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2 layers100 × 100 mmQuantumpad, the printed circuit board in 3D

Hey everyone! This is my submission for Hack Club Blueprint 2026! This is actually the first hardware project I've designed, and I had a lot of fun making it!

Size
100 × 100 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
25
Nets
23
Pads
105
Tracks, vias
153, 5
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
1 Mar 2026
Updated
5 Mar 2026

Overview

Quantumpad is an open-source printed circuit board by hridcode, from the hridcode/quantumpad repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 100 × 100 mm with 25 parts on 23 nets, routed with 153 tracks and 5 vias.

Its parts include 10 ICs, 10 diodes and 1 switch.

README

README.md

QuantumPad

Hey everyone! This is my submission for Hack Club Blueprint 2026! This is actually the first hardware project I've designed, and I had a lot of fun making it!

Features

  • 9 MX switches
  • Seeed Studio XIAO RP2040 MCU
  • KMK firmware
  • Rotary encoder + push button
  • OLED display

Images

SchematicPCBMacropad
SchematicPCBMacropad

Firmware

I just whipped up something quick because I don't really have anything to test it with :/ I might want to upgrade it in the future

BOM

  • 1x Seeed Studio XIAO RP2040 MCU
  • 9x Cherry MX Switches
  • 1x EC11 rotary encoder
  • 1x 0.91" SSD1306 OLED display
  • 1x Case (2 3D-printed parts)
  • 4x M3x5x4mm heatset inserts
  • 4x M3x16mm screws
  • 9x through-hole 1N4148 diodes

Notes

Have fun!

Parts

25
QtyValueFootprintReferences
91N4148Diode_THT:D_DO-35_SOD27_P7.62mm_HorizontalD14, D15, D16, D18, D19, D20, D22, D23, D24
9~MX_Solderable:MX-Solderable-1UU1, U2, U3, U5, U6, U7, U9, U10, U11
1LOGOLOGOG***
1MOUDLE-SEEEDUINO-XIAOfootprints:XIAO-RP2040U17
1RotaryEncoder_SwitchRotary_Encoder:RotaryEncoder_Alps_EC11E-Switch_Vertical_H20mmSW2
1~footprints:SSD1306-4pin-0.91D11

The 22 most common of 25 parts.

Questions

How big is the Quantumpad PCB?

It measures 100 × 100 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Quantumpad use?

25 parts. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the Quantumpad KiCad files?

From the hridcode/quantumpad repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/quantumpad.kicad_pcb and its schematic pcb/quantumpad.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Quantumpad design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask hridcode before reusing the design.

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