@kirbyy

(09/25/26) final devlog for the rhythm pad most likely! Figured out how to work QMK firmware after hours of suffering (though, it won’t track </3) It was such a leaning curve, but joe scotto is the goat. Additonally, readjusted measurments on the plate due to it being mis-aligned. Importing the .dxf file of the PCB was a great help.

(9/18/2026) Updated the layout and added a navigation bar! Added an image to spice up the site (I also just love Superman), and FINALLY figured out how to get those boxes centered using flexbox. Decided to change the colors to replicate a newspaper style, and plan to add space-inspired margins eventually :)

(9/12/2026) huge update! finally finished the case after some unfortunate stressing and embarrassing tears (thought I broke fillet tool..). Added the plate and bezel with colors inspired by the Artemis spaceship. Learning CAD for the first time to create this has been such a great experience.

(9/11/2026) not that huge of an update, but I feel like logging the 2 hours I spent overthinking. Starting to work on the plate. It’s gonna be a sandwich mounting style. All the measurements and scale were confusing me so bad, but I think it’s coming along.

(9/9/2026) beginning the construction of the case! I can honestly say I’m super proud of how it’s coming out so far. I did struggle with learning onshape and I still don’t know everything, not by a long shot, but I def feel way more capable. This is just the bottom half.

(9/7/2026) finally finished up the PCB! i definitely spent way too long overthinking the layout and measurements. When routing started to get difficult due to the order of pins in the schematic, I figured I could switch the order. It got wayyy easier, and I didn´t have to cross as much.

(9/6/2026) current iteration of the PCB schematics, just a few days ago, I knew nothing about PCB design but learning has honestly been so fun! I struggled the most with understanding how to route the rotary encoder. I think connecting the switch pins to the matrix works ? May change it if I recieve feedback.

(9/6/2026) first ever stardance devlog! having to re-learn html and css isn’t exactly great but it was rewarding to finally get some visuals on the page and get a bit of a backbone going. Hardest part was figuring out class and id divs (didn’t realize the difference between . and #), and trying to center them (which I still haven’t figured out LOL) but progress was made!