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Jay's hackpad

I am following the hackpad tutorial form https://hackpad.hackclub.com/guide im new to hardware so feel free to yell at me lol :D

Created by Jay Jay 🚀

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koeg koeg 🚀 requested changes for Jay's hackpad ago

You need at least one image in the readme of the complete 3d assembly. Also, your step file should include your complete assembly with the pcb 3d model

Jay Jay 🚀 submitted Jay's hackpad for review ago

Tanook Tanook 🚀 requested changes for Jay's hackpad ago

Please have a README

Jay Jay 🚀 submitted Jay's hackpad for review ago

Jay Jay 🚀 added to the journal ago

added better spaceing for xiao

Well, before my last Blueprint journal, and now it has been like less than two minutes, but I didn't think through it my case
now its fixed

Basically, I didn't have the right amount of space being made for the Xiao, and now I do.
Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 1.41.35 PM

im going to break the hours lol

Jay Jay 🚀 added to the journal ago

Made a CAD design and set it all up

I made a CAD illustration on my Fusion 360, and then, you know, make sure that the PCB was right because it apparently was off a little bit. So I had to resize it in the PCB so that it fit my CAD illustration size. And now it's all set up. I'm attaching screenshots of the top and the case.

Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 1.37.04 PM
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Jay Jay 🚀 added to the journal ago

Made a v2 of pcb bc im a bum and broke it lmao + KLE

Okay, so I redid the PCB, and then also made the keyboard layout for my HackPad. Before I was following the tutorial from Highway, and now that the tutorial is in Blueprint, there were some small changes. I also implemented those just to make sure that this goes well :)Screenshot 2025-11-08 at 10.23.07 PMScreenshot 2025-11-08 at 10.23.20 PM

Jay Jay 🚀 added to the journal ago

Kicad set up

This is my first time ever writing with a Kicad spent most of my time creating a setup and setting up the wiring for my PCB. It is complete now. I'm attaching a photo below. I tried to do my best to follow the guide for the HackPad. I know that we're not supposed to follow a tutorial one-to-one, and I didn't exactly do that. But to be honest, I did follow it a fair bit sorry :( Screenshot 2025-11-02 at 12.45.59 AM

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Jay Jay 🚀 started Jay's hackpad ago