I finally got all my parts. I was able to test everything, but ran into some problems. When I plugged the control board in, the power supply dropped out. Turns out I used the wrong footprint for the female DB-9 connectors. I must have use the male DB-9 footprint because the pinout is reversed. I will remove the connectors, and solder them upside-down instead. That should fix that problem at least in the short term.
I also tried to solder the pins in for the serial connector. I ran into trouble here as well. Turns out I used a 9mm circle instead of a 7mm circle. I was never 100% on the dimensions for that connector. So the pins don't fit in the computer connector. Kind of disappointing. I will update the layout. I'll have to decide if I want to make a new set of boards or not. But I need to finish proving out the rest of the design first.
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