Side Projects

Button RGB PCB

Hardware used: Carvera Desktop Mill, Prusa MK4; Software: Kicad, Mods CE, Camotics, Gerbers to fff/ Inscape, Prusa Slicers

Resulting pics:

Pictures to be put in Mods CE

Download files:

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Component name Quantity Description Packaging Link to fab inventory
RC1206FR-07100RL 3 R 100Ohm 1206 Link
1x4 pin horizontal male 1x (1x04) CONN HEADER SMD R/A 36POS 2.54MM 2.54MM Link
1x5 pin horizontal male 1x (1x05) CONN HEADER SMD R/A 36POS 2.54MM 2.54MM Link
B3SN-3112P 1Button 3112P Link
RGB LED 1 RGB LED Through hole We had some laying around
Left: printed button button; Right: hero shot PCB (tba)

Proceedings:

  1. Deciding that I'll be doing the PCB and did that in Kicad
  2. Doing schematic and PCB in Kicad
  3. Do PCB in kicad, plot the pngs
  4. Either do processing in Inscape or in gerber to pcb by kkkk fab lab
  5. Get the pngs into mods CE. Settings:
    • dpi = 1000
    • offset number 2: 4
    • tool 2 diameter (mm): 1
    • cut depth (mm): 0.5
    • max depth 2 (mm): 1.6
    • remove tabs