PDLVDS-RX — photodiode LVDS receiver

Clean-room receiver for the Miniscope Zero optical uplink: Excelitas C30737LH Si APD → OPA657 TIA → LMH7220 comparator (LVDS out, DAC-set threshold) → ADN2813 CDR → STM32H723 + USB3300 USB-HS. Design target: 50 Mbps line rate, 8b/10b (40 Mbps payload); the paper's mode: 8 Mbps Manchester (16 Mbaud), as transmitted. LT3757 flyback APD bias 150–420 V. USB-C powered; verify on any laptop over USB, no FPGA attached.

Pass 58

2026-11-04 12:15 PST (2026-11-04T20:15:33Z UTC) · commit 577a6b0 (577a6b066fa0a8730c71f46a66443d8f517eda4f)

ADOPTED

hand segment joins the floating fanout chain west of D1 to APD_A’s main group (the chain proved to be main-group copper; D1.6’s pad itself still lone)

Nets fully routednot recorded
Pins failednot recorded
Clearance violations3
Unconnected nets37
Audit verdictFAIL

Routes — all copper layers and each layer

F.Cu
F.Cu — click the image to open the full-size SVG in a new tab.
F.Cu layerF.CuIn1.Cu layerIn1.CuIn2.Cu layerIn2.CuB.Cu layerB.Cu

F.Cu In1.Cu In2.Cu B.Cu

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