I have looked on the tutorial on this website and Youtube but I cannot seem to find a good guide on how to layout components in such a way that auto routing will be successful. I have tried both cloud and local router methods for autorouting but figured they probably use the same algorithms.. so I installed FreeRouting. FreeRouting is now onto its 53rd pass and it is still struggling to route my design. I don't know whether it will be successful after 24 hours or not.
I have tried to place components on my board so that the header connectors work for me but I am wondering if there is something fundamentally wrong with my component placement?
Can somebody please recommend a good resource or set of tips for placing ICs on a board?
I have made slightly simpler boards with DipTrace in the past - that always did the autorouting for me without any troubles. I tried using EasyEDA this time as I thought it would be the best choice if I want to have my boards assembled with JLCPCB.
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