Overview
Prizes & Rules
Submissions
Discussion
About
About PCBWay 7th Project Design Contest
The PCBWay Design Contest has always been dedicated to encouraging participants to engage in open-source innovation projects, inspiring more people to join the electronics community.
Starting from last year, in addition to the electronics design category, we introduced a mechanical design category. This year, we are not only retaining these two categories but also adding a special theme: STM32 . If your design includes STM32 chips, you will have the opportunity to earn extra rewards. The specific award-winning rules for these additional rewards can be found in Article 6 of the event rules. Looking forward to your participation.
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Timeline
  • Project Release Time
  • Project Review Time
  • Result Announcement Time
  • 2nd, Sep, 2024 - 19th, Jan, 2025
  • 20th, Jan, 2025 - 28th, Feb, 2025
  • 10th, Mar, 2025
Theme
Electronic Project

Electronic Project

Everything about electronic design, from simple circuits to advanced MCU and IoT projects, covering embedded systems, power electronics, analog and digital electronics, audio and IoT.

Mechanical Project

Mechanical Project

Everything about mechanical design, product design, or 3D design. For example, robot and drone casing design, structural design, and more.

STM32 Project

STM32 Project

For any projects that include STM32 series chips, such as smart home devices, consumer electronics, and robotics projects.

Prizes

The Second Prize

2 winners

$1000 Cash + $100 Coupon

+ Raspberry Pi 5 4GB *1

The Second Prize

The First Prize

1 winner

$1500 Cash + $200 Coupon

+ A Palm-sized Robot Dog*1

The First Prize

The Third Prize

3 winners

$500 Cash + $50 Coupon

+ OpenMV4 H7 R2 Cam Smart Camera *1

The Third Prize

Popular Design Prize

10 winners

$100 Cash + $20 Coupon
+$10 3D Printing Coupon

+ Multimeter ZTY890DPro *1

Popular Design Prize

Participation Prize

Raspberry Pi Pico * 1

Participation Prize

STM32 Great Project Prize

Six-Claw Multifunctional
Aluminum Alloy Soldering Table *1

SMT32 Great Project
Rules
  • serial number 1

    Each entry must be original and uploaded within the specified time, otherwise it will be considered disqualified.

  • serial number 2

    The intellectual property of the entries belongs to the participants, and they must ensure that their submissions do not infringe on any third party's intellectual property rights. The competition has three themes: Electronic Project, Mechanical Project, and STM32 Project. Each participant can choose any theme to participate in and is allowed to upload multiple projects.

  • serial number 3

    Each entry must include original design files: electronic projects should include their PCB designs, and mechanical designs should include their mechanical design files. We strongly recommend sharing all files related to the project (such as Gerber files, BOM list, schematics, layouts, code, mechanical design files, CNC machining files, etc.) to help judges better understand your creativity.

  • serial number 4

    How to participate? Click the "Participate Now" button on the competition page. Alternatively, create a new proiect in the PCBWay community, click the "submit project to.." button on the page, and select the appropriate theme: "Electronic Project," "Mechanical Project, " or "STM32 Project."

  • serial number 5

    Regarding the participation award of the Raspberry Pi Pico, once each entry is approved by PCBWay, 500 points will be allocated to your PCBWay account, which you can use to redeem the Pico in the store.

  • serial number 6

    The additional rewards for using STM32 series chips will be granted based on a thorough evaluation by our judges and will be awarded only to great projects. Not every STM32 project will receive this reward.

  • serial number 7

    The event organizers reserve the right to interpret and adlust the rules of the event and have the right to cancel or modiy the event plan. l you have any questions, please contact anson@pcbway.com

Judges
Yorik van Havre

Yorik van Havre

Architect, FreeCAD developer and president
of the FreeCAD project association

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Yorik van Havre

Yorik is an architect with worldwide experience in a wide range of projects, at ease in all steps of the project process, from sketching and conception to detailing and worksite management. He has a quite wide experience in architectural modeling, computer-assisted conception and graphical rendering. Now he is also a lead FreeCAD developer.

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Wayne Stambaugh

Wayne Stambaugh

Senior Engineer, KiCad Project Leader

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Wayne Stambaugh

The lead developer for the KiCad project. Wayne has been working on KiCad for over ten years and been the project leader for the last four years. Wayne has 33 years of experience as an electronics design and test engineer in analog and digital hardware design and embedded hardware and software design.

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Alex Mihailenko

Alex Mihailenko

Senior Engineer, Dip Trace Developer

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Alex Mihailenko

Alex has nearly 20 years of PCB design experience, excelling in schematic design, component library creation, and production file preparation. He specializes in multi-layer boards, high-speed circuits, and high-density designs with BGA packages. As part of the DipTrace team, Alex continually enhances PCB engineering solutions.

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Dennis de Bel

Dennis de Bel

Artist, Educator, Electronics Engineer

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Dennis de Bel

Dennis de Bel is an artist, educator, electronics engineer, and embedded hardware engineer. He founded his own synthesizer company, Picha, and is also a co-founder of Varia.

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André LaMothe

André LaMothe

Computer Scientist, Electrical Engineer, Game
developer, and International Best-selling Author

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André LaMothe

André LaMothe is a renowned computer scientist, electrical engineer, game developer, and international best-selling author. He holds degrees in mathematics, electrical engineering, and computer science. He has produced more than 750 products, founded several companies, and served on various Silicon Valley boards. His Udemy courses on electronics and PCB design are now among the most popular in the field.

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Henk Werner

Henk Werner

Trouble Maker Director, Engineer

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Henk Werner

Henk Werner, leader of TroubleMaker Shenzhen and Innovation Drive China, helps bring hardware products to market within 14 weeks. He developed an LED display system with 35% lower TCO, helping his company achieve market leadership in two years.

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Evaluation Criteria

Project Design

We will comprehensively evaluate the complexity and innovation of the project design.

Project Design

Project Description

A complete project description encom passes function, videos, programs, and more.Comprehensive information helps enhance others' understanding of your project. And whether the files are fully open source is also an important factor in the review.

Project Description

Popularity of the Project

Don't forget to share your project to garner more support!

Popularity of the Project

Social Significance of the Project

We look forward to seeing more and more great projects that can have a positive impact on society.

Social Significance of the Project
Submissions
Electronic Project
Mechanical Project
STM32 Project
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