[Note: I have logged 1h 41 min + 56 min in my hackpad project and in hackatime I can see that I have an additional 1h 7mins working on the case + 1h 5mins on the firmware. On this devlog it says “1h 28m will be logged”, when it should say 2h 12mins. I’ve requested support in slack but gotten no response, so I’m going to write this devlog with time missing in hopes that after review the time will be added.]
Hii! So today I hopped into fusion and 3d modeled a case for my Hackpad! I added perfect cutouts for the key matrix, the oled and the encoder, as well as a cutout to show off the microcontroller and also one for the HackClub logo I had added to the PCB as a fun easter egg. I debossed both the Stardance logo and a “MADE BY HF” signature onto the side margins, as well. After finishing the case, I set out to write and compile the firmware for my hackpad using QMK Firmware. However, I kept running into quite some errors along they way and used AI to help me debug some of them. I mapped macros for all the keys, including copy, cut, paste, save, undo, redo, save, copy link and select all. I’m really happy with how everything turned out. Stick around till next time for the assembly!