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My personal macropad is designed specifically for video editing .As a DaVinci Resolve user, I appreciate the efficiency of the DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor, which is optimized for fast editing. However, the Speed Editor is expensive at around $435 and includes many buttons that are unnecessary for intermediate-level editors. This macropad aims to deliver the same workflow advantages in a smaller, more affordable form factor.

Created by manikanta.vasamsetti. manikanta.vasamsetti.

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manikanta.vasamsetti. manikanta.vasamsetti. added to the journal ago

pcb ordering is done

I ordered the pcb and waiting for the the hackpad kit to arrive and the pcb ordering is simple and hcb portal is very easy to use. submitted the receipts image

CAN CAN ⚡🚀 approved mani's hackpad ago

Awesome project!

manikanta.vasamsetti. manikanta.vasamsetti. submitted mani's hackpad for ship review ago

Souptik Samanta Souptik Samanta 🚀 requested changes for mani's hackpad ago

very cool hackpad i see you are using a smd xiao rp2040 u need to use the dip version(we send that from Hq)

manikanta.vasamsetti. manikanta.vasamsetti. submitted mani's hackpad for ship review ago

cubit010 cubit010 requested changes for mani's hackpad ago

hey!
you should have the top case designed to be 3d printable, even if you end up getting the top as acrylic

do note that we can't fund the acrylic top, but you still need to design it and design a way for the top and bottom case to fit together

manikanta.vasamsetti. manikanta.vasamsetti. submitted mani's hackpad for ship review ago

cubit010 cubit010 requested changes for mani's hackpad ago

hey!
you're missing pictures in your readme, specifically regarding the schematic, pcb, and an overall assembly picture

your readme is also still largely ai, you merely reformatted it and rewrote some small parts, please rewrite the entire thing by yourself

you also still only have 1 part of the case, please add a top case and how they would be assembled together, and you also didn't listen to previous instructions regarding all the cad files you need

you also didn't listen to previous instructions regarding that your leds on your pcb is wrong, please fix that

manikanta.vasamsetti. manikanta.vasamsetti. submitted mani's hackpad for ship review ago

cubit010 cubit010 requested changes for mani's hackpad ago

hey!
please don't use ai to generate your readme! You can use it for translation, but you should always write your own readme!
you're missing cad source files in your repo (.f3d for fusion, project link for onshape)
you repo should have .step files for a combined assembly of the hackpad (a rectangle with the dimensions of the pcb inside the case would be good). The case should have 2 parts, a top and bottom case for the project to look polished and be able to be submitted. For your instance, there should be 4 .step files, one being pcb by iteslf, 2 .step, for the case, one top, one bottom, and 1 .step for an assembled view
the led symbol and footprint you used also isn't correct, please see the care package in https://blueprint.hackclub.com/hackpad/resources to find the correct one

this is a non-critical issue but you're also using the smd footprint, and it's generally recommended to use the dip/smd footprint for more flexibility, because smd soldering is a bit harder than tht soldering

feel free to look at other people's hackpad project repos as to how you should format yours

manikanta.vasamsetti. manikanta.vasamsetti. submitted mani's hackpad for ship review ago

manikanta.vasamsetti. manikanta.vasamsetti. started mani's hackpad ago

3/27/2026 - pcb ordering is done

I ordered the pcb and waiting for the the hackpad kit to arrive and the pcb ordering is simple and hcb portal is very easy to use. submitted the receipts image