Protogen Head part 6: Designing a Schematic in KiCad
Channel: Elbrar
Date: 2022-12-04

I want to build a Protogen head using a frame I'm sourcing elsewhere and electronics and exterior finishing by myself. This is part 6 of the series, where I stumble through designing a schematic in KiCad.

Apologies for the audio quality, I'll pay more attention to OBS's settings next time.

I'm writing the bulk of the code for this project myself, using TinyGo.
Main code: https://github.com/ajanata/gotogen
Simulator: https://github.com/ajanata/gotogen-simulator
Text buffer: https://github.com/ajanata/textbuf
LED panel driver: https://github.com/ajanata/aykevl-things/tree/matrixportal-hacks
I2C DMA driver + other fixes https://github.com/ajanata/tinygo-drivers/tree/mine

00:00 Intro
00:43 "keye-cad" or "kee-cad"?
01:00 MatrixPortal Symbol
05:45 MatrixPortal Footprint
08:48 KiCad Crash the First
10:31 Eagle Also Crashes
10:52 Loading the MatrixPortal's Board in Eagle
16:20 HUB75 Symbol for the LED Panels
18:00 Creating the Schematic
23:16 Outro