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My first PCB, need your opinion to get better

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Former Member over 13 years ago

Hi

 

hope this is the right place for getting feedback on my first desgin

 


it should be bee board http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Bluetooth_Bee with TI cc2540/cc2541 bluetooth low energy MCU http://www.ti.com/product/cc2540&DCMP=LowPowerRFICs+Other&HQS=Other+OT+cc2540


I probably made design mistakes and will be glade to hear from you


first, this is small board so used

1) 8mil data track size, 10-16 mil GND and VCC track size

2) 8mil clearance

3) 8mil distance

3) 20mil drill

can really batchPcb handle it? (the site say yes)


some specific questions


up area

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1) I design the PCB antenna from spec http://www.ti.com/lit/an/swra117d/swra117d.pdf

DRC return overlap error of some antenna parts, corner and connection

way? what to do with it?


2) balun part http://www.ti.com/lit/an/swra380a/swra380a.pdf

this part probably need via under (can be found in TI usb BLE desgin http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/swru270b/swru270b.pdf) , as you can see the 20 mil via is little bit big

and over three pads all ground.

DRC return overlap and clearance errors, can I ignore it as it is overlap ground pads?

what else can I do?


center area

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1) the MCU part (which I did not design)

DRC return overlap and clearance errors for all its pads, can I ignore it as this are the MCU dimensions?


2) MCU should have via under is ground plate as in the picture

DRC return overlap what should I do?


other


1) my GND and VCC route are 10-16 mil instead of 8 mil, is it better?

2) not all my route are 45deg because of space issues, is it critical?

3) I have made some route T junctions,are they ok?


thanks

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