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PCB Revisions

Rev Status Size Notes
1 Prototype (never ordered) Feasibility study
2 Delivered 114mm round Dimension error (57mm radius instead of 75mm diameter); electrical test only
3 Delivered, has bugs 88mm round Target design; not usable
4 Delivered, superseded 88mm round Target design
5 Delivered, currently deployed 88mm round 4× TDM microphones (ADAU7118), WROOM-1U (external antenna), USB-C solder pads, fixed SD slot orientation

Rev. 5 (current)

Same footprint as Rev. 4 (88mm round), fits the existing enclosure. Changes:

  • Chip: ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U-N16R8 (external antenna) — Rev. 4 used the internal-antenna variant
  • Microphones: 4× SPH0641LU4H-1 (PDM) → ADAU7118 (PDM→TDM converter) → TDM straight into the ESP32-S3's I2S peripheral, enabling beamforming
  • Buttons remapped: the TDM mic lines took over GPIOs previously used for PTT/Vol+/Vol− — rewired to PTT=GPIO40, Vol+=GPIO39, Vol−=GPIO18 (Mute stays GPIO11)
  • Status LED: its own pin (GPIO1); a second, purely passive power LED was added, wired directly to 3.3V/GND
  • LED ring: SK6812MINI-RV (was SK6812MINI-E on Rev. 4), driven through a level shifter — unlike the plain 3.3V-compatible SK6812-Mini-E used before it
  • USB-C removed: replaced with solder pads for an external cable to a panel-mount USB-C connector in the enclosure
  • Speaker, BME680 sensor, and the LD2410 radar are unchanged from Rev. 4

Rev. 4

88mm round, one side slightly flattened for USB-C, 4-layer (F.Cu / GND / 3.3V / B.Cu), ENIG.

  • 4× SMD buttons (mute, vol+, vol−, PTT)
  • ~24× WS2812B LED ring
  • MAX98357A I2S amplifier
  • BME680 environmental sensor
  • ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R8 (internal antenna)
  • 2× SPH0641LU4H-1 PDM microphones
  • LD2410 mmWave radar
  • USB-C