#Schematic Gut Check for ESP32 PRoject
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with the li-po or vin circuit you have with the PFET, I think you flipped source and drain.
I would also not have one ground wire connected thoughout the entire circuit and instead use the gnd net (like you have in other places), makes the schematic more readable
also the TLV767 is not an LDO, just a regular voltage regulator
for charging, you can get some ICs that basically do what you already want with selecting wither VIN or battery power, like the BQ2407x series battery chargers
breaking into different sections is generally a good idea, but also there are some changes that can be done to make it more readable:
- don't have one long wire for the gnd trace, can be subjective, but imo it's easier on the eyes to have gnd nets instead
- if you designed the symbols yourself, I would map it out based off functionality rather than the physical footprint, for example for the MCP73831 (which there already is a nice KiCAD symbol)
- try to keep gnd facing down (rather than sideways) if possible, just more of an opinion of mine when drawing schematics
- some sections, like the pfet selection circuit, can be redrawn like attached, which imo is more readable functionally
while I may be biased (this is a KiCAD server after all), I 100% recommend moving to KiCAD. While I haven't used easy eda myself, I think KiCAD is more mature of an ECAD software, imo like 70-80% of what Altium Designer has that most people use (as somebody who uses both, one personal one for work)
plus for official symbols and footprints, unlike some ecad software (*cough* *cough* Altium), there's actual quality control, thanks to librarians and the klc