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2 layers275.5 × 90.6 mmInductor board, the printed circuit board in 3D

This is not the first or last attempt at making open source electron microscopy a reality. Many others have attempted this large and difficult task before with varying specialties and contributions.

Size
275.5 × 90.6 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
220
Nets
298
Pads
901
Tracks, vias
1,468, 107
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
20 Jan 2025
Updated
15 Feb 2026

Overview

Inductor board is an open-source printed circuit board by AeroElectronics, from the AeroElectronics/Open-Source-Electron-Microscopy repository on GitHub, published under the CERN-OHL-S-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 275.5 × 90.6 mm with 220 parts on 298 nets, routed with 1,468 tracks and 107 vias.

It is built around the TLP175A and L7805. Its parts include 65 resistors, 33 ICs, 18 switches, 17 diodes and 16 capacitors.

Main components

2

README

README.md

Open Source Electron Microscopy

This is not the first or last attempt at making open source electron microscopy a reality. Many others have attempted this large and difficult task before with varying specialties and contributions. I have learned a great deal from other's work in this area and it is my hope that I can make a contribution too. It is through the collective effort and ability of the open source community that progress on such large and difficult tasks may be realized.

My work so far has focused on the control electronics which can be used to drive electron microscopes. This is an essential first step that can (mostly) preceed the design of the electron optics. I'm hoping that by lowering the barrier to entry, others can work on this exciting task.

Note to readers! This repo is quite new, many of the currently uploaded works are my most recent iterations (old designs have not been uploaded) and have not yet been tested. Please check the status page!

I've worked on a few areas, see the links below:

Backplane

Coil drivers

Resistor/Inductor Substitution board

Raster generator

Remember, this project is still under development. Use at your own risk. This work is licenced under CERN OHL V2 S. Please see license file.

Parts

220
QtyValueFootprintReferences
50SolderJumper_2_OpenJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP1, JP2, JP10, JP11, JP12, JP13, JP14, JP15, JP16, JP17, JP18, JP19, JP20, JP21, JP22, JP23 +34
33750Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26, R27, R28, R29, R30, R31, R32 +17
17LEDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderD1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D17 +1
16510Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R38, R39, R40, R41, R42, R43, R44, R45, R46, R47, R48
16750Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16
16C_SmallCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16
16FINDER-32.21-x000Relay_THT:Relay_SPDT_Finder_32.21-x000K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, K7, K8, K9, K10, K11, K12, K13, K14, K15, K16
16LLibrary:coilcraftRFSL1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16
16LM317_SOT-223Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U2, U4, U6, U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18, U20, U22, U24, U26, U28, U30, U32
16TLP175APackage_SO:MFSOP6-4_4.4x3.6mm_P1.27mmU1, U3, U5, U7, U9, U11, U13, U15, U17, U19, U21, U23, U25, U27, U29, U31
2SW_DIP_x08Button_Switch_THT:SW_DIP_SPSTx08_Slide_9.78x22.5mm_W7.62mm_P2.54mmSW1, SW2
1Barrel_Jack_SwitchConnector_BarrelJack:BarrelJack_GCT_DCJ200-10-A_HorizontalJ2
1Conn_01x06_SocketConnector_Phoenix_MC:PhoenixContact_MC_1,5_6-GF-3.81_1x06_P3.81mm_Horizontal_ThreadedFlange_MountHoleJ4
1Conn_01x18Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x18_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3
1Conn_Coaxial_PowerConnector_Coaxial:BNC_Amphenol_B6252HB-NPP3G-50_HorizontalJ1
1L7805Package_TO_SOT_SMD:TO-252-3_TabPin2U33
1~Connector_PCBEdge:BUS_PCIexpress_x16E1

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Questions

How big is the Inductor board PCB?

It measures 275.5 × 90.6 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Inductor board use?

220 parts, built around the TLP175A and L7805. 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 Inductor board KiCad files?

From the AeroElectronics/Open-Source-Electron-Microscopy repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is SubstitutionBoard/inductor_board/inductor_board.kicad_pcb and its schematic Backplane/backplane/backplane.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Inductor board design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CERN-OHL-S-2.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).