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Whimsyboard

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By @hrushal

  • 3 Devlogs
  • 18 Total hours

Macropad

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@Omelette returned your project

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@inspirely4 approved your design ?

Great work!

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@hrushal on Whimsyboard

1h 24m logged

NEW CASE

Whimsyboard got audited and it was pointed out that the case couldnt hold the pcb in but i really love having the copper being exposed w the silkscreens so the Grid was a NO

what i did instead was Extruded all interior edges by 2mm and curved them so the pcb CANNOT fall out and now isnt just dependent on the cable to stay in place

Also added a lot of curves cuz i learnt and figured out some cad :tongue-out:

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@Rikhav returned your funding request ?

The project looks great, just one thing beforer I can approve. The CAD should be of the full assembly, this includes the PCB and all the components. This is so that you can see if everything fits together. You are also going to want to fill in more of the lid, so that it holds in the PCB. Only cut out holes for the components and cover the rest. Otherwise, the PCB, and the firmware look great!

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@hrushal on Whimsyboard

WhimsyBoard is a 4*3 Macropad with a Rotary encoder and a oled screen mapped for the optimal Music control, programming and automation macros in mind. The board allows you to have two Dynamic macros to record and play. The board also has the 12th key (bottom right) set to move layer for more customization without ruining the original layout

The name comes from people calling my whimsical and the logo is just a svg from svgrepo that reminds me of my blahaj plush
The board has some Sabrina Carpenter and Tate McRae lyrics sprinked in since they are the artists i listed to most while making this

The hardest part for me was EVERYTHING except the schematics

  • making the schematic was almost peaceful except finding footprints and importing them

  • Routing the pcb is an art IT took my atleast 5 revision on lapse and outside of it to Get a decent routing and i had to remap the pins enough times to make everything look presentable

  • CAD was genuine hell since it was my first time and i didnt know much abt the fusion eventually shifted to onshape aft learning basics from trying and failing in fusion Decided to make an open case since its alr very packed and i want the Copper Text to shine

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@hrushal on Whimsyboard

7h 21m 43s logged

Whimsy board IS FINALLY COMPLETE
Firmware was honestly hell with the build times and sparse (im also not that smart) and sometimes confusing QMK documentation
CAD WAS HELLLL Took so long to even understand how to even start but eventually moved to onshape which was MUCH easier
Schematic was the best and the most delulu stage imagining your board and how simple it is to make smth like this and then you find out why they cost so much aft
PCB routing is a diff hell i have a new sense of appreciation for every single pcb that exists so simply w no vias

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@hrushal on Whimsyboard

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Done w the physical board and design added A shark cuz my ikea plush whimsy cuz ppl call me that and then some song lyrics which i love as a bonus 😭

currently is a 3*4 matrix of switches w a rotary encoder and a oled display
Top section of the encoder and two keys are gonna be reserved for playing music

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