It is not recommended to just power the entire board in one go. Even with all our checks and asks for help, something might still be broken or incorrect.
Break up each aspect of your board into pieces and power them up in a sequence, resoldering major aspects after each successful power-up
If nothing breaks, congrats, you won the lottery
However, if something does break, hardware debugging begins. I recommend recording everything that is going on throughout this sequence in notes or in your datasheets generated during your TDP.
Again, Ask. For. Help. See if you can get assistance from your sponsor or mentor on hardware power-up and debugging. It'll make your life a whole lot easier.
I recommend going to IEEE to power up your boards as we have the equipment and expertise in quickly doing hardware debugging.
Once you find all the issues, readjust your schematic and layout, regenerate your Gerbers, BoM, and CPL, and get a new set of boards ASAP. Remember the 3-4 week lead time.
Make sure to get this hardware power up done well before ISR so that you have enough time to synthesize and communicate your information on what you've done so far.
If your board has multiple issues, be honest! Judges will appreciate the straightforwardness as long as you have a plan and a schedule for making your board a reality.
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