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After my first attempts to create something nice looking in KiCad using Inkscape I was able to actually build a couple of little projects to get along with the program and train | After my first attempts to create something nice looking in KiCad using Inkscape I was able to actually build a couple of little projects to get along with the program and to train using it. | ||
Here you can see a circuit which includes a blinking LED. The first try was a round shaped PCB. Later I updated it, chose smaller components, put them on a | Here you can see a circuit which includes a blinking LED. The first try was a round shaped PCB. Later I updated it, chose smaller components, put them on a rectangular plate and added some script. The function is still the same. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:PBC_1.JPG | File:PBC_1.JPG | ||
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To get in the Christmas mood I created two more batches. The first one is a gingerbread man which can be used as a pin (the dot on | To get in the Christmas mood I created two more batches. The first one is a gingerbread man which can be used as a pin (the dot on its back marks where the pin shall be added later) and the other one is a Christmas ball (also with a through-hole to hang it on the tree). | ||
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File:PCB_5.JPG | File:PCB_5.JPG | ||
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'''About the circuit:''' | '''About the circuit:''' | ||
*Components: resistors, capacitors, transistors, LEDs, switch, battery and microphone | *Components: resistors, capacitors, transistors, LEDs, switch, battery and microphone | ||
*The length of the LED flash depends on the capacity of the capacitor (e.g. 2.2 | *The length of the LED flash depends on the capacity of the capacitor (e.g. 2.2 μF ≈ 1 s). The higher the capacity, the longer the LED blinks. | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXORaeun8vA Tutorial] and [https://circuitdigest.com/sites/default/files/circuitdiagram/simple-led-music-light-circuit-diagram.png example circuit] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXORaeun8vA Tutorial] and [https://circuitdigest.com/sites/default/files/circuitdiagram/simple-led-music-light-circuit-diagram.png example circuit] | ||
*Depending on the amount of LEDs you want you can expand the circuit. | *Depending on the amount of LEDs you want you can expand the circuit. | ||