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2 layersMacropad, the printed circuit board in 3D

My attempt at designing a macropad, from scratch (including PCB design, CAD design, and programming QMK firmware).

Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
10
Nets
14
Pads
73
Tracks, vias
60, 0
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
21 Oct 2024
Updated
21 Oct 2024

Overview

Macropad is an open-source printed circuit board by krishnans2006, from the krishnans2006/macropad repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board with 10 parts on 14 nets, routed with 60 tracks and 0 vias.

Its parts include 9 switches and 1 IC. It belongs with the keyboards and input boards and the SAM D and SAM boards of this library.

README

README.md

Macropad

My attempt at designing a macropad, from scratch (including PCB design, CAD design, and programming QMK firmware).

It's intended to work as shortcut/automation keys, running sets of actions to accomplish certain purposes (specifically repetitive tasks).

Parts

10
QtyValueFootprintReferences
9SW_PushButton_Switch_Keyboard:SW_Cherry_MX_1.00u_PCBSW1, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW8, SW9
1Seeed Studio XIAO SAMD21Seeed:XIAO-RP2040-DIPU1

Questions

What parts does the Macropad use?

10 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 Macropad KiCad files?

From the krishnans2006/macropad repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is kicad/macropad.kicad_pcb and its schematic kicad/macropad.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Macropad design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask krishnans2006 before reusing the design.

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