SnipsControllers (thePunderWoman)ECADConfidence: Medium

A firmware bench test showed PWR_HOLD on IO42 is lost on USB reset and during a full USB upload, so the V2 board would cut its own power while flashing, and the pin moves to IO3.

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

thePunderWoman/SnipsControllers PR #101: V2 PCB: move PWR_HOLD to IO3 so it holds through USB uploads

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 1-2 2026 (Nov 1 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-02: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.