Nano SIM Footprint Fix


This needs Agent mode to retrieve the official connector datasheet, audit all pins/pads and mechanical dimensions, then correct J4’s VPP/S5 pin type and the 3D model scale/alignment. Click the button to continue; I’ll verify the footprint and 3D envelope before applying only necessary fixes.
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I’ll verify the connector’s official pinout, land pattern, and mechanical envelope, then correct the ERC pin classification and any 3D-model scaling/alignment errors and re-check the part.
The datasheet/geometry audit is still running; the electrical pin correction and the 3D asset need to be validated together so the footprint remains the manufacturing source of truth.
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"Nano SIM Connector Audit" completed.
I’m reconciling the completed audit now, then I’ll independently re-check the terminal type, footprint geometry, model bounds, and ERC before closing.
Corrected and verified the Molex 104224-0820 part:
  • S5/VPP is now Not Connected, eliminating the false Missing Power ERC.
  • The datasheet-compliant footprint and all 12 pads were retained.
  • The inflated model was replaced with a seated 11.2 × 13.1976 × 1.11 mm model at 1:1 scale.
  • Current ERC checks are clean.
The downstream BLE-module overlap must update after this part revision is refreshed in the parent board. Full evidence is in Nano-SIM Connector Audit.

Nano-SIM Connector Audit
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Scope itemStatusResult
Manufacturer / MPN identificationCompletedMolex material number 1042240820, order number 104224-0820; official sales drawing revision A.
Symbol and terminal assignmentCompletedAll ten mapped physical terminals were checked against the Molex drawing. S5 was corrected as described below.
Recommended land patternCompleted, no geometry mutationNo confirmed footprint discrepancy was found; existing copper geometry was retained.
3D package modelCompletedInflated/misaligned STEP was replaced by a real-mm, footprint-aligned Build123d model.
ERC / design verificationCompleted for this part projectNo open ERC errors or warnings remain. Standalone part projects do not provide the consuming board's BLE-module body-overlap check.
Authoritative pin assignment
The official Molex drawing assigns S1=VCC, S2=RST, S3=CLK, S4=GND, S5=VPP, S6=I/O, with G1–G4=GND.
S5 / VPP correction
  • Restored terminal label VPP and preserved pin number S5.
  • Restored the element's Part Type to Terminal.
  • Set Pin Type to Not Connected (a supported Flux terminal type).
  • Added pin description Program voltage; unused.
  • The physical pad remains present and has no net connection.
No other terminal electrical types were changed: the Molex drawing identifies contact functions, but does not define EDA driver-direction classifications for the passive socket. Changing the remaining Unspecified types would therefore be inference rather than correction of a confirmed datasheet mismatch.
Footprint / land-pattern audit
The footprint contains 12 copper lands: six SIM contacts S1–S6, four mapped shell/ground lands G1–G4, and two unbound PCB-retention lands 11 and 12. The S1–S6 and G1–G4 numbering/naming matches the official assignment.
The six signal lands measure 0.9906 × 0.8128 mm, matching the drawing's 1.0 × 0.8 mm recommended value within its stated ±0.05 mm layout tolerance. The existing signal-row positions, 1.2 mm spacing, shell lands, retention lands, insertion-side orientation, origin, and footprint outline were retained because no confirmed mismatch was found.
Evidence limitation: several dimensions are graphical callouts in the sales drawing and were not machine-extractable with claim-level validation. They were inspected against the existing footprint, but are not restated here as independently verified numeric claims.
3D model correction
The previous model node used 1042240820.stp, position 0 -6 0.1, and rotation 90 0 0. It was replaced with a validated, source-editable package model:

3D Model (build123d)


Verified generated bounds are 11.2 × 13.1976 × 1.11 mm. The 1.11 mm connector height is specified by the Molex drawing. The model includes the shell/body, six signal tails, four shell feet, and two retention tabs aligned to the actual footprint land centres.
The model node now reads:
  • Asset: molex-104224-0820.build123d
  • Position: 0 mm, 0 mm, 0 mm
  • Rotation: 0°, 0°, 0°
  • 3D scale: 1, 1, 1
  • Z axis up: true
  • PCB seating plane: z=0
This removes the previously reported approximately 27.38 × 26.2 mm inflated rendered envelope at the part source.
Verification evidence
  • Re-read S5: VPP, pin S5, Pin Type=Not Connected, Part Type=Terminal, no nets.
  • Re-read model node: new asset resolved, zero position/rotation, unity scale, Z-up.
  • Asset pipeline compiled the model and reported 11.2 × 13.1976 × 1.11 mm bounds.
  • Top/front/isometric renders completed successfully and show a seated, low-profile socket with lands aligned around the body.
  • ERC query returned no ERROR, WARNING, OPEN, or UNCERTAIN findings; the prior floating/missing-power symptom for S5 is absent.
Remaining limitation
The false collision with a separate BLE module occurs in a consuming PCB project, not in this standalone part project. The model-bound root cause is corrected here, but that board's overlap check must refresh after updating to this part revision; it cannot be directly rerun from this part project.
  • Status

  • Authoritative pin assignment

  • S5 / VPP correction

  • Footprint / land-pattern audit

  • 3D model correction

  • Verification evidence

  • Remaining limitation