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The Pokemon Devboard

GitHub “Finish-Up-A-Thon” Challenge Submission

This is a submission for the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge

What I Built

I built a Devboard with a pokemon theme. I called it the Pikachu because of the pokemon theme. The specs are:

  • MCU: Raspberry Pi RP2040
  • USB: USB Type-C (USB 2.0 receptacle)
  • Flash: W25Q128JVS external SPI flash
  • Regulator: MCP1700 3.3V LDO
  • Clock: 4-pin crystal with external load capacitors
  • User input: Push button

Demo

Kicanvas

Github

Hack Club YSWS Project

The Comeback Story

I started this project when I was following some guides made by Hack Club. I was passionate about it, but school pulled me away before I could finish.

After I started working on more software and was more advanced in hardware design, I remembered this project and went back to it. I originally had no theme to go with it, but I added all the pokemon to it to show my love for Pokemon!

My Experience with GitHub Copilot

I love using Github Copilot for learning, debugging, and fixing my code. I used Copilot to create a README for my repo. I also asked Github Copilot to change some route thicknesses and the board size because I already removed the Kicad Project from my computer. When I put the changed files into Kicanvas, It was perfect and what I expected!

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