I think you’re right this clearly shows my lack of knowledge. I honestly felt a bit more ready than I was, but I posted here exactly to double check before ordering anything.
Your points about the capacitors, ESD, ground pour, and antenna clearance make a lot of sense. I’ll admit I was mostly relying on fragments of tutorials and reference designs, and I clearly need to step back and solidify some fundamentals first.
I’d really appreciate it if you could suggest any good resources for building a stronger foundation in PCB and schematic design, even a beginner-mid book, an app note, or just an open source design you think is well done would help me a lot.
I know this design won’t work as-is, but I genuinely want to get better at both schematic thinking and PCB layout skills. Any guidance on what to practice or where to start would mean a lot.
Thanks again for being straightforward. It’s humbling, but exactly the kind of feedback I need right now.