2/15/2026 - Schematic Done

Oh my god I have pcbs but uh here is the schematic

Its just too much of hassle to find the perfect things like footprint took me so much time....

Im now making the pcb lets see where that goes till

2/18/2026 1 PM - PCB Done

Soo finally after 2 days I have done it!

This took so much time!

Here is the bare PCB

Here is the pcb with the Bottom traces

Here is the pcb with the Upper traces

Here is the Schematic I finalized

Here is the 3D model of the PCB

Front

Back

2/18/2026 3 PM - Fixed the schematic and PCB

So the schematic wasnt looking good so I made it better! The PCB was out of the pcb outline so i fixed that too! I added some detailed in the bottom right too!
Here are the Final Images

Schematic

PCB

2/25/2026 - Finished the Case

I just finished making the case it wasnt that hard but getting the screwes to be in the holes was a bit complicated!

Here check it out!

Also its inspired by a building put upside down

and here it is with the board

3/5/2026 - BOM and Repo

So i though I will make a Repo plan and repo first and then do the BOM, because thats whats left to do now ig.
This is how the repo will look like
Hacky Pad v1

Main It will have 3 folders Firmware, PCB, Case and Assets + a BOM and Readme.md

Check out the repo at https://github.com/epsteinguy/Hacky-Pad-v1

And now here are the BOM detais:

• Tape

  • Details: Basic double-sided mounting tape
  • Price: ₹220 / $2.39
  • Link: Amazon

• Lithium Battery

  • Details: 3.7V 2900mAh 18650 Battery
  • Price: ₹230 / $2.50
  • Link: Robocraze

• Charging Module

  • Details: DFRobot MP2636 Power Booster & Charger Module
  • Price: ₹1,240 / $13.46
  • Link: Robocraze

• MCU

  • Details: Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W with Header
  • Price: ₹1,200 / $13.03
  • Link: Robu

• Screws

  • Details: M4 × 6mm Phillips CSK SS304 Screw
  • Price: ₹80 / $0.87
  • Link: OnlyScrews

• Switches

  • Details: Gateron Type R (10) + HMX Sonja HC (10)
  • Price: ₹880 / $9.55
  • Link: StackSKB

• Swap Sockets

  • Details: TTC Pokayoke Hotswap Sockets V2 (10000 cycles)
  • Price: ₹300 / $3.26
  • Link: StackSKB

• Keycaps

  • Details: Numpad + Keycaps
  • Price: ₹800 / $8.69
  • Link: StackSKB

• PCB

  • Details: Custom PCB (Lion Circuits)
  • Price: ₹6,000 / $65.14
  • Link: Lion Circuits

• Cables

  • Details: Micro-USB to USB output cable
  • Price: ₹450 / $5
  • Link: Amazon

• Total Cost

  • ₹11,400 / $125