On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 6:04 PM, David <lists@edeca.net> wrote:
> (Reposting with tag)
>
> Thanks to all for the comments in the "routing SMD boards" thread, which
> were really helpful in finishing this off. =A0Opening this to critique on
> here will be fun I'm sure :)
>
> The circuit is a FT232R breakout, for use with breadboards. =A0It exposes
> all of the serial pins and includes the LEDs, selectable VCCIO and
> switched USB power with soft-start.
>
> Never having used this chip (and being a complete electronics amateur) I
> am unsure how well these different features will interact.
>
> The board is designed to meet BatchPCB 2-layer rules. =A0That does mean
> fairly large vias.
>
> Schematic: http://tinyurl.com/2uhbr68
> =A0 =A0 =A0Route: http://tinyurl.com/33kxen6
> =A0 =A0 =A0 Silk: http://tinyurl.com/3575prt
>
> Constructive feedback welcome.
>
> David

I suggest you remove all those islands of unconnected copper.

Regards,
Mark
markrages@gmail
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Mark Rages, Engineer
Midwest Telecine LLC
markrages@midwesttelecine.com

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