AmateurPad

Devlog #11: The firmware guide was surprisingly easy, the only reason I took so long on it was because of the compiling wait time and the setup was taking long anyways im done for now all i need to do is flash it!!

devlog #10: guess who finally finished his design LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO now all that’s left for me to do is to code the firmware and i’ll be done with this but ill try completing it tonight cause ive been on this project for about a week now and it irritated me ill be honest i tried making a red and black combo for the keycaps but they just wouldnt change colors so ill just let it be cause ive been at it for way too long imo

devlog #9: I FINALLY FOUND THE COMPONENTS, no one realizes how hard they were to find holy….but anyways I added the components’ footprints and now my PCB looks better, less dry. And then I imported the PCB onto fusion360 so I can add it to my case!!:D almost gave up cause ive been at this for 30 hours literally but I realized i’ve spent too much time on this to just “Give up” so here I am still going

devlog #8:Im having trouble setting up the firmware can anyone offer some tips?

devlog #7: today i added the top plate and connected the two screw holes together, all thats left is to add a USB port and design it however i like and then ill move on to the final step, the firmware!

devlog #6: alright guys today i made some good progress that im REALLY proud of, i finally understand how the PCBs work and stuff now my PCB has 0 errors and my I also understood how matrix works so i made it 3x3 again and started a bit on the 3D design im so happy guys:D

devlog #5: so i ended up redesigning my schematic cause i started getting confused, but after some thorough research I ended up designing the PCB as a 3 key macropad, 4 if you include the rotary encoder cause im still a beginner and i got way too ahead of myself when i thought i couldve done a 3x3 macropad. anyways i finally finished with the design now my next step is to design a case!

devlog #4: this is what im working with so far, not the best but eh im not good at this kind of stuff I just copied someone’s design in hopes of understanding what the hell im making but i might redesign it and make it simpler

devlog #3: Imo making a pcb and a schematic as a first timer is hell, I took inspo from someone cause the guide only showed 3 switches and no rotary switch whatsoever, anyways this is what i have for now,might change it sometime soon

devlog #2: not much intel today, i finally downloaded the symbol library file and the footprint ones aswell so that gave me access to the module, anyways i finished drawing the schematic for now after I wake up ill start on the pcb and then brainstorm a design for it!

devlog #1: I can tell this is going to be a long project, I learned more about hackpads today and stuff like that for Kicad on youtube and normally people’s first steps would be to start making the PCBs but I’m struggling with the extra symbol libraries, that’s all for this devlog. See you all on the next one!!