title: D&D Life Counter author: The_Unicycling_1 description: My project is a digital counter for when I play card and board games. Created at: 2025-05-24 Time spent: 10 hours

May 24th: Started researching how to make a counter.

Time spent: 1 hour I looked online for the parts I needed to include in my design and how to connect them on the schematic. Later in the day, I decided to design the PCB.

May 25: I chose a larger screen and finished the PCB designing process.

Time spent: 1 hour I found a new screen that was bigger and decided to use it, and I finished designing the PCB.

June 11: I redesigned the board.

Time spent: 4 hours My project was rejected, and even though I didn't need to redesign the board, I decided to make some changes, such as using more comfortable buttons and a larger screen.

June 12: I realized that I couldn't use the buttons I chose.

Time spent: 2 hours I realized that the buttons I chose were latching toggle buttons, so I changed them to Cherry MX key switches.

June 13: I designed a case for the PCB.

Time spent: 1 hour I designed a bottom case and a top case.

June 14: I realized that the PCB was too big.

Time spent: 1 hour I learned that the PCB I had designed exceeded the size limit, so I made it smaller and designed a case for the smaller board.