Solderable uses AI agents to complete RP2040 audio board design in five days
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Solderable reviewed the process of designing the Beyondex RP2040 audio module for the Bigscreen Beyond VR headset: the team, with the help of AI research and planning agents, committed to completing requirements gathering, schematic design, PCB layout, and delivery of production-ready files within five days. As a result, schematics, layout, Gerber files, and a BOM were produced that same week and could be handed directly to JLCPCB for production. According to Solderable, it took only weeks rather than months from first contact to shipping more than 200 mass-production units, and production has since expanded to more than 300 units; the board succeeded on the first fabrication run. These are the process and results as described by Solderable.
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Beyondex is a custom hardware mod that brings Valve Index audio to the Bigscreen Beyond VR headset, combining an RP2040-based DAC, battery management, and mechanical integration. After two failed designer attempts, the team delivered a production-ready design in five days, replacing the IP5310 power approach with TI's BQ25185 and fitting the board to a 24 mm by 50 mm envelope. From initial contact to shipping 200+ production units took weeks, not months.
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