Disclaimer: I have zero background in electrical engineering; this here is my attempt to summarize what I've learned while creating my first PCB, which ended up not having any components on it. I set myself a simple goal: create a PCB that's an animal, and when you click a button, the eyes (LEDs) light up. I ended up in a slightly different path, and I ended up ordering a cat shaped PCB where the eyes are gold plated.
Key points:
- I was inspired by things like: https://i.etsystatic.com/21566051/r/il/2d8ef5/2541130934/il_fullxfull.2541130934_imkt.jpg and https://images.goodsmile.info/cgm/images/product/20200923/10116/79405/large/a4c976b8804781ccccf2ade0636fdb56.jpg
- I wanted to learn how to achieve the estetic of black board (solder mask), white print (silkscreen) and golden details (gold plated copper)
- (warning) I'm in the process of ordering, so no idea if it'll turn out like I expect it
- Important layers: F.Cu (copper), F.Mask (solder mask), F.Silkscreen, Edge.Cuts (outline)
- install KiCad and Inks