{
 "id": "tscircuit-warning-component-is-facing-x-but-should",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "tscircuit warning 'component is facing x- but should face y+ so the connector is accessible from the board edge' \u2014 set insertionDirection on the <footprint> (Pi GPIO socket: from_below)",
 "symptom": "tsci check placement reported pcb_connector_not_in_accessible_orientation_warning for each connector: 'component is facing y+ but should face y-' (BNC), 'facing x- but should face x+' (RJ45), and for the Pi socket 'facing x- but should face y+' even though it mates vertically with the Pi below.",
 "hw": [
  "Raspberry Pi 5"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "tscircuit@0.0.2384",
  "@tscircuit/cli@0.1.1974"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "x86_64"
 ],
 "intent": "Get a clean tsci check placement on a board with custom connector footprints",
 "date": "2026-08-21",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench2",
 "handle": "sargbench2",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}