Starting the PCB — Added the Display and Replaced USB-C

today i started working on the PCB. First i added all of my footprints and assigned them to their components. at first i didn’t have the display datasheet yet, so i just placed everything without thinking about the display components because I didn’t know how big the connector I needed was going to be

I was originally going to start routing today starting with the USB-C connector but the D+ and D− data lines on it were so incredibly frustrating that i decided to switch it for a different component. I also wasn’t very confident that I could solder the previous USB-C component so I replaced it with a Adafruit USB-C breakout board.

After that i contacted the display manufacturer and asked them to send me the display’s datasheet so I could figure out which connector i needed. Once i got the datasheet i added the display connector and a backlight driver to my schematic.

i still haven’t positioned the display connector or any of its supporting components on the PCB yet which is why the attached image looks a little messy. I plan to work on placing those components tomorrow.