Project Getting Started


I’ll continue by repairing the PCB placement overlaps first, verify DRC, then route and recheck the board if the layout is ready.
Placement is now clean: all 17 copper overlaps are resolved, and the ESP32 antenna and USB-C edge access are preserved. I’m running routing preflight now, then I’ll route the board and clean up any residual issues.
Routing preflight is improved: all width-versus-pad errors are cleared, with scoped fine-pitch neckdowns and no global clearance reduction. Some footprint-internal pad-access warnings remain, so I’m proceeding with routing and will address the exact residual connections afterward.
Placement is repaired and all 17 copper-overlap errors are cleared. Scoped fine-pitch rules were added, and auto-routing placed 780 traces/vias, reducing airwires from 159 to 39.
Open items
  • 39 airwires remain around J1/D1 USB, U2 CP2102, U4 power mux, and Q1.
  • Final DRC and targeted fanout cleanup remain.
  • Execution stopped because no ACUs are currently available.
Next step
  1. Add ACUs.
  2. Resume targeted routing cleanup.
  3. Run final DRC and verify zero blocking errors.
Add ACUs guidance
Prioritize remaining airwires
Manual routing guidance

D1
U5
U3
J1
U1
Q1
U2
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