2 layers159.5 × 30 mm
Type f
google/mozc-devices
Circuit diagrams and firmware source code for Gboard DIY keyboards
25 parts3kApache-2.0
2 layers56.8 × 77.2 mm
MacroPad
meepodeep/MacroPad-Workshopmacro pad design for the CFMG workshop
- Size
- 56.8 × 77.2 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 25
- Nets
- 36
- Pads
- 156
- Tracks, vias
- 108, 2
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
- Created
- 28 Feb 2026
- Updated
- 29 Jun 2026
Overview
MacroPad is an open-source printed circuit board by meepodeep, from the meepodeep/MacroPad-Workshop repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 56.8 × 77.2 mm with 25 parts on 36 nets, routed with 108 tracks and 2 vias.
Its parts include 12 diodes, 12 switches and 1 IC. It belongs with the keyboards and input boards and the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.
README
README.mdMacroPad-Workshop
macro pad design for the CFMG workshop
ASSEMBLY STEPS
- bend the legs of the diodes and put them into the holes labeled d(x) on the back of the pcb (the side with the logo). make sure the black stripe on the diode is pointing to the square hole
- solder them in from the side where they are sticking out
- cut the legs off the diodes
- click the switches into the plate with the pins facing up
- solder the pin headers that were included with the microcontroller on the back side of the board (side with logo), the short side of the headers go through the pcb.
- click the switches and plate onto the board and then solder the switches.
- solder the microcontroller onto the pin headers one pin above the bottom, this is due to an error in the library i used.
FLASHING STEPS
- install qmk toolbox
- install the cmfg_macropad_default.hex file from this repo
- select it in qmk toolbox
- select auto flash
- connect the macropad to your computer and then short the reset and ground pins using some metal thing
BOM
Parts
25| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | D | keyboard_parts.pretty-master:D_SOD123_axial | D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12 |
| 12 | KEYSW | keebs.pretty-master:Mx_Alps_100 | K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, K7, K8, K9, K10, K11, K12 |
| 1 | ProMicro | keebs.pretty-master:Pro_Micro | U1 |
Questions
How big is the MacroPad PCB?
It measures 56.8 × 77.2 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the MacroPad 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 MacroPad KiCad files?
From the meepodeep/MacroPad-Workshop repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is MacroPad/MacroPad.kicad_pcb and its schematic MacroPad/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 publishes it under the GPL-3.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).
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