Custom #1 DAD PCB Design
This project is a custom-designed printed circuit board (PCB) created as an interactive, high-tech gift. The physical board itself acts as the canvas, featuring the text "#1 DAD" integrated directly into the front using high-contrast silkscreen or shiny exposed copper, alongside a personalized message printed on the back.
The board features a sleek, low-component electronic circuit powered by a 3V coin cell battery. A tactile push-button serves as the trigger; when held down, power is delivered to a parallel circuit of 4 to 5 accent LEDs positioned around the perimeter of the board. Each LED is paired with its own dedicated current-limiting resistor to guarantee optimal brightness and protect the components from burning out.
Component List:
To build this exact design, you will need the following parts:
1x Custom PCB: The bare fiberglass board designed in software like EasyEDA or KiCad, manufactured by a fabrication house.
1x CR2032 Coin Cell Battery: A standard 3V battery to provide power.
1x CR2032 Battery Holder: A mount (either through-hole or surface-mount) soldered to the back of the board to hold the battery.
1x Tactile Push Button: A momentary switch that completes the circuit only while you are actively pressing it.
4x or 5x LEDs: Standard indicator LEDs (e.g., Red, which typically have a 2V forward voltage drop and run at 20mA).
4x or 5x Resistors: To limit the current to the LEDs. 47 ohm or 51 ohm resistors will provide maximum safe brightness, while 68 ohm or 100 ohm resistors will make the LEDs slightly dimmer but extend the battery life.
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Your goal is a battery-powered “#1 DAD” gift PCB with push-to-light accents and custom front/back artwork. The plan is ready: start a new editable project instead of modifying this published part project. Click Start on the plan bar, or open a fresh project here:
Plan
- Develop a new Flux project for a simple CR2032-powered gift PCB featuring a pushbutton and 4-5 LEDs with a '#1 DAD' theme. The design must be created in a new project as the current CR2032 battery holder part is published and non-editable.
#Implementation plan
- Project Initialization and Requirement Capture
- Create a new editable Flux project and update the project description with the design goal (CR2032-powered LED gift PCB, '#1 DAD' theme).
- Define the intended usage scenario and success criteria (e.g., simple operation, battery longevity, appealing design for gifting).
- Functional Requirements Establishment
- Capture the power requirements from a CR2032 battery and include a pushbutton for user interaction.
- Define functionality for 4-5 LEDs to be driven, including on/off behavior triggered by the pushbutton.
- Physical and Aesthetic Requirements Capture
- Record the high-level physical constraints (e.g., small PCB size suitable for a CR2032 board) and emphasize the '#1 DAD' decorative element.
- Specify board shape modifications and thematic decorations to reflect the '#1 DAD' design.
- Project Constraints and Assumptions Documentation
- List constraints such as manufacturability, component availability, and a simple, robust design.
- Note assumptions regarding battery life, user interaction, and potential design limitations based on CR2032 power capabilities.
- Project Scope Summary
- Summarize all gathered requirements into an approved project scope to guide schematic and PCB layout development in subsequent steps.
#Success criteria
- A new editable Flux project is created with clear documentation of the design goals and requirements.
- Functional and aesthetic requirements for a CR2032-powered LED gift PCB with a pushbutton and multiple LEDs are captured.
- The project scope and constraints are clearly defined and approved for later implementation steps.
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Front artwork style
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