mnt reform motherboard 2.6 (3.0) construction site in kicad pcb layout editor

Notices where this attachment appears

1. minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 21:34:39 JST minute

   yesterday I resumed work on the new MNT Reform motherboard version. because we need to make a new batch, I'm using the opportunity to modernize some things (1/2):
   —revert usb hub back to tusb8041 (from chip crisis' tusb8040)
   —pcie x4 lanes on m.2 slot (from x1)
   —pcie clock chip for gen3 support
   —fix headphone jack detect
   —replace the aging TI "simple switchers" for 5v, 3v3 rails with the ones from reform next
   —replace barrel jack with usb-c pd, firmwareless TI chip. add power header pads/tht
   ...