I mentioned in the top comment that Koppar generated the board and that the first batch is about to be ordered, so no detective work needed there.
I'm just as skeptical of blind AI hardware output as you are, which is why I audited every net against the datasheets and put all the flaws in REVIEW.md in the repo before ordering:
- The 0.33 mm RF trace came out to ~35 Ω instead of 50 Ω and hopped layers through vias (I included Pi-matching pads to tune it on the bench).
- The 3.8 V buck converter was placed too far from its inductor, and the 1.37 mm power trace is narrower than Quectel's 2 mm recommendation (~100 mV drop at 3 A). - The SIM socket (J2) is oriented inward, which is annoying mechanically.
5 bare boards + 2 PCBA units are currently being ordered at JLCPCB, and I'll order the EC25-EUX modules separately to hand-solder onto U8 since JLC was out of stock.
Since the KiCad files are in the repo, if you spot a specific net or pinout error that will brick bring-up, let me know so I can bodge-wire it next week.
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I mentioned in the top comment that Koppar generated the board and that the first batch is about to be ordered, so no detective work needed there.
I'm just as skeptical of blind AI hardware output as you are, which is why I audited every net against the datasheets and put all the flaws in REVIEW.md in the repo before ordering: - The 0.33 mm RF trace came out to ~35 Ω instead of 50 Ω and hopped layers through vias (I included Pi-matching pads to tune it on the bench). - The 3.8 V buck converter was placed too far from its inductor, and the 1.37 mm power trace is narrower than Quectel's 2 mm recommendation (~100 mV drop at 3 A). - The SIM socket (J2) is oriented inward, which is annoying mechanically.
5 bare boards + 2 PCBA units are currently being ordered at JLCPCB, and I'll order the EC25-EUX modules separately to hand-solder onto U8 since JLC was out of stock.
Since the KiCad files are in the repo, if you spot a specific net or pinout error that will brick bring-up, let me know so I can bodge-wire it next week.