CHIPDOWNARM is a highly optimized, industrial-grade IoT telemetry edge node designed for mission-critical Sub-GHz LPWAN networks, remote monitoring, and smart agriculture deployments.
CHIPDOWNARM is an open-source printed circuit board by 8aChristian, from the 8aChristian/CHIPDOWNARM repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 45 × 30 mm with 60 parts on 32 nets, routed with 375 tracks and 109 vias.
It is built around the STM32WLE5CCU6, TPS62840DLCR and ABS07-32.768KHZ-T, with the TC2030-IDC-NL among its other parts. Its parts include 26 capacitors, 3 ICs, 3 diodes, 3 connectors and 2 crystals. It belongs with the STM32 boards of this library.
CHIPDOWNARM is a highly optimized, industrial-grade IoT telemetry edge node designed for mission-critical Sub-GHz LPWAN networks, remote monitoring, and smart agriculture deployments. Built around the high-performance STMicroelectronics STM32WLE5 (ARM Cortex-M4 with integrated Sub-GHz LoRa/FSK transceiver), it delivers robust long-range communication with an ultra-low power footprint.
The board follows rigorous IPC (IPC-2152, IPC-2221) standards, featuring a wide-input high-efficiency switching power architecture (TPS62840), a highly stable 32MHz TCXO for RF precision, and an optimized 4-layer controlled-impedance stackup for impeccable RF Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI).
📸 Photorealistic 3D Renders
🏛️ System Architecture Diagram
mermaid
flowchart TD
subgraph PowerDomain["⚡ Power Architecture (1.8V - 6.5V)"]
VIN["DC Power In (J1) / Li-SOCl2 / Li-Po"] --> F1["Polyfuse PTC (F1)"]
F1 --> D1["TVS Diode Protection"]
D1 --> U2["TI TPS62840 Buck (60nA Iq)"]
U2 --> L1["1.5µH Shielded Inductor"]
L1 --> VCC3["+3V0 System Rail"]
VCC3 --> FB1["Ferrite Bead (FB1)"]
FB1 --> VDDA["Filtered Analog Power (VDDA)"]
end
subgraph CoreDomain["🧠 Compute and RF Engine"]
U1["STM32WLE5CCU6 (ARM Cortex-M4 @ 48MHz)"]
Y1["32.000 MHz TCXO (Y1)"] -->|"RF Master Clock"| U1
Y2["32.768 kHz RTC Crystal (Y2)"] -->|"Low Power RTC"| U1
VCC3 --> U1
VDDA --> U1
end
subgraph RFDomain["📡 Sub-GHz RF Frontend (150-960 MHz)"]
U1 -->|"RF_PA_OUT"| RFFilt["LC Harmonics Filter & Matching Network"]
RFFilt -->|"50Ω Coplanar Microstrip"| J2["SMA Edge-Mount Connector (J2)"]
end
The PCB is built on an industrial 4-Layer standard stackup (1.6mm nominal thickness, 1 oz / 35µm copper outer and inner layers) to guarantee excellent RF containment.
It measures 45 × 30 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the CHIPDOWNARM use?
60 parts, built around the STM32WLE5CCU6, TPS62840DLCR, ABS07-32.768KHZ-T and TC2030-IDC-NL. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.
Where can I download the CHIPDOWNARM KiCad files?
From the 8aChristian/CHIPDOWNARM repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is CHIPDOWNARM.kicad_pcb and its schematic CHIPDOWNARM.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the CHIPDOWNARM design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask 8aChristian before reusing the design.
4-layer RF PCB design of a low-power LoRa sensor node based on STM32WLE5CCU6, featuring 50Ω controlled impedance RF routing, SMA antenna interface, and HDC2022 temperature & humidity sensor. Designed in KiCad.
The PCBIoT-Heart-rate-ECG-Monitoring-Device repository provides open-source hardware design files for an IoT-enabled electrocardiogram (ECG) and heart-rate monitoring device.