Pico Macro Keyboard PCB Design


Fresh-place the entire Pico Macro Keyboard PCB from scratch on a 100 mm × 100 mm rounded-rectangle 4-layer board.
Top side priority:
Keep the top side clean and user-facing.
Place the mechanical key switches in a regular macro-keypad grid with consistent row/column spacing and aligned orientation.
Keep the RGB LEDs visually associated with their corresponding switches and avoid crowding the key grid.
Place rotary encoders and any user-facing controls on the top side in ergonomic positions near the key grid.
Place mounting holes near the board corners and keep them clear of switches and encoders.
Bottom side priority:
Place the Raspberry Pi Pico / MCU module and the majority of supporting electronics on the bottom side.
Group the MCU, flash, crystal/oscillator, regulator/power parts, reset/boot circuitry, USB/support passives, and decoupling capacitors by function.
Keep decoupling capacitors close to their associated IC power pins, crystal/load caps close to the MCU oscillator pins, and power components clustered together.
Minimize estimated routing distance between the bottom-side MCU and the top-side switches, LEDs, and encoders.
Prefer moving support passives on the bottom side rather than contaminating the top-side visual layout.
Placement quality goals:
Resolve overlaps, keep all components inside the board outline, preserve routing channels between the key grid and MCU area, and maintain clean edge/corner clearance.
Use both layers intentionally: top for human-interface components, bottom for dense electronics.
After placement, run DRC/review and report any remaining overlap, off-board, or layer-assignment issues.
I've made a plan, and started work on it.
Prioritize USB edge
Set key spacing
Review placement issues
Mounting hole clearance

J1
U1
C1
Capacitance
0.1uF
C16
Capacitance
15pF
VBUS
VSYS
+3V3
R12
Resistance
5.6kΩ
+1V1
VSYS
C3
Capacitance
0.1uF
C17
Capacitance
47uF
+3V3
C4
Capacitance
0.1uF
VSYS
+3V3
C8
Capacitance
0.1uF
+1V1
+3V3
+3V3
VSYS
R1
Resistance
200 Ω
R11
Resistance
5.6kΩ
R3
Resistance
27 Ω
VSYS
C25
Capacitance
0.001uF
R4
Resistance
100 Ω
C24
Capacitance
0.001uF
VSYS
R18
Resistance
470 Ω
R2
Resistance
1 Ω
C6
Capacitance
0.1uF
VSYS
R10
Resistance
27 Ω
R8
Resistance
100kΩ
C27
Capacitance
0.001uF
C21
Capacitance
1nF
+3V3
+3V3
C9
Capacitance
0.1uF
R14
Resistance
Resistance
C22
Capacitance
0.001uF
C10
Capacitance
0.1uF
VSYS
C26
Capacitance
0.001uF
+1V1
R7
Resistance
1kΩ
VSYS
+3V3
VSYS
C19
Capacitance
0.1uF
R5
Resistance
33 Ω
R19
Resistance
470 Ω
C18
Capacitance
47uF
+3V3
R6
Resistance
100 Ω
+3V3
+3V3
+3V3
+3V3
R16
Resistance
100kΩ
VSYS
R13
Resistance
1kΩ
C15
Capacitance
15pF
R9
Resistance
100kΩ
+3V3
R15
Resistance
1kΩ
VSYS
VSYS
R17
Resistance
1kΩ
C5
Capacitance
0.1uF
+3V3
VSYS
C2
Capacitance
0.1uF
+3V3
C23
Capacitance
0.001uF
Logo1
XIN
QSPI_SCLK
STATUS
H3
ROW_3
ROW_3
SW_ENCODER_1
ROW_1
USB_DM
A_ENCODER_1
GPIO29_ADC3
USB_DP
USB_DP
ROW_0
WS2812_DATA
SWDIO
XOUT
B_ENCODER_1
SW_ENCODER_2
COLUMN_3
QSPI_SD3
QSPI_SD2
QSPI_SS
ADC_VREF
WS2812_DATA
SW_ENCODER_2
COLUMN_0
H1
SWCLK
LINEAR
GPIO29_ADC3
B_ENCODER_2
GPIO23
RUN
QSPI_SD2
QSPI_SD1
A_ENCODER_2
SW_ENCODER_1
A_ENCODER_2
ROW_1
QSPI_SD1
H4
STATUS
ROW_2
SWCLK
SWDIO
GPIO23
COLUMN_3
QSPI_SS
XOUT
QSPI_SD0
ROW_0
B_ENCODER_2
USB_DM
XIN
COLUMN_1
QSPI_SD0
QSPI_SD3
COLUMN_2
GPIO24
A_ENCODER_1
ROW_2
QSPI_SCLK
COLUMN_0
GPIO24
3V3_EN
B_ENCODER_1
LINEAR
COLUMN_1
H2
COLUMN_2
U11
SW1
U8
D10
D3
D2
D11
U5
U7
D13
U12
U14
U4
U6
D12
U9
D7
D4
D5
D9
U15
D6
D8
U13
U10
SW11
SW12
SW10
SW8
SW3
SW13
SW4
SW2
SW6
SW9
SW5
SW7
C11
Capacitance
0.1uF
R23
Resistance
10kΩ
R22
Resistance
10kΩ
SW14
Q1
R24
Resistance
10kΩ
R21
Resistance
10kΩ
U2
C13
Capacitance
4.7uF
C12
Capacitance
4.7uF
R25
Resistance
10kΩ
R20
Resistance
10kΩ
C14
Capacitance
4.7uF
C20
Capacitance
4.7uF
SW15
C7
Capacitance
4.7uF
RV1
Resistance
10kΩ
PROG
L2
Inductance
2.2uH
Y1
Frequency
12MHz
D1
LED1
L1
Inductance
Inductance
U3

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