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Here we are! The design stage is now complete! I’ve done the final case touch ups, added some Easter eggs, uploaded the files to GitHub and am now ready to ship! I can’t wait to assemble InstroPad(1) and make the software synth for it! See yall soon! <3

After 2hrs of pulling my hair out the firmware is finally done!! Just gotta bundle everything and it’ll be ready for the GitHub release. I had lots of fun making InstroPad(1) digitally and I can’t wait to build it for real!

Finished the final case design and renders! I’m very happy with how it came out! Final step is to make the firmware, though I may make that after the fact if possible as it would be easier.

I’ve now defined all of the dimensions for the PCB and have started on the silkscreen art. I want to make the badge fun to wear and recognisable while also having room to display the sponsors, the front side will be dedicated to this with the back side dedicated to how to actually use the badge. Having lots of fun, the creativity is really flowing lol

I have now moved entirely into my own design, it uses the power generated from your phones NFC coil to power and update the E-ink display. As E-ink displays don’t require power to hold an image this negates the need for a battery making the badge much cheaper to produce and infinitely lighter. I’m very happy with my progress so far as this is a completely custom design! Moving onto the PCB design next.

I’m the POC for Haven Nottingham which is being sponsored by JLCPCB. I thought I’d design some interesting badges for the attendees, tbh I don’t really know what I want them to look like at the moment or the features. Am taking inspiration from this badge at the moment though! https://oshwlab.com/notaroomba/dreamcard

Finished the final version of the PCB, moved the diodes so they don’t interfere with the keycaps as well as changing the PCB colour and learning how to make silkscreen art (A picture of Robyn, a link to my github and the Hack Club logo). Time to finish the case and do the final renders next!

After finishing the basic design for the PCB I have moved onto designing the case, this is my first time going solo when using CAD software, so I had to teach myself a lot of the tools. So far, the features of the case are: dual part design allowing for easy disassembly but easy manufacturing, a floating PCB mount that holds the pcb above the base of the case in order to give a springy feel as well as, easy assembly and adjustability for manufacturing tolerances as well as, providing the facilities to under mount components. Finally, I have introduced cutouts for the switches, display, rotary encoder and USB port, allowing the user to actually use InstroPad(1). Moving onto final case and pcb refinements next, looking forward to making this for real!

Gained a few extra mins from doing some final polish, this was a lot of fun to make and I’m looking forward to continuing it in the future! Hope you enjoy!

Finished the PCB design for InstroPad(1), as I’m working with hardware limitations due to the approved parts I had to learn interesting techniques in order to maximize InstroPad(1)’s capabilities, including learning switch matrixing. I’ve made the PCB deliberately too wide as this will assist with mounting using the M3 screw holes in such a way that the position of the PCB can be adjusted to accommodate for manufacturing tolerances. I’ve already started on the case design and can’t wait to share that next! P.S. The seeduino isn’t set that back now, this is an old screenshot lol.

Been following the hackpad tutorial and I think it’s given me a basic understanding of how to use the tools at my disposal, moving onto the proper design stage now!

The first playable build is complete and is up on itch! I’ve added more interact-able npcs, a whole new underground level, more lore, new biomes and fan traps. I started making this game as my haven jumpstart project but am going to continue working on it as there’s still so much more I want to do. (especially polishing it more)

Been hard at work! Improved the levels, added an interactable npc, enemies, energy pickups, easter eggs and more!! I’m having a lot of fun learning as this is my first time actually putting effort into getting to grips with godot . Gone for a surreal mix of photorealistic imagery and pixel art

Almost done with the basics required for the game! Added in new flappy bird style jumping, dynamic camera movement, parallax backgrounds, animations, and energy system and ui, new tile sets, etc etc. I can’t wait to add some actual objectives next! I’m having a lot of fun

Almost done with the basics required for the game! Added in new flappy bird style jumping, dynamic camera movement, parallax backgrounds, animations, and energy system and ui, new tile sets, etc etc. I can’t wait to add some actual objectives next! I’m having a lot of fun

Following the haven jumpstart guide as a basis for the game and am about to move on from it, gotten basic movement and some admittedly creepy placeholder textures in place.

Wait? That wasn’t the final devlog?!?! 😱

I fixed a couple of last minute bugs and worked on multiple ways for you to download and use PyFi!

IT’S ABOUT TO RELEASE OMG I’M SO EXCITED

Don’t really have an image so here’s a blahaj

The final update!!!

So what’s new? I have massively optimised PyFi, speeding up initial launch times and preventing crashes. fully implemented the favourite tracks function so a user can easily make a custom playlist. Which ties into the album viewer, allowing the user to view their uploaded albums, select and play them specifically or play their favourite / all tracks. All of which is saved to a .json file making it persistent between app launches.

I’m very very happy that PyFi is now complete and I’m very excited to see what you guys think!

Known bugs?!? -> A couple of the Ui elements haven’t been translated, this will come in a later update as I pride myself on having actual human translators, but at the same time I’m kinda rushing to get this out lol.