Group assignment: Characterize the design rules for your PCB production process

Status: Complete!

Learnings: Basically, there is a physical limit for a 1/64 bit smoothly milling a PCB. Interestingly, the machine didn't even try to mill channels < 0.016 inches, but the rest worked fine (which isn't always the case if you don't stick your board down properly etc - unsurprisingly, petit electronics are quite a delicate art!)

Individual assignment: Make an in-circuit programmer that includes a microcontroller; optionally customize the design; mill and stuff the PCB; test it to verify that it works; optionally try other PCB processes





Learnings: Soldering is hard... but finally getting the correct voltage flowing through your circuit is very satisfying!