rnet-bridge (sirmeili)ECADConfidence: Medium

Moving to an Olimex ESP32-POE-ISO pushed the UART to GPIO4/GPIO36, because GPIO17 is the Ethernet clock on this board. The PR flags that these pins come from Olimex's demo code, not the schematic, and lists confirming them under "Needs the human".

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

sirmeili/rnet-bridge PR #4: docs: switch target hardware to Olimex ESP32-POE-ISO + MOD-RS232

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 2 2026 (Nov 2 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 10:41 PM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-03: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.