Week 4

This week we were tasked with designing, printing, and soldering a shield to attach to a circuit board

Designing the board itself wasn't too bad, I was mostly concerned with editing the correct layer and making sure I had the correct footprint for my board to work properly, but otherwise it was quite fun

There were quite a few obstacles when it came time to print my actual board:
1. I got the shapes intersection error, which meant that I had to get my files fixed to actually print
(also meaning that I missed out on adjusting the depth and tool selection process myself)
2. I had to adjust the size of my entire design to ensure it fit on the board stock
3. Perhaps the most ironic, the corn drill broke midway through the printing process
(and replacing it was a pain and a half)

Despite this, my second printing test was a success! Soldering using both the paste and the wire was really enjoyable

Unfortunately, my led did not light up when the Metro was plugged in. I am unsure as the exact reason why, although I know the current around the led is pretty weak.

Overall, though, I did have continuity and nothing exploded so I'd say this week was good