🎄 Christmas-Tree-Light-Up-PCB

A clean, professional holiday-themed PCB designed in the shape of a Christmas tree.
This board uses perimeter LEDs to create a simple, festive flashing pattern, making it a perfect soldering project, desk decoration, or small electronics gift.

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🌲 3D Render

A polished 3D preview to highlight the final aesthetic and how the board will look once manufactured and assembled.

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✨ Inspiration

Inspired by classic seasonal DIY electronics kits and tabletop holiday displays. The design was driven by three goals:

• Create a visually balanced, display-worthy PCB silhouette.
• Keep the electronics simple and accessible for beginners.
• Ensure the board is optimized for fabrication (clearances, solder masks, panelization-friendly).

“Small projects make the holidays shine. -Me ”

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🛠 Project Overview

A succinct look at what this project provides and why it’s useful.

• Elegant Christmas-tree PCB silhouette with cutout edges
• Even LED placement around the perimeter for smooth, continuous patterns
• Beginner-friendly circuit designed for reliable assembly and testing
• Optimized for PCB fabrication: proper clearances, silk labeling, and test points
• Ideal for learning soldering, demonstrating KiCad skills, or gifting as a small, hand-made present

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📄 Bill of Materials (BOM)

ID	Designator(s)	Footprint	Quantity	Value / Part	Notes
1	U1	DIP-8_W7.62mm	1	NE555P	Timer IC
2	RV3	R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm	1	50K Potentiometer	Flash speed control
3	Ce1	CP_Radial_D5.0mm_P2.00mm	1	0.01 µF	Timing capacitor
4	D12, D10, D6, D2, D8, D7, D11, D5, D9, D1	LED_D3.0mm	10	LEDs	Perimeter lighting
5	U2	N16	1	4017	Decade counter
6	R2	R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm	1	470 Ω	LED resistor
7	R3	R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm	1	1 kΩ	Timing resistor
8	C3	CP_Radial_D5.0mm_P2.00mm	1	1 µF	Timing capacitor