BLE Beacon PCB Design


The screenshot shows a work-area rectangle, not a defined 25 mm × 25 mm PCB outline. Agent mode is needed to create the real board outline and place the components; since this project is view-only, I may first need to fork it into an editable copy. Click Continue in Agent Mode to proceed.
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I’ll create the real 25 mm × 25 mm PCB outline, then place the existing footprints inside it without routing. Since the current project is view-only, I’ll first make an editable copy if required.
Created a thread; Forked a project
nRF52810 25mm BLE Beacon
Ultra-Low-Cost nRF52810 BLE Beacon with 32 MHz Crystal, PI RF Matching Network, Meandered 50-Ohm PCB Antenna, SWD Pads, and CR2032 Coin-Cell Power
Set board outline and RF placement
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The board outline and component placement are now applied in the editable copy. I’m checking the final geometry and confirming that no routing was introduced.
Created an editable copy: nRF52810 25mm BLE Beacon.
  • Added a real 25 × 25 mm rounded board outline.
  • Configured 2-layer stackup with bottom copper designated as ground plane.
  • Placed U1 centrally and arranged the crystal, decoupling, and L1–C5–L2 RF network.
  • Confirmed no traces were added and no placed components overlap.
Open item: J1’s footprint is 34.5 × 18.1 mm, so it physically cannot fit on the 25 mm board. It remains outside the outline until replaced with a smaller CR2032 holder or the board size is increased.
Find smaller holder
Increase board size
Review placement
Add antenna keep-out

Name
Pin #
Type
Part Type
Role
Role Details
Terminal Order
Terminal Type
ANT
Unspecified
Terminal
Terminal
Antenna feed pad
GND
Unspecified
Terminal
GND test pad
SWDCLK
Unspecified
Terminal
SWCLK test pad
SWDIO
Unspecified
Terminal
SWDIO test pad
VDD
Unspecified
Terminal
VDD test pad
DEC1
1
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.00/XL1
2
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.01/XL2
3
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.04/AIN2
4
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.05/AIN3
5
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.06
5
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.09
7
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.10
8
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
VDD_1
9
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.12
10
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.14
11
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.15
12
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.16
13
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.18
14
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.20
15
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
P0.21/NRESET
16
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
SWDCLK
17
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified
SWDIO
18
Unspecified
Terminal
unspecified

NRF52810-QCAA