Footprint Inspection


The board needs both placement and routing: it has 91 airwires, 14 copper-overlap errors, and several parts extend beyond the circular outline. I’m correcting full-board placement first—preserving ENC1 exactly at the origin and the ESP32 antenna edge/keepout—then I’ll route the cleaned layout.
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2/4 Determine and execute required placement cleanup

Inspect current board geometry, placement, connectivity, routing, and DRC state

Determine and execute required placement cleanup

Determine and execute required PCB routing

Independently verify final placement, routing, constraints, and DRC

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The placement executor has finished; I’m reconciling its applied result against the hard centered-encoder, antenna, edge-access, overlap, and board-bound constraints now. If placement is valid, I’ll proceed directly into USB breakout, neckdowns, and auto-routing.
Placement auto-layout was applied and verified:
  • ENC1 is exactly (0.000, 0.000) mm
  • Zero component-body overlaps, out-of-board parts, keepout violations, or edge-placement violations
  • U1 antenna placement and edge connectors remain correctly constrained
Routing is blocked by pre-existing footprint defects: JP1 and U2 contain overlapping pads assigned to different nets. Auto-routing would remove those pins from their nets, so I stopped rather than corrupt connectivity. 90 airwires remain; correcting the authoritative footprints for JP1 and U2 is required before routing can continue.

Project Specification
Project Overview
  • Status: Schematic implemented and reviewed
  • Compact battery-powered ESP32-S3 rotary UI controller with native USB-HID, BLE/Wi-Fi, USB-C charging/power path, a user-approved pressable 24-detent encoder, conventional PWM RGB feedback, and a disconnectable power indicator.
Intended Use
  • Compact prototype control knob for media, smart-home, and machine-parameter applications.
  • Operates over native USB-HID or wirelessly; supports USB-only flashing.
Main Features
  • ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8 integrated-antenna module.
  • USB-C USB 2.0 sink/device with USBLC6-2SC6 ESD and independent 5.1 kΩ CC pull-downs.
  • BQ24074 power-path charger, USB500 mode, ~300 mA charge current, battery-absent operation.
  • TPS63001 fixed 3.3 V buck-boost with FXL0530-2R2-M power inductor.
  • Bourns PEC11R-4220F-S0024 24-detent/24-pulse encoder with push switch; the detented behavior is explicitly accepted and supersedes the original non-detented preference.
  • Kingbright APFA3010LSEKJ3ZGKQBC common-cathode RGB LED with independent active-high PWM channels.
  • ROHM SML-D13FWT86C green 3V3 power LED with normally closed JP1 disable solder bridge.
System Architecture

Diagram


USB-C VBUS + USB 2.0 USB ESD + 22 ohm series resistors ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8 BQ24074 power path Protected node_1S LiPo SYS / OUT TPS63001 3.3 V buck-boost Common-cathode RGB LED via R/G/B resistors 24-detent encoder + push NC power-LED jumper Low-current green power LED
Hardware Subsystems
  • Compute/RF: ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8, 8 MB flash, integrated antenna.
  • Power: BQ24074 charger/power path and TPS63001 3.3 V buck-boost.
  • Input: PEC11R-4220F-S0024; A/B firmware debounce and 1 ms RC on active-low push.
  • RGB status: APFA3010LSEKJ3ZGKQBC common cathode. Red GPIO7 through 510 Ω; green GPIO8 through 220 Ω; blue GPIO15 through 220 Ω. Active-high PWM.
  • Power status: 3V3 → normally closed JP1 → 3 kΩ → SML-D13FWT86C → GND, approximately 0.4 mA. JP1 is opened by cutting or solder wicking.
Interfaces and GPIO Map

Table


FunctionGPIONotes
Encoder press4RTC-capable active-low wake
Encoder A5Input
Encoder B6Input
RGB red7Active-high PWM
RGB green8Active-high PWM
RGB blue15Active-high PWM
Charger CHG_N9Active-low input
PGOOD_N10Active-low input
USB D−19Native USB
USB D+20Native USB
BOOT0Strap/button only
GPIO7/8/15 are non-strapping GPIOs and are not reserved for flash/PSRAM on the N8 module variant.
Power Budget

Table


LoadDesign peak
ESP32-S3 radio transient500 mA at 3.3 V
PWM RGB LED~9 mA typical with all channels on
Power LED~0.4 mA while JP1 is closed
3.3 V rail target600 mA transient minimum
At 3.0 V battery and 90% efficiency, a 600 mA load at 3.3 V reflects to about 0.733 A battery current. The status LEDs do not materially change regulator sizing.
Manufacturing and Assembly
  • JLCPCB prototype assembly; four-layer JLC7628 is the later layout target.
  • All BOM components have MPNs and footprints. JP1 is a validated default-bridged two-pad solder-jumper footprint and is intentionally excluded from the assembly BOM.
  • Power-indicator silkscreen/layout should identify JP1 as POWER LED DISABLE — CUT/OPEN.
Firmware Requirements
  • PWM outputs are active high because LED1 is common cathode.
  • Drive GPIO7, GPIO8, and GPIO15 low before deep sleep to turn RGB off.
  • Encoder A/B debounce is in firmware; push remains active-low wake on GPIO4.
Important Design Decisions
  • Existing PEC11R-4220F-S0024 detented encoder retained by explicit user approval.
  • Addressable RGB circuitry removed in favor of direct, low-current three-channel PWM.
  • Power LED current is minimized and can be physically disconnected with JP1.
Assumptions
  • Protected LiPo cutoff is near 3.0 V.
  • No USB-PD or Type-C current-advertisement detection.
  • Formal compliance qualification is outside prototype scope.
Change Notes
  • Final encoder/RGB/power-indicator correction implemented.
  • Final schematic contains 49 components and 37 nets; JP1 is excluded from the assembly BOM, yielding 48 BOM instances.
  • ERC, BOM, MPN, footprint, passive, and sourcing checks re-run after changes.
  • Eight residual schematic warnings are cosmetic auto-generated portal-label overlaps only.
  • Project Overview

  • Intended Use

  • Main Features

  • System Architecture

  • Hardware Subsystems

  • Interfaces and GPIO Map

  • Power Budget

  • Manufacturing and Assembly

  • Firmware Requirements

  • Important Design Decisions

  • Assumptions

  • Change Notes