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Clip 6: note the unsolved SW node found on review

John Lauer ·3a04be2752 ·5d ago ·parent 426f6e0
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@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ Adom boards follow the Adom molecule standard, which the first brief left out, s | EMC margin (FCC Part 15 B) | 48.1 dB | 48.1 dB | 48.1 dB | | issues | 9 (1 medium) | 6 (2 medium) | 4 (all low) | -The J4 number was real copper, not a display quirk: the solve log showed /VOUT reaching J4 only through its 0.26 mm back-side ring, with no path to the rest of the net. Grok widened the /VOUT copper at J4 and added vias, and /VOUT then solved as one piece over 89.5 mm². U1 runs warmer because the board has half the copper; it stays inside Grok's 40 °C budget. ERC 0, DRC 0 violations and 0 unconnected, the molecule check passes, all silkscreen is at least 1.0 mm, and every contact is labelled on both faces. Grok still lists two necks worth widening (/GND 18.1 A/mm² beside U1, /VIN 17.0 A/mm² from C4) and four low issues (a ground loop through J2 and J5, no TVS on VIN, EN or VOUT). Played on the office GPU at 60 fps. 53 s. [Download](clips/06-molecule.mp4) · [captions](clips/06-molecule.vtt)+The J4 number was real copper, not a display quirk: the solve log showed /VOUT reaching J4 only through its 0.26 mm back-side ring, with no path to the rest of the net. Grok widened the /VOUT copper at J4 and added vias, and /VOUT then solved as one piece over 89.5 mm². U1 runs warmer because the board has half the copper; it stays inside Grok's 40 °C budget. ERC 0, DRC 0 violations and 0 unconnected, the molecule check passes, all silkscreen is at least 1.0 mm, and every contact is labelled on both faces. Grok still lists two necks worth widening (/GND 18.1 A/mm² beside U1, /VIN 17.0 A/mm² from C4) and four low issues (a ground loop through J2 and J5, no TVS on VIN, EN or VOUT). **A later review found a miss:** Grok's Fields spec loaded only /VIN, /VOUT and /GND, so the switch node was never solved. /SW is one 0.6 mm track, 11.2 mm long, carrying the full inductor current; solved as a 1 A load it peaks at 62 A/mm² and raises a medium current-neck, and the back copper has no GND plane under the switching loop. Grok is reworking both (clip 7). Played on the office GPU at 60 fps. 53 s. [Download](clips/06-molecule.mp4) · [captions](clips/06-molecule.vtt)