May 19, 2025

Started going through the tutorial and trying to figure out how to use KiCAD

Total time spent today: 1hr

May 20, 2025

Brainstormed ideas on how I wanted to build the pad. then built out the schematic and gave up after going into pcb editor at 1 am

Total time spent today: 2hr

May 21, 2025

Finished the PCB with help from Scooter

Spent a lot of time cadding

Total time spent today: 7hr

May 22, 2025

Instructions for the hackpad coding is very unclear for qmk, I spent 4 hours downloading it because of my terrible internet while being confused reading documentation.

I gave up on qmk am now looking into kmk

figured out kmk, it was much easier, I did the software for the keys and cadded the PCB with attached modules.

Tomorrow I think I will swap out my LEDs for a rotary encoder (I didn't even CAD them because I am swapping them out)

Total time spent today: 6hr

May 23, 2025

I updated my schematic to include a rotary encoder with push button

Updated the PCB to use the encoder as well

Updated the CAD after attending the kickoff

Completed finishing touches to submit

Total time spent today: 3hr