Magnetic Tile System
Worked for 27 mins 37 sec
Finished the requested wiring pass.
Accomplished:
- Wired RS-485 edges 3–6 from MAX14830 channels through THVD1450 transceivers to edge connectors.
- Also completed missing edge 2 A/B wiring.
- Wired all six MP5016 protected 5 V edge power switches.
- Added six 1 µF MP5016 input decoupling capacitors and placed them near the switches.
- Ran ERC/DRC.
Open items:
- MAX14830 U2/U3 still need clock source decisions: crystal or external clock.
- ESD arrays are still unwired.
- Many unused MCU/MAX14830 pins need intentional no-connect marking or functional assignment.
- PCB still has airwires/overlapping copper because layout/routing is not complete.
Suggested next steps:
- Add clock circuits for both MAX14830 UART bridges.
- Wire ESD protection for USB and all six RS-485 edge ports.
- Mark intentionally unused pins as no-connect.
- Clean up placement, then route the PCB.
Start Auto-Layout
Thought for 3 sec
I can’t execute auto-layout right now because the account has no available ACUs.
What’s already been completed:
- RS-485 edge links 3–6 were wired from the MAX14830 UART bridges through THVD1450 transceivers to the edge connectors.
- Missing edge 2 RS-485 A/B connector wiring was completed.
- All six MP5016 protected 5 V edge power-switch branches were wired.
- Six 1 µF MP5016 input decoupling capacitors were added and placed near their switches.
- ERC/DRC was run; edge-link and power-switch wiring is present.
Current board state:
- The PCB still needs layout work.
- DRC showed many airwires, so trace routing is definitely needed.
- There are also overlapping copper/layout issues, and at least one placement concern around edge power-switch decoupling, so placement cleanup is also needed before routing.
Recommended next actions once ACUs are available:
- Run placement cleanup / auto-layout for the full board.
- Resolve overlapping copper/component placement issues.
- Auto-route remaining airwires.
- Re-run ERC/DRC and fix remaining violations.
- Finish schematic open items: MAX14830 clock circuits, ESD-array wiring, and intentional no-connects for unused pins.
Review layout violations
Locate overlaps
Finish schematic items
Manual placement strategy
