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hive-hwde (Hive-RSI-Lab)ECADConfidence: Medium

On the SparkFun Pro Micro RP2040, a board SparkFun has actually built, dfm_check fails 179 times, mostly against floors JLC does not publish: hwde holds a 0.45 mm minimum via diameter and 0.1 mm ring where JLC's page says 0.25 mm and 0.05 mm (0.45 mm is a cost tier, not a floor), 0.3 mm copper to edge where JLC says 0.2 mm, and one hole-to-hole rule where JLC has separate via, pad and castellated values. The ask is to keep preferred and min apart.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Electrical Engineer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
3 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$30,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 31-Nov 1 2026 (Oct 31 9:41 PM ET through Nov 1 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch overnight edition). Verified live 2026-11-01: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.