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Roflin fe96876a80 Fix EXI DO/DI swap: rename nets + swap damping resistors, no copper changes
SP1 DO/DI naming is console-perspective (verified against SD Gecko and
SD2SP2 wiring): pin 6 DO = GC data out = adapter MOSI input, pin 9 DI =
GC data in = adapter MISO output. The design doc's SP1 table had the
roles reversed and the schematic followed it, putting the FPGA's MISO
driver on the GC-driven DO line (bus contention).

Fix keeps all PCB routing identical:
- Swap net names EXI_MOSI(_RAW) <-> EXI_MISO(_RAW) across exi/Fpga/root
  sheets and the PCB (also renames the D2 PUSB3AB6 channel assignments).
- Swap R21 (22R) <-> R25 (33R) identities between the two footprint
  positions so 33R stays on the FPGA-driven MISO line, 22R on the MOSI
  input.
- Correct the SP1 pin table + MISO-tristate note in
  docs/gc_bba_fpga_design.md (root cause).

Resulting board pin map (for the future board PCF): EXI_MOSI = FPGA
pin 4 (IOB_8a, input), EXI_MISO = pin 3 (IOB_9b, output).

Verified: ERC 0, DRC 0 errors with schematic parity 0, netlist shows
J3.6(DO)->R21->pin 4 and J3.9(DI)->R25->pin 3.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-18 12:36:41 +00:00

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# re-bba-rb board — open items from hardware review (2026-07-17)
Full review of schematics + PCB against component datasheets
(`datasheets/` — restore from commit `db457a0`, see Housekeeping), the WIZnet
W5100S reference schematic, and JLCPCB manufacturing limits. ERC/DRC: clean.
## Critical — must fix before (or with) next fab
- [x] **EXI DO/DI swapped at J3 — FIXED 2026-07-17** (all copper unchanged).
YAGCD SP1 naming is console-perspective: pin 6 `DO` = GC data **out**
adapter's MOSI *input*; pin 9 `DI` = GC data **in** ← adapter's MISO
*output* (verified via SD Gecko: MC pin 5 DO → SD CMD input; SD2SP2:
DO → OR gate → SD CMD). Fix applied as a pure rename/identity swap:
- [x] SP1 pin table in `docs/gc_bba_fpga_design.md` corrected (was the
root cause) + MISO-tristate note updated.
- [x] Net names EXI_MOSI(_RAW) ↔ EXI_MISO(_RAW) swapped across
`exi.kicad_sch`, `Fpga.kicad_sch`, root sheet, and the PCB — this
also swaps the D2 (PUSB3AB6) channel assignments by name.
- [x] R21 (22 Ω) ↔ R25 (33 Ω) identities swapped between the two
positions so 33 Ω stays on the FPGA-driven MISO line and 22 Ω on
the MOSI input.
- [x] Verified: ERC 0, DRC 0 (incl. schematic parity 0), netlist:
J3.6(DO)→R21(22Ω)→**FPGA pin 4 (IOB_8a) = EXI_MOSI in**;
J3.9(DI)→R25(33Ω)→**FPGA pin 3 (IOB_9b) = EXI_MISO out**.
- [ ] Use this final pin map when writing the board PCF (see Broader
items): MOSI = pin 4, MISO = pin 3, CLK = 44 (G6), CS = 45,
INT = 46.
- [ ] **W5100S MDI termination network missing** (`ethernet.kicad_sch`).
Per WIZnet W5100S reference schematic: 49.9 Ω from each of
TXOP/TXON/RXIP/RXIN to a common node with 0.1 µF to GND, placed near the
chip ("to avoid the 100M overshoot"); optionally 3.3 Ω series damping in
each line. Board routes the pairs straight through D4/D5 to the magjack.
- [ ] Add 4× 49.9 Ω 1% + 2× 0.1 µF termination.
- [ ] Place C51/C52 physically at J2 pins 4/5 (center taps).
- [ ] Reconsider D4/D5 (USBLC6 on the line side of the magnetics):
unusual — transformer already isolates; their VBUS pins float so
they only clamp to GND. Remove or justify.
- [ ] **FT2232H EEPROM interface** (`Usb Connector.kicad_sch`): datasheet
Table 3.4 requires EEDATA → 93LC46B **DO via 2.2 kΩ** plus **10 kΩ
pull-up on DO to VCC** (DI stays direct). Board ties DO and DI both
directly to EE_DATA → read contention, unreliable EEPROM enumeration.
## Functional / robustness
- [ ] **iceprog pin mismatch**: iceprog hardcodes CS=ADBUS4, CDONE=ADBUS6,
CRESET=ADBUS7. Board uses FLASH_CS=ADBUS3, CDONE=ACBUS1, CRESET=ACBUS0.
Rewire to the iCEbreaker convention, or maintain a patched iceprog.
- [ ] **TPS2116 PR1 divider margin**: 200k/100k gives PR1 = 1.10 V vs
VREF = 1.0 V ±8 % (max 1.08 V) — 20 mV worst-case margin against the
3.3 V buck output. Change R3 to 150 k → switchover at 2.302.70 V.
- [ ] **ETH_RST pull-up**: W5100S RSTn is a plain input (no internal pull) and
floats while the FPGA configures. Add 10 k to **ETH_3V3** (not 3V3, so
it sits low when the ETH rail is off).
- [ ] **Gateware: gate all outputs on GC_ON** — when GC_ON=0 the W5100S is
unpowered (U12) and the GC is off, but FPGA banks stay at 3.3 V. Hold
the W5100S bus and EXI outputs Hi-Z/low to avoid back-powering.
- [ ] **Gateware: UART crossover** — net names are FT-perspective
(UART_TXD = FTDI output = FPGA **RX** on pin 18). Get this right in the
board PCF.
- [ ] **Gateware: EXI INT drive style** — prefer open-drain emulation (drive
low / release) on J3.3 rather than push-pull high.
## Broader items (beyond the wiring review — block fab on the first two)
- [ ] **Write the re-bba-rb pin constraints**`exi_bba/synth.py` still targets
the iCEbreaker. This board: EXI on FPGA pins 3 (IOB_9b), 4 (IOB_8a),
44 (EXI_CLK, G6), 45 (EXI_CS), 46 (EXI_INT); W5100S bus on the IOT bank
(2343); CLK12 on 20 (G3); GC_ON on 21; ETH_RST on 2; UART on 18/19.
This is where the DO/DI swap and the UART crossover (UART_TXD = FTDI
output = FPGA RX) get resolved. Pure software; do it before ordering to
prove the pinout.
- [ ] **Add debug provisions — the board currently has none.** RGB02 are
unconnected, no LEDs, no button, no test points; the CLAUDE.md bring-up
plan (StatusPanel heartbeat/activity LEDs + BTN re-init) has nothing to
drive. Spare IOBs: 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 47, 48. Add ≥2 LEDs (heartbeat,
EXI activity), a 46 pin debug header (logic-analyzer access — EXI
CLK/CS/MOSI/MISO are what you probe when enumeration fails), and test
points on 3V3 / 1V2 / ETH_3V3 / GC_ON. Cannot be retrofitted.
- [ ] **Verify mechanical fit** — outline + finger geometry vs SP1ETH/ETH2SP1
references (per CLAUDE.md), RJ45 and USB-C protrusion vs the GC serial
port bay opening. An earlier commit says "need to remeasure PCB outline";
sp1_test_plug validates pads only, not the envelope.
- [x] **SP1 12 V rail viability — VERIFIED against existing projects
(2026-07-17).** webhdx's IDE-EXI v2 for Serial Port 1 (which became the
commercial M.2 Loader): "New switching power regulator supplies 3.3V@2A
from 12V rail" (webhdx, gc-forever thread t=4843, 2021-08-28) — a
shipping SP1 product powers an M.2 SATA SSD + RP2040 entirely from
pin 5's 12 V through a buck, no external supply. That's the same
architecture as this board at several times our load (~130 mA @ 12 V).
webhdx moved from a linear regulator to a buck because the linear "was
generating a lot of heat" — validating the TPS562201 choice. The
official modem (DOL-014) was the original 12 V consumer; SP1ETH leaves
12 V unused (runs from the 3.3 V pins). Remaining bench check only:
- [ ] inrush into C65 (100 µF) + 2×10 µF buck input caps at GC power-on
(the M.2 Loader precedent suggests this is a non-issue).
- [ ] **Decide FT2232H EEPROM contents + flashing workflow** — blank 93LC46B
enumerates with default VID/PID (works, generic); custom
VID/PID/serial/product string needs FT_PROG provisioning. Tied to the
iceprog-pin-mapping decision above (changes the schematic).
- [ ] CC1/CC2 have no ESD protection (USBLC6 covers D+/D only) — optional,
most hobby designs skip; note spare-channel budget if respinning D2 area.
- [ ] Ensure `hardware/re-bba-rb/.history/` (contains an embedded `.git`) is
gitignored and never committed.
## Minor / BOM
- [ ] RSET_BG: datasheet says 12.3 kΩ 1 % (ref schematic: 12 k + 300 Ω);
board has 12.4 k (~0.8 % off). Match if convenient.
- [ ] Crystals Y1 (FTDI 12 MHz) and Y2 (W5100S 25 MHz): 18 pF load caps are
correct **only for CL ≈ 12 pF crystals** — pick parts accordingly
(W5100S Table 9 recommends CL = 12 pF).
- [ ] 12 V-rail parts ≥ 25 V rating: C3, C4 (10 µF 0805), C6, C65 (100 µF
electrolytic); D3 SMAJ12A already correct.
- [ ] 1 % tolerance required: R1/R2 (buck VFB divider, TI requirement),
R10 (FTDI REF 12 k), R16 (RSET_BG), R3/R4 (PR1 divider).
- [ ] TPS22810 CT: floating = fastest ramp (~0.7 A inrush into ETH rail
caps). Consider CT = 10 nF footprint (DNP-able).
- [ ] Verify HR911105A internal LED pinout (assumed: 9/12 anodes via
R14/R15 330 Ω to ETH_3V3, 10/11 cathodes to LNKn/ACTn) and the
Bob-Smith common on pin 8 (tied straight to GND here; WIZnet ref
separates chassis via 1 nF/2 kV — acceptable choice, confirm intent).
- [ ] Confirm at bring-up (from CLAUDE.md): W5100S register addresses / MR
bits were written from memory.
## JLCPCB ordering notes (DRC clean — these are order-form options)
- [ ] Stackup = JLC04121H-7628 (matches the 0.2104 mm prepreg / 0.6 mm core,
~1.14 mm ≙ JLC nominal 1.2 mm — satisfies the SP1 slot's 1.2 mm spec).
- [ ] Select **ENIG** (file has copper_finish "None") and **gold fingers +
45° bevel** for the SP1 edge connector.
- [ ] Hand-solder / non-economic-assembly parts: C65 (THT electrolytic),
J2 magjack (THT), J1 USB-C, D2 (DFN2111-7, tiny). Plan assembly split.
- [ ] Add LCSC part numbers to symbol fields for JLC PCBA BOM export; check
fiducials for SMT.
## Housekeeping (repo) — done 2026-07-17
- [x] Restored `hardware/re-bba-rb/datasheets/` (deleted by `3547302`) from
the LFS store; added TPS22810 (power/) and PUSB3AB6 (exi/) datasheets
that were missing from the original set.
- [x] Deleted stale lowercase `power.kicad_sch` (the pre-rework draft from the
first power-sheet commit; live sheet is `Power.kicad_sch`). It "kept
coming back" because both paths were git-tracked: on a case-insensitive
(Windows) checkout they are one file on disk, so deleting one path also
deletes the other, and restoring the live sheet re-materialises both —
the next commit resurrects the stale path. Removing the lowercase path
from the git index (done from the case-sensitive devcontainer) is the
permanent fix. **Never add two files differing only in case.**
- [x] Deleted `re-bba-rb.kicad_pcb.old.kicad_pcb` / `.old.kicad_pro` leftovers
(recoverable from git history if ever needed).
## Verified correct — do not re-flag
TPS562201 (EN at 12 V legal, abs max 19 V; 0.768 V ref × 33k/10k = 3.30 V;
L/C per Table 7-2) · TPS2116 mode/ST logic (GC priority, USB fallback,
GC_ON polarity) · AP2112K ×2 · TPS22810 EN (never floats, R5 pull-up) ·
**FT2232H VPHY/VPLL on 3.3 V is correct per datasheet** (the VCORE→3V3
relabel at HEAD was a fix) · W5100S parallel-mode straps (MOD=0100, SCLK→GND,
pin32=A0/pin33=A1, INTn push-pull, internal pull-ups on CSn/RDn/WRn/DAT) ·
W5100S 1V2 loop + mandatory 1 MΩ crystal feedback · PUSB3AB6 pinout/footprint ·
USB-C CC/ESD wiring · iCE40 power/config/flash, CLK12 on G3, EXI_CLK on G6 ·
magjack transformer spec (1:1, 350 µH) · PCB vs JLCPCB capability floor
(rules in `re-bba-rb.kicad_dru`, 0 DRC errors).