Stefan Sundin

I finished my first circuit board last week; an AVR programmer. I made it at an evening course arranged by an association at my university. It was pretty cool to learn how to make circuit boards DIY-style, and it wasn’t that difficult either. I had some previous soldering experience but this is the first time I soldered surface mounted components, which was probably the most difficult part in the whole process. Everything turned out great though, and the card worked on the first try.

Here are some pictures:

The only mistake I made was to pick the wrong footprint for the resistors, so they are a bit crammed, but you would only notice that if you know what to look for.

A very fun project indeed. I learned a lot.