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2 layers26 × 32.4 mmOpenEMG2, the printed circuit board in 3D

OpenEMG is an open-hardware, easy to make, EMG module to measure muscle activity.

Size
26 × 32.4 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
32
Nets
22
Pads
81
Tracks, vias
115, 18
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
2 Mar 2023
Updated
2 Mar 2023

Overview

OpenEMG2 is an open-source printed circuit board by CGrassin, from the CGrassin/OpenEMG repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 26 × 32.4 mm with 32 parts on 22 nets, routed with 115 tracks and 18 vias.

It is built around the LM324, ICL7660M/TR and SS14. Its parts include 15 resistors, 8 capacitors, 4 connectors, 2 ICs and 1 diode.

Main components

3

README

README.md

OpenEMG

Electromyography (EMG) is a commonly used electrodiagnostic medicine technique for evaluating and recording the electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles. OpenEMG is a project that aims to create an open-source, easy-to-make EMG module that can capture muscle information from Arduino or any other micro-controller. With this module, users can measure muscle activity and use the data to explore various applications such as robotics and prosthetics.

View the article about this project (including performance, usage, principle of operation) here: https://charleslabs.fr/en/project-OpenEMG+Arduino+Sensor

Parts

32
QtyValueFootprintReferences
51kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1, R2, R9, R10, R13
310uCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_6.3x4.5C6, C8, C9
318kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR7, R11, R15
347kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR3, R4, R14
210kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR8, R12
215kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR5, R6
2330nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC3, C4
2470nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC1, C2
2Mounting_holeMountingHole:MountingHole_2.2mm_M2_DIN965_PadJ5, J6
1100kPotentiometer_SMD:Potentiometer_Bourns_TC33X_VerticalRV1
1100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC5
1ElectrodesConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
1ICL7660M/TRPackage_SO:SOP-8_3.76x4.96mm_P1.27mmU2
1LM324Package_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU1
1MCU_outConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3
1SS14Diode_SMD:D_SMAD1
1logologo:logoLOGO1

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Questions

How big is the OpenEMG2 PCB?

It measures 26 × 32.4 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the OpenEMG2 use?

32 parts, built around the LM324, ICL7660M/TR and SS14. 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 OpenEMG2 KiCad files?

From the CGrassin/OpenEMG repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is OpenEMG_SMD/OpenEMG2.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the OpenEMG2 design in my own project?

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