Nightwave Reference

Nightwave KiCad reference design

This directory is an AI-authored KiCad engineering reference. See VALIDATION_STATUS.md for the actual routing/check results of the exported revision. It is unbuilt, unmeasured, and not approved for fabrication or lithium-cell connection. It is not evidence of human-authored CAD or Pixl acceptance.

What is here

• native KiCad 10 hierarchical schematic and four-layer PCB source;
• selected ESP32-S3, BM83, Waveshare TFT, TCA9535, local DAC/headphone/speaker, USB-C, charger, dual regulated rails, protected battery and service/test interfaces;
• exact logical net/GPIO assignments generated from the same source as the PCB;
• BOM and machine-readable design manifest;
• manufacturing/ review exports generated by KiCad CLI and prominently marked DO NOT FABRICATE;
• reports/ ERC/DRC/netlist and rendered-review evidence.

Critical stop

Do not order this board yet. An independent reviewer must close REVIEW_CHECKLIST.md. Automated routing and clearance/connectivity checks do not establish USB impedance, power-loop stability, current capacity, RF performance, charger safety, manufacturability or enclosure fit. IC pins now have explicit electrical types from manufacturer pin-function tables. ERC checks this model; it does not verify analog behavior or mode-dependent module configuration. The four source flags declare external power/ground and the analog rail after R30, not safety approval.

Opening tomorrow

Open Nightwave-Reference.kicad_pro. Start with the root schematic, then inspect the PCB. The existing nightwave-starter project is intentionally separate and unchanged.