I/O_Pad
Hardware
By
@pelmin_404
- 13 Devlogs
- 19 Total hours
A HackPad that can act as a macropad or a push button hub
3h 49m 1s logged
Edited symbol references for a cleaner look, and did overall polishing and preparation for production
1h 15m logged
Completed the first design version by applying example colors, adding numbers above the headers, chamfering the cover, and adding little press fit pins to avoid small screws that would ruin the look of the cover, and to allow easy access to the PCB
1h 36m logged
Designed levers for the DPDT switches, made case walls shorter in order to make the headers flush to the cover that is not yet mounted, and made the keycaps taller so keys are hidden
2h 32m logged
Increased the PCB size a bit to add holes for mounting, modeled the main part of the case, and designed keycaps
17m logged
Revised the PCB size, added fillets, and made the ground net fill the whole PCB
1h 3m logged
Had to reroute the 2nd layer because of missing tracks
1h 47m logged
Imported the rest of the 3D models and removed the LED from the MX key model
1h 53m logged
Slightly rearranged all footprints, flipped the 01x02 socket symbols, and routed all traces
2h 14m logged
Found suitable slide switches, assigned their footprints, and made an approximate PCB layout
1h 1m logged
Assigned the rest of the footprints and researched switches that might work for button modes but couldn’t find their datasheets and suitable footprints
18m logged
Established digital pin nets
51m logged
Removed all male pins and set up button mode switches along with headers
27m logged
Gathered most of the symbols and footprints for the project
