Amazepad

Today I uploaded the files for the PCB, case and firmware to Github. I organized them into folders and wrote a README detailing the design process and final product. This project has been a lot of fun, and I’m very happy to say that it’s ready to submit! Hopefully it’ll be reviewed soon and I can start building the real thing :)

I spent several hours researching and slowly building the firmware over the past week, and it’s done! It took a really long time to figure out how to make the OLED display different images depending on your WPM, but it should work. Since I don’t have the physical macropad yet, I don’t know, but there are no blatant errors. Now I’m going to upload everything to GitHub and write the README so I can submit it for funding.

Today I finished the designing the PCB, complete with silkscreen designs! It took a while to find the right resistor footprint and to size the designs properly but it turned out very well, I think. I’m going to start working on the case design this afternoon after I print out the design to make sure it’s the right size.

So far, I’ve made the schematic and routed the pcb. It looks pretty good, but I’m a little concerned about the size of the resistor footprints. They seem a bit too small, but they’re the ones the tutorial said to use. I think I’ll try to find a slightly bigger footprint instead. The pcb is nearly done except for the mounting holes and the silkscreen design. I’ve never made a pcb before, but it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be!