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Validation & fab

ERC

Electrical Rule Check
Software check of the schematic: unconnected pins, conflicting drivers, missing GND.

How it looks

Drawing: ERC looks at the schematic, so there is no board picture for it
U1 power switch chipVINGNDOUTENFAULT3V3R1to cameraFAULT_Npin not connectedwho supplies 3V3?
A small schematic in the style of CORE3588's power switch. ERC reads only the drawing, not the board: it has found an input pin left floating and a supply with nothing driving it.

How it works

U1 power switch chipVINGNDOUTENFAULT3V3R1to cameraFAULT_Nevery pin checked: is it joined, and to what?EN goes nowhere: erroran input left floating can switch on or off at random3V3 is used, but no part in the drawing supplies itPWR_FLAGfixed: EN tied to 3V3, supply flagged. ERC: 0 errors

Where it fits

ERC checks the schematic; its partner DRC checks the board layout. Both are gates before a board is ordered.

Typical ERC messages have their own entries: NC / no-connect marker, label_dangling, endpoint_off_grid, footprint_link_issues.

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