

PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203
PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203
- Size
- 25.4 × 52 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 44
- Nets
- 15
- Pads
- 68
- Tracks, vias
- 189, 17
- Pours
- 2
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
- Created
- 30 May 2021
- Updated
- 12 May 2022
Overview
PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203 is an open-source printed circuit board by CoreElectronics, from the CoreElectronics/CE-PiicoDev-Capacitive-Touch-Sensor-CAP1203 repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 25.4 × 52 mm with 44 parts on 15 nets, routed with 189 tracks and 17 vias.
It is built around the CAP1203-1-SN. Its parts include 11 connectors, 5 resistors, 2 capacitors, 2 diodes and 1 IC. It belongs with the sensors and measurement boards of this library.
Main components
1README
README.mdPiicoDev® Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203
This is the repo for the Core Electronics PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203.

The PiicoDev® Capacitive Touch Sensor gives your project three touch pads to use as inputs. This is an effective way to introduce control inputs to your project. Get creative and use other items as touch plates using PCB headers or the alligator clip connection holes.
- 3 Capacitive Touch Sensor inputs
- Supports simultaneous touch events
- Programmable sensitivity
- Automatically calibrates at powerup
- Activity LED shows interrupt events
- PiicoDev connector, compatible with Qwiic and STEMMA QT (3.3V only)
- 2.54mm breakout for breadboarding/prototyping
- Manufactured and supported in Australia by Core Electronics
Getting Started Guides
- For Micro:bit
- For Raspberry Pi Pico
- For Raspberry Pi
License
This project is open source - please review the LICENSE.md file for further licensing information.
If you have any technical questions, or concerns about licensing, please contact technical support on the Core Electronics forums.
Attribution
The hardware design of this module is influenced by the design from Sparkfun.
"PiicoDev" and the PiicoDev logo are trademarks of Core Electronics Pty Ltd.
Parts
44| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 10k | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R1, R2, R3, R4 |
| 4 | MountingHole | CoreElectronics_Components:MountingHole_2.7mm_M2.5_PadClearance_1.2 | H1, H2, H3, H4 |
| 3 | Conn_01x01_Male | CoreElectronics_Components:Capacitive_Touch_Button | J5, J6, J7 |
| 3 | Conn_01x01_Male | CoreElectronics_Components:Conn_alligator | J11, J12, J13 |
| 2 | Connector_JST:JST_SH_SM04B-SRSS-TB_1x04-1MP_P1.00mm_Horizontal | J1, J2 | |
| 2 | Fiducial | Fiducial:Fiducial_1mm_Mask2mm | FID1, FID2 |
| 2 | S1 | PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203:Label_S1_Reverse | G4, G5 |
| 2 | S2 | PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203:Label_S2_Reverse | G6, G7 |
| 2 | S3 | PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203:Label_S3_Reverse | G8, G9 |
| 1 | 0.1uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric | C1 |
| 1 | 1k | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R5 |
| 1 | 1uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric | C2 |
| 1 | CAP1203 | Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm | U1 |
| 1 | Conn_01x01_Male | CoreElectronics_Components:PiicoDev_header_1pin_INT_inverted | J4 |
| 1 | Conn_01x03_Male | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | J8 |
| 1 | Conn_PiicoDev_header_01x04_Male | CoreElectronics_Components:PiicoDev_header_4pin | J3 |
| 1 | I2C PU | CoreElectronics_Components:SolderJumper-3_P1.3mm_Closed_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mm_NumberLabels | JP2 |
| 1 | LED | LED_SMD:LED_0603_1608Metric | D1 |
| 1 | LED | CoreElectronics_Components:LED_1206_3216Metric_ReverseMount_Hole1.8x2.4mm | D2 |
| 1 | LOGO | PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203:Label_S2 | G*** |
| 1 | LOGO | PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203:Label_S1 | G*** |
| 1 | LOGO | PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203:Label_S3 | G*** |
| 1 | LOGO_CoreElectronics_no-text | CoreElectronics_Artwork:CoreElectronics_logo_5mm | G2 |
| 1 | LOGO_PiicoDev | CoreElectronics_Artwork:piicodev_logo_14.2x3.4mm | G1 |
| 1 | LOGO_made-with-love | CoreElectronics_Artwork:piicodev_logo_14.2x3.4mm | G3 |
| 1 | Logo_Open_Hardware_Small | CoreElectronics_Artwork:oshw | LOGO1 |
| 1 | PWR LED | CoreElectronics_Components:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Bridged_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mm | JP1 |
| 1 | SEN LED | CoreElectronics_Components:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Bridged_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mm | JP3 |
| 1 | ~{INT} | CoreElectronics_Components:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Bridged_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mm | JP4 |
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Questions
How big is the PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203 PCB?
It measures 25.4 × 52 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203 use?
44 parts, built around the CAP1203-1-SN. 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 PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203 KiCad files?
From the CoreElectronics/CE-PiicoDev-Capacitive-Touch-Sensor-CAP1203 repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is PCB/PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203.kicad_pcb and its schematic PCB/PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203 design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask CoreElectronics before reusing the design.