM, let’s lock in real quick

another bit more than 2 hours later, a ton of stuffs wired up! mcu communication and displays, the audios to the mcu pins, buttons, and more!

so yeah! good progress today, that said, it’s super late now, since it’s 3:59 AM, so yeah, good night!