@photoncmndr The radio stack will be fully open but some kind signed? Because if it fully open it is hard to imagine a pre-certified module based on the chip. And each developer will need to certify each design for all target markets.
@photoncmndr Once they are positive, you are good in 99.9% cases. For high-reliability applications, you still always need to physically test under different temperatures/voltage over a batch.
@blind_via I did the same. Most likely, it is debug connector. Once you build something that you certified for EMC or similar, you do not want or can’t to change any metal layers. So any unused features are simply covered with mask.
@paulg Progress not always linear or exponential.
Most likely, we will reach a plateau soon, and only the next breakthrough will lead to such progress.
@PalmerLuckey Designs failing during testing is actually fun. Anyone who’s designed anything meaningful has experienced it. If you haven’t, you probably haven’t designed much.
@tomfleet The outer holes help prevent delamination from screw torque by supporting the outside radius. Grouping them also creates rigid ribs, reducing board fragility and leaving useful paths for inner-layer routing.