Carrier

ESP32 + FPGA module

For new carriers, use the ordered-v1 interface control document. It supersedes historical integration dimensions and pin notes below.

A 20 × 45 mm, four-layer development module extracted from the original Eagle/Fusion MainBoard. It combines an ESP32-S2FH4 with an iCE40UP5K-SG48I, a U.FL jack for an external antenna, an RGB indicator and onboard power regulation. Routing is complete for the complementary connector pair and centered ICs. Trace centerlines use 90/45-degree geometry with standardized power widths. KiCad reports zero DRC violations, unconnected items, schematic-parity issues, and ERC violations. RF, thermal, and manufacturing review remain prototype validation requirements. The ordered v1 snapshot preserves the manufactured revision. Current working fabrication outputs and historical review notes are not a substitute for that snapshot. The width-cleanup report records the final placement improvements and the clearance-limited neck-downs retained.

Two underside Hirose DF40 40-pin connectors carry power, programming and GPIO signals. J1 is a receptacle and J2 a plug; both are horizontal. The complementary genders prevent reversed full mating with the carrier pair. The programming carrier supplies USB, buttons and mating connectors; the StratumZero is a separate application carrier.

Power

The board takes 5 V from the carrier. U3 produces 3.3 V; U4 produces the FPGA's 1.2 V core supply. All FPGA I/O banks use 3.3 V. The optional 1.8 V regulator and voltage-selection jumper have been removed.

L1 and L2 are Murata BLM18KG101TN1D 0603 ferrite beads, 100 ohm at 100 MHz, not 1 nH inductors. They form the ESP32 and FPGA PLL supply filters. L3 is the separate 2.2 nH RF matching inductor.

Mechanical and assembly notes

• J1, H1 and J2 lie on the longitudinal centerline, with 25 mm connector spacing and the hole 12.5 mm from each connector. Use the H1-relative body datums in the v1 ICD; older top-edge offsets were stale.
• U1 and U2 are centered across the 20 mm board width.
• H1 has a 3.2 mm hole and a 7 mm screw-head/spacer keepout. Match the carrier spacer height to the connector stack height so tightening cannot crush them.
• The ordered board uses external U.FL only. Reserve cable/plug access and validate the chosen antenna in the carrier/enclosure; chip-antenna notes are historical.
• Vias must remain outside component solder pads and the complete QFN package bodies. The via-access audit passes with no pad or QFN-body overlaps. Confirm the stackup and validate IC temperatures with the revised ground fanouts.
• Silkscreen keeps main IC, connector and solder-jumper references. Other component references remain available on fabrication layers.

D1 is the original FC-B1010RGBT-HG common-anode LED. Its RGB cathodes connect to the FPGA's RGB current drivers and share J2 pins 26, 27 and 29. Firmware must use those drivers correctly; the carrier pins are not unloaded independent GPIOs.

Files

• module.kicad_pro, module.kicad_sch, module.kicad_pcb: active design.
• Module.kicad_sym, Module.pretty, library tables: project-local libraries.
• 3D model provenance: local component models; LED, antenna and power-inductor envelopes include approximations.
• 3D assembly.
• Carrier pinout and layout notes.
• Component sourcing: selected manufacturer parts, supplier links and procurement caveats; the current BOM has 49 purchased placements.
• BOM; non-purchased PCB features.
• fab/checks: ERC, DRC, via/pad overlap audit, and the schematic netlist.
• Gerber ZIP, assembly BOM, placement CSV, and schematic PDF.

The ESP32-C3 is not pin-compatible with the S2. It remains an architecture option requiring a new footprint and pinout; the current design retains S2.

Original exports are preserved in ../../source/fusion, with the native import reference in ../mainboard-reference. The module restores Eagle's C49/C50 power assignments that were split by the initial native import.

TP1 exposes FPGA_CRESET_N (active-low reset); TP2 exposes FPGA_CDONE. The application-specific SYNC_IO connection is removed. ESP GPIO38 is exposed on J1.39 and FPGA physical pin 44 / G6 on J2.32; they are not joined on the module. ESP32 package pins 31–36 remain unconnected externally because they serve the S2FH4 internal flash.

See carrier mating requirements for the connector MPNs, 2 mm stack, mounting-tab requirements, and carrier contact mapping.