RapidPad

Nevermind… stuck with Fusion (still hate it). But I have something that looks like a case at least…
Going to continue working on it. Still have a top to make
:, )

So overhauled the PCB again… managed to reduce the number of vias and even shrunk the PCB! Also tried making a case in Fusion… hated it. Heard Onshape is pretty good, going to go try that out.

Completely overhauled the PCB, and added some silkscreen :> (632 RCACS 4ever)
I think I have too many vias, but can’t see another way around it… oh well, I’ll pay the price for it eventually (so please leave feedback…)
Time to make a case :D

First time doing hardware, first time posting a devlog, kinda nervous ~

So what’s RapidPad? Just my own HackPad I plan to torture with (this means trying out a bunch of stuff on it). It’ll have nine keys, a rotary encoder, and an OLED screen (subject to change, of course).

Anyways:

• Created a schematic. This took ages to modify: initially wanted 16 keys, but not enough connections, and I wanted to add a bunch of other stuff. In the end, I settled on nine keys, a rotary encoder and the OLED panel. Then had to learn matrix-wiring: Joe Scotto’s tutorial was pretty good
• Created a PCB. I attached a photo to show I 100% definitely knew what I was doing :> Jokes aside, I was not sure what I was doing. I’m going to ask in #hackpad, but if you have feedback, PLEASE TELL ME

Anyways, it’s 0254. I’m going to sleep goodbye