Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/RCMgames/BSED

README.md

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 (this repository contains an Arduino library, firmware for the board, and hardware for the board)
 * [Documentation for Library](https://rcmgames.github.io/BSED/class_byte_sized_encoder_decoder.html)
 * [Hardware](https://github.com/RCMgames/BSED/tree/main/extras/hardware)
+  * If you buy PCBs from PCBWay through this link PCBWay generously gives me a 10% commission without costing you anything
+    * https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Byte_Sized_Encoder_Decoder_v1_0_5b76fc5d.html
 * [Firmware](https://github.com/RCMgames/BSED/tree/main/extras/firmware)
 
 ![front](https://github.com/RCMgames/BSED/blob/fd907d3367903d2f684a02541658e857a268ef72/extras/hardware/photos/P1039300.JPG)
 ![back](https://github.com/RCMgames/BSED/blob/fd907d3367903d2f684a02541658e857a268ef72/extras/hardware/photos/P1039304.JPG)
+
+I've been working on [hardware and software for small wifi controlled robots](https://github.com/rcmgames) since 2020.
+
+As I have designed increasingly small circuit boards for controlling servos and motors on a robot, I started looking for a way to connect lots of quadrature encoders as inputs to a microcontroller. I was unable to find any existing Qwiic-compatible encoder reading boards that can handle multiple high-speed quadrature inputs. This board can help you control 8 motors with encoder feedback for precise control.
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+

extras/hardware/ByteSizedEncoderDecoder.kicad_pcb

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       (net 2 "+3.3V") (pinfunction "Pin_5") (pintype "passive") (tstamp 48d80bc4-ed11-413c-b22f-58ed6a2c6b56))
     (pad "6" thru_hole oval (at 2.54 5.08) (size 1.7 1.7) (drill 0.65) (layers "*.Cu" "*.Mask")
       (net 12 "3b") (pinfunction "Pin_6") (pintype "passive") (tstamp 3b8f817e-127f-4d47-91fd-9f37570de9b0))
-    (model "${KICAD6_3DMODEL_DIR}/Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm.3dshapes/PinHeader_2x03_P2.54mm_Vertical.wrl"
+    (model "${KICAD6_3DMODEL_DIR}/Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm.3dshapes/PinHeader_2x03_P2.54mm_Vertical.wrl" hide
       (offset (xyz 0 0 0))
       (scale (xyz 1 1 1))
       (rotate (xyz 0 0 0))

extras/hardware/README.md

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-Here are the Kicad and Gerber files for creating the circuit boards this software is designed to run on.
+Here are the KiCAD and Gerber files for creating the circuit boards this firmware is designed to run on.
 
-You could also run it on a bare ATMega328P chip or another board, but the code is specialized and uses hard-coded pin numbers.
+You could theoretically run it on a bare ATMega328P chip or another board, but the code is specialized for this board and uses hard-coded pin numbers.
+
+### Bill Of Materials
+
+* 1x PCB
+    * If you buy PCBs from PCBWay through this link PCBWay generously gives me a 10% commission without costing you anything
+        * https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Byte_Sized_Encoder_Decoder_v1_0_5b76fc5d.html
+* 2x https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/jst-sales-america-inc/SM04B-SRSS-TB/926710
+* 1x https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/microchip-technology/ATMEGA328PB-AU/5638812
+* 4x 1x08 0.1" female header pins