[SOLVED] My PCB for my dspic33 is shorted between power and ground, and I don't know how

iabarry,

I believe you are referring to the same device I have on a breadboard, I don’t have a COTS dev board or anything like that.

I don’t have a schematic for my breadboard, but here’s a picture of it, which I know is of little use:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gAxvn34dZc-y9wK-dSN595EAxndjC9Ys/view?usp=sharing

My breadboard circuit is just the “recommended minimum connection” on page 20 of the datasheet. I have a few random components connected too. I do not have each IO terminated to ground or anything, and it works fine.