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I 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 a
by gmurphy 6y ago
I 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