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This is great, I've been working on stuff like this as well, using LoRa. I'm in the same boat and looking to learn pcb design to make my own hardware. Any reco
by noman-land 6y ago
This is great, I've been working on stuff like this as well, using LoRa.
I'm in the same boat and looking to learn pcb design to make my own hardware. Any recommendations you can give?
- gmurphy 6y agoI went through a few KiCad tutorials (it's improved a lot over the past few years), and a lot of trial and error. With PCBWay and JLCPCB making it super cheap and delivered in a few days, it means you don't have to worry about mistakes so much. My process is largely: - mock it up with arduino boards - mock it up on a breadboard with straight chips wired up like an Arduino but without all the stuff I don't need - make a KiCad design that matches that - make the PCBs, realize I made a few holes the wrong size, make more PCBs - build, test, use - plan to do it without the Arduino parts, but then give up after trying and failing to make Atmel Studio do anything
- photojosh 6y ago> failing to make Atmel Studio do anything gosh no. avr-gcc, avr-libc, avrdude are all you need. Email is in my profile if you have specific questions.
- gmurphy 6y agoAhh, all those things I see when Arduino is doing its thing - I have some reading to do - thank you for putting me on this path!
- noman-land 6y agoThank you! This is giving me excitement for the future. How are you dealing with customized cases and enclosures for the boards?
- gmurphy 6y agoI 3D print them - quick prototypes I use my own printer, for more durable/nicer plastic stuff I go through Shapeways (~$20), and for the metal stuff I get them CNCed through 3D Hubs ($150). Here's an example of a volume controller I made: https://twitter.com/gmurphy/status/1179828311049945088 https://twitter.com/gmurphy/status/1179828311049945088