Making JLCPCB mad at me

With how many tours come through M5, we figured we needed some sort of dispensable gift to give besides stickers to prospective/accepted students. So, we decided to draft a small PCB that we could give out to those that come through the space as something to remember us by.

First draft of the board

I spent today drafting a quick first revision of our decorative board that we would give out to prospective students & families. Looks okay, right? JLC won’t think so.

If you ever want to include custom footprints on your board, be sure to do so! It’s pretty easy to convert a jpeg image into a footprint. Details will come in a future post, but put simply, KiCad has all the tools necessary for you to etch out your own designs on copper. Given that the board house doesn’t get mad at you.

Philip Baykov, CompE 2027