More nRF52 breakout and connector layout

Originally published at: https://contextualelectronics.com/topic/more-nrf52-breakout-and-connector-layout/

In this video, Chris breaks out every trace from the nRF52 to a via and then starts routing each signal up to the daughtercard. This video is actually turned into much more of a layout video than planned. Once you get started, it makes sense to just move forward with the layout (especially knowing that…

I am following the Advanced BLE-CELL (ABC Board) course with big interest.
Also wondering if you have considered to use an auto-router for the “slow” stuff on your bard?
https://freerouting.org/freerouting/using-with-kicad

What if we manually route the power/ground planes, important RF stuff and signal pairs manually, and then use the auto-router for the rest? What is your thoughts about such approach?