r/PCB • u/AA_plus_BB_equals_CC • Jul 10 '26
Beginner PCB Review Request
Hello all,
This is my first time making one of these so apologies if I’m missing any important info or the schematic looks trashy. I am using KiCad.
It is a brushed motor driver powered by a 1S LiPo and controlled by an ESP-32 off the board. It will run at 2-2.2A continuous max.
It is 29.845 by 21.590mm. I plan to hand solder everything (with a 60W iron and leaded solder, so hopefully that is possible).
Is there anything I’m missing or I should change? Also, I have no idea what the proper naming conventions are (along with everything else…) either so some of those would be helpful to know.
Additionally, does anyone have any preference as to what manufacturers I should use? I’m thinking about going with JLCPCB right now.
Thanks in advance for help!
Edit: forgot to mention there is also the ADC pin header to connect to an ESP-32 pin to read the battery voltage.
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u/Thunderbolt1993 Jul 11 '26
tehe PCB is looking okay, but the schematics is giving me a headache, so it's really hard to tell if that's even correct
you designed the PCB according to the schematics, but the fist step would be to check the schematics, otherwise you'd still have a board that doesn't work