this took loads and loads of trial and error so strap in for it!
i first assigned footprints to all the components, which is all well and good, right?
wrong.
i hate 0805 footprints with my whole heart.
so after 5 redesigns trying to make all of the decoupling caps and what have you fit - i caved and used 0402 footprints; and oh my lord are they a godsend!
but after placing components and wiring them all up, i realised i forgot about the pin headers, and because i want the bottom as a solid ground plane - it meant that i had to rearrange everything in the schematic.
absolute nightmare.
however, we move - and move we did.
whoever invented the idea of filled zones i love you cause just look at this
absolutely wonderful.
anyway - in a short 3 hours and like 30 minutes we get this masterpiece
now i will admit she’s not exactly a looker - but come on its my first attempt!

next steps!
sorting out the silkscreen cause oh my lord its horrendous.
all silkscreen warnings :(
and
i want to manufacture it in black fr4 i think - so i’ll make some decals for the front and back tomorrow
and
i’ll make a funky looking readme - maybe something like my other project pentoxide?

but im just so glad i finally learned a bit of embedded electronics from just a schematic and a bit of thinking!

entry time : 3 hours 34 minutes
total time : 4 hours 15 minutes