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Today I drew the schematic and chosen the parts for the PCB, I followed the [OnBoard tutorial](https://jams.hackclub.com/jam/hacker-card) for this
Most of the SMD componants are using the 1206 footprint since I am hand soldering them. I also added a few componants on the schematic so that the footprint will be shown on the PCB (I won't be soldering them, it's just a reference)
The back of the PCB is going to be like a useful PCB design tool.
**Time spent this session: 1.5 hours**
July 19 - PCB Layout (1 hour)
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Today I made the PCB layout, the size of the board is 85.5mm x 53.8mm (same size as a credit card).
I put my info like my website and my GitHub profile on the front silkscreen layer and some various PCB design tools in the back
**Time spent this session: 1 hours**
July 20 - Final Design (1.5 hours)
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Today I decided to make the PCB look better, since I have more experience with KiCad, I exported the EasyEDA project and imported it to KiCad.
I started by drawing copper pours around the NFC antenna on both sides (so the card can be tapped on either side)
And then I drew copper pour for the rest of the PCB. I decided to use hatched patterns for the top side since I think it would look quite good.
And I kept the bottom as solid pour.
I also replaced the keychain hole with one with pads on both sides
And then I added the Highway artwork to the bottom side
**Time spent this session: 1.5 hours**
