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+this project is not yet finished, as I await the arrival of the PCBs
+and parts from DigiKey, then having to assemble the board and program
+the uC. once that is complete, I will write about it on my website, as
+I have with the first version.
+
+this one is based on a flyback power supply with custom transformer,
+as in
+https://tilde.town/~vivienne/journal/2025-08-29-MC34063-flyback.html .
+
+![render of the populated PCB](rendered.png)
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