High-Current Robot Power PCB Design


Right now, the design is not ready to manufacture yet because it only has the schematic; it still needs PCB layout, placement, routing, mounting holes, and final PCB checks. I wrote the full step-by-step process into Manufacturing Guide.
Short version: next we should build the board layout, clear all airwires, then generate Gerbers, BOM, and pick-and-place files. If you want, I can go ahead and do the PCB layout next.
Complete it for me
I’ll complete the PCB now: first I’ll size the board and stackup, then add the mounting holes, place the components by function, and finally set the high-current layout rules and review the result.
Placement is done and organized by power flow. I’m setting the high-current PCB rules next, then I’ll route the board and clean up the remaining PCB checks.
The first routing pass finished, but it left a few stray copper segments. I’m removing the bad trace stubs now, then I’ll rerun routing once for cleanup.
I completed the schematic, board sizing, mounting holes, placement, and two routing passes, but I’m blocked from finishing cleanly because the remaining PCB issues are stubborn floating/dangling trace fragments plus a couple unrouted connections that the available autorouter did not resolve after cleanup. The board is close, but it is not yet at a zero-issue manufacturing state.
What I finished: compact 100mm x 80mm 4-layer board, corner mounting holes, functional placement, and wide-power routing preferences. What remains: a small set of routing cleanup items on the PCB, so the next step is targeted manual routing cleanup or a revised routing strategy before export.
List routing issues
Review remaining issues
Revise routing strategy
Find cleanup tools

Project Specification
Design Summary
Status: Draft / Review / Approved
Manufacturing target: Prototype / EVT / DVT / PVT / Production
Software / firmware: repository link

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  • Design Summary

  • Scope

  • System context

  • Requirements

  • Functional

  • Electrical

  • Mechanical / environmental

  • Key constraints

  • Dependencies and risks

  • Validation

  • Release-facing notes

  • Change notes / open questions