Finished the cad design for the rover!
Finally finished the wiring diagram. Since I’m new to schematics and Kicad, I made some errors along the way that made the whole thing take longer than expected. However, it was all worth it. I plan to start the Arduino code next. Now that I’ve submitted for funding, I can hopefully show up with some live building devlogs soon :)
Worked on wiring diagram. Still in progress!
I worked on power management and arranging the PCB footprints. Now all I have left to do is to finish arranging the PCB, route the PCB, and finish a CAD model for the macropad’s casing.
Worked on troubleshooting my schematic and completing the footprints. In my next sessions, I’ll work on the PCB design.
Worked on the schematic for my own macropad design. This was a lot harder than the three-key schematic in the instructions, and I learned a lot about wiring and Kicad. At first I wanted to fit in lots of keys and both encoders, but somewhere along the way I pivoted to a simpler design. I feel the final product would be easier to use this way. I’m having fun, looking forward to making progress!
Just finished the first version of the macropad. Beginner, so I followed the instructions. Can’t wait to reverse engineer some features and make it unique.
Worked on an enclosure for the rover’s remote control. As a beginner at CAD, this was great practice. Can’t wait to see how this will evolve as I keep building!
Designed a first version for my rover. I decided that 4WD is worth the cost because I can control each wheel. There were so many sensor options this project could have taken, but for now I chose an ultrasonic and an IMU. For the physical remote controller I’m going to make a simple one with one joystick. Excited to see where this goes!
