Total- 20 hrs, cannot teanfer journa time over here: https://macondo.hackclub.com/projects/6156
Continued Wiring
Date: Jun 10, 2026, 7:14 PM
Author: shlok
Continued wiring the PCB, routed everything except for the pins, which are halfway done.
Fixed resistor and capacitor values in schematic
Date: Jun 7, 2026, 5:28 PM
Author: shlok | Logged: 0.7h
Fixed resistor and capacitor values in schematic. Some of the resistors just said “R” So, I researched and attached the proer value to them.
Worked on devboard
Date: Jun 2, 2026, 6:01 PM
Author: shlok | Logged: 0.5h
Added some stuff and routed some stuff to the devboard, it was confusing on where to put come on the resistors and capacitors but I figured it out.
Started on the PCB
Date: Jun 1, 2026, 4:33 PM
Author: shlok | Logged: 1.0h
Got some basic things in there, spent some time trying to iclude he connector but realized that there will not be enough space for it so I had to let go of it.
Added power LED and Programabble LED
Date: May 31, 2026, 8:35 AM
Author: shlok | Logged: 1.4h
I added a power LED to test the board and make sure thst it is on, I did this by using the +3v3 power line to power it. Since there was an unused pin in the tutorial, I added a programabble LED to it so I could test my board and use the pin. I also researched footprints from the JLCPCB library and decided to use a slightly larger 0603 LED size to make them easier to see. I kept the resistors small though to save board space, From what I researched this is OK but I am not completely sure.
Relized I might have to plug in some sensors to this devboard so I added a Qwiic / Stemma QT connector which allows to plug in sensors, I used GPIO 2 and 3 for this.
Fixed Footprints
Date: May 30, 2026, 8:36 AM
Author: shlok | Logged: 0.3h
I was wondering why my footprints loooked off in the PCB editor but then i realized that I had the wronng foot rpints, so I fixed them and now all the footprints look correct.
Fixed Schematic Errors
Date: May 29, 2026, 8:53 PM
Author: shlok | Logged: 0.5h
When I ran the ERC on my schematic, a few errors appeared such as GPIO 25 having no connection and a resistor having an open end. I fixed everything and polished the schematic.
Finnished Schematic and added Footprints
Date: May 28, 2026, 6:22 PM
Author: shlok | Logged: 1.6h
Kept on working on the tutorial, finnished up the schematic by adding I/O Headers and cleaning and organizing everything I organized everything into different sections by using text boxes. I also assigned footprints by doing a little bit of reasearch and taking inspiration from the tutorial. After this, I am ready to get started on acctually making the PCB.
Adding Flash storage
Date: May 27, 2026, 1:32 PM
Author: shlok | Logged: 0.8h
Kept on working on the tutorial and added the flash storage. While doing this I tried to understand which pins do what But I would still need to see a little buit more to fully understand.
Added the Crystal Oscilator
Date: May 27, 2026, 1:05 PM
Author: shlok | Logged: 0.5h
Kept on following the tutorial, added the crystal oscilator so that the signals are recieved properly and data comes at the right time for the chip.
Added USB-C connection
Date: May 26, 2026, 10:31 PM
Author: shlok | Logged: 1.0h
Kept on working on the tutorial and finished the USB_C Connection part, Was a bit confused on what LDO to use but eventually settled on the MCP1700x-330xxTT.
Started on the Tutorial and Added Decoupling
Date: May 25, 2026, 8:48 PM
Author: shlok | Logged: 1.0h
Started on the tutorial, got everything set up and finished decoupling and adding all of the capacitors. I an planning for this devboard to have everything included in the tutorial as well ad many new additions that I still have to think of.
