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id: TASK-4
title: Flex PCB strip design and fabrication
status: To Do
assignee: []
created_date: '2026-02-22 00:44'
labels: []
dependencies: []
priority: medium
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## Description

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Design a thin flex PCB strip (4mm wide, ~100mm long) with 8x SMD IR LED footprints (PLCC-2/3528), current limiting resistors, and a connector tail. Use KiCad for PCB layout. Order from JLCPCB flex PCB service. Solder SMD components.
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## Acceptance Criteria
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- [ ] #1 KiCad PCB layout complete
- [ ] #2 Design rule check passes
- [ ] #3 Flex PCB ordered from JLCPCB
- [ ] #4 SMD LEDs and resistors soldered
- [ ] #5 Strip fits inside frame brow bar channel
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