The PCB Contest is open to all projects that include your own custom-designed printed circuit board.
This contest is only open to projects with PCBs designed by the author, whether you make them at home or pay a service to create them for you. If your project lives on a breadboard or perf board, now would be a great time to learn how to take your project to the next level and make your first PCB. Check out our Circuit Board Design Class to get started quickly.
There is a special judges prize for the best use of Autodesk Eagle which can be downloaded for free for students and hobbyists.
Only left to enter the PCB Challenge!
Grand Prize
Judges Prize
- A $150 gift card
Grand
- A $250 gift card
First
- A $150 gift card
Second
- A $100 gift card
Runner Up
- A $50 gift card
Write an Instructable
Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Jan 4, 2021 and Feb 1, 2021 (11:59pm PT).
Learn more about how it works.
Enter
Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select PCB Challenge. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.
Accepting
Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.
Voting
Instructables members can vote for an entry during the contest plus 3 days after the contest closes.
Judging
A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.
Winners
When the winners are decided they will be announced here on the contest page. All entrants will be notified when this happens.