By building this project, you can create your own personalized electronic business card. You will be able to:

• Change the text displayed on the card.
• Advanced changes:
  • Modify the layout of the business card (e.g., component placement).
  • Add more or different components and features to the card.

Install KiCad 8

Follow the official KiCad installation guide for your operating system.

Install Poetry

Ensure you have Python installed.

Install poetry (a tool for dependency management and packaging in Python)

Clone the Repository

Clone the GitHub PixelCard repository or download the zip (and unzip it)

git clone https://github.com/ruben-iteng/PixelCard.git

 and open the project folder

cd PixelCard

Set Up the Project Environment

Run the following commands in the repository folder to setup a local environment and install the dependencies in there:

poetry shell
poetry instal

Test if it works 

python ./src/pixelcard/main.py --help

You are now ready to change and build your customized version of the PixelCard!

To change the text on the card and generate the necessary manufacturing files, use the following command:

python ./src/pixelcard/main.py 'Hack' 'Name: ABC\nTel:1234'

You will be able to find all the files you need to order your card in the /build folder.

Of course you can change "Hello World" to any text you like, but pay attention that you have very limited space on a credit card sized PCB!

You can optionally check your design in KiCad PCB Edditor (Standalone).

Just open KiCad PCB Edditor and open the main.kicad_pcb file in the source folder