The second board revision finally came in today. It was ordered from Advanced Circuits using their free PCBArtist software. It takes some getting used to, but overall, it’s a great tool for projects like this.
As you can see, there were a few problems with the layout. The most important issue, was the incorrect pin numbering of the dock connector. For some reason, the pin numbers were swapped in some places…causing major problems. Another issue was the incorrect polarity of the RGB LED. Cathode and Anode were switched. After a few hours of rework, the boards worked great.
The boards were assembled and soldered by me by hand. I’m pretty sure that if I spent one more hour soldering this board, I would have gone cross-eyed.
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