davedarkoI can't believe that I will say this, but there are some really annoying things with this design. The first and most obvious: the usb connectors and the battery connector aren't on the same side! The second one is that the connectors should be plane with the pcb, so that the micro / mini port would be useable with the USB A ports soldered on. I should stop calling designs "final".
I "redesigned" the battery part for eagle and by turning it 90 degrees I was able to save some space.
[UPDATE] Seems like I have connected the wrong pin of the battery holder - I took one of those 5 holes meant for plus, but not the centered one - good thing that I've redesigned that holder.
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"connectors should be plane with pcb" ← I'm not sure what you mean? Connectors ✈ PCB
Looks like you should be able to put the USB connectors on the other side of the board easily, would that help?
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uhh, was it "plain" then? the end of the usb A connectors are too far away from the pcb edge, better to understand? yes, I've put them on the other side and did some other things like moving the LEDs and taking another switch.
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I think the word you need is "flush".
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