To simplify the wiring mess that everyone saw in our impromptu IPPD update , we are building a PCB. We tried building the PCB in Altium , but setting up a custom footpring was an absolute nightmare. With the help of our liasons , we moved everything over to KiCad. Most of the footprints are built in and making a custom footprints is super simple. One of the biggest issues we had was figuring out what was going to be a trace and what was going to be an actual wire and then representing that on the PCB.

Currently the PCB is still unfinished and we are expecting another week to 2 weeks since PCB development was not considered for our design. The goal of the PCB is to house all the electrical components onto one piece for ease of access and trouble shooting. Most of the components are ready except for the mosfet switches which will just need mounting holes. Once all the components are built in KiCad , we can start the routing process and then send for printing.