Create a heart-felt NeoPixel LED badge using Adafruit's QT Py development board. This is cute project was created for makers getting started with SMD soldering.

This singled-sided PCB features SMD pads for six 5050 NeoPixel LEDs and the Adafruit QT Py. The center cutout allows a SPI flash chip to fit through the board. It's simple, easy to assemble and customizable.

Use a desktop CNC to mill your custom PCBs using FR-1 blanks. You can fit up to four QT Py heart PCBs on a 4x5in PCB blank in less than 10 minutes! 

Use a PCB service like OSHPark to create custom PCBs with beautiful solder mask and silkscreen. Download the CAD file and upload it to have them shipped to you.

Parts

Animation of Adafruit QT Py with onboard NeoPixel in a rainbow swirl.
What a cutie pie! Or is it... a QT Py? This diminutive dev board comes with our favorite lil chip, the SAMD21 (as made famous in our GEMMA M0 and Trinket M0 boards).This time it...
$7.50
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Angled shot of a 2MB SPI Flash in 8-Pin SOIC package.
These little chips are like miniature SSD drives for your electronics. When you don't need something with as much storage as a micro SD card, but an EEPROM is too small, SPI (or...
$1.25
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10 Pack NeoPixel 5050 RGB LED with Integrated Driver Chip
Make your own smart LED arrangement with the same integrated LED that is used in our NeoPixel strip and pixels. This tiny 5050 (5mm x 5mm) RGB LED is fairly easy to solder and is the...
$4.50
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1 x Stickvise PCB Vise
Stickvise PCB Vise
1 x Solder Wire
Solder Wire - 60/40 Rosin Core
1 x Soldering Iron
Hakko FX-888D
1 x USB-C Cable
USB Type A to Type C Cable - 6" long

CNC Milling Parts & Supplies

If you'd like to use a desktop CNC to create the PCB, you can get the build materials and tools below.

1 x 1/32in Flatend Mill
2-Flute flat end mill

This guide was first published on Feb 09, 2021. It was last updated on Mar 18, 2024.

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