Hall Effect Keyboard Design
Thought for 1 min 3 sec
I started the layout phase and inspected the current PCB state. The board is still the default 160 × 100 mm, 4-layer layout, and the components are spread far outside the board from schematic-origin placement, so placement needs to be redone after sizing.
Open items:
- I’m blocked because the account has no available ACUs.
- Board outline still needs to be resized to a real TKL footprint.
- Component placement has not been run yet.
Suggested next steps:
- Add ACUs, then resize the board to a standard TKL outline.
- Place the USB-C connector at the rear edge, encoder at the top-right, mux/MCU cluster centrally, and Hall sensors on the switch grid.
- Run post-placement DRC before routing.
continue
Thought for 4 sec
I’ll continue layout setup: apply a standard TKL board size/outline, then place the major blocks according to the keyboard geometry and run a quick layout check if resources are available.
Worked for 8 mins 36 sec
I continued layout setup: resized the PCB to a 365 × 140 mm 4-layer TKL board and placed all 213 components, including the 87 Hall sensors in a TKL-style grid, USB-C/ESD/power at the rear edge, MCU/muxes centrally, and encoder at the top-right.
Open items:
- I’m blocked from running the post-placement DRC because the account has no available ACUs.
- Placement reported no overlap/out-of-bounds issues, but final board checks still need to be run.
- Magnetic Jade Max mechanical sensor alignment still needs physical validation.
Suggested next steps:
- Add ACUs, then rerun post-placement DRC.
- Verify Hall sensor position vs Magnetic Jade Max switch magnet travel.
- Route the board after placement checks pass.
Route and verify
Route critical nets
Verify Hall alignment
Prepare DRC checklist
Review placement risks
