Hey folks! I've recently found that I absolutely love doing PCB design since it's like a video game puzzle but in the end I can actually make something that does something!
For poops and gigs and since I don't have any active projects on my mind, I decided to take a stab at making a drop-in 7805 replacement switch-mode regulator using the cheapest appropriate buck converter I could find in a few minutes of searching, the AP65211A.
I don't really have much experience with buck converters, so decided to just start with their typical application circuit and component values, and then enjoying the challenge of shoehorning all that onto one side of a 10x16mm board.
Anyway, now that I've got it down on paper, just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on my design and layout? I'll post the schematic and screenshot from kicad here, and will have them in a github repo that I can share if anyone wants to take a full look. Happy to answer any questions and take any feedback, even negative!
Cheers!