The PCB was designed using KiCad 6.0 for easy modification and share by the community.

In order to have broader compatibility, I’ve decided to design the main PCB and plate so that they can be used with existing Corne ECWL hardware as well as “standard” Corne accessories and cases, to enable more customizability.

The circuit is shared between the versions and only mounting points are different.

Important aspects need to be kept in mind during the design of an EC PCB. That’s why special precautions and attention is mandatory if we want to end up with a consistent and “in spec”.

PCB render

Let’s now proceed to the build: Building the board