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2 layers139.7 × 100.3 mmAchterart, the printed circuit board in 3D

An 8-way USB-to-UART converter board based on the CH348 chip

Size
139.7 × 100.3 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
63
Nets
112
Pads
306
Tracks, vias
495, 58
Pours
13
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
29 Nov 2022
Updated
29 Nov 2022

Overview

Achterart is an open-source printed circuit board by CounterPillow, from the CounterPillow/achterart repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 139.7 × 100.3 mm with 63 parts on 112 nets, routed with 495 tracks and 58 vias.

It is built around the CH348L, ESD224DQAR and PH1-04-UA, with the S4B-PH-SM4-TB(LF)(SN), 251R14S220JV4T and ESD321DPYR among its other parts. Its parts include 18 connectors, 13 capacitors, 8 resistors, 7 ICs and 3 diodes.

Main components

12

Parts

63
QtyValueFootprintReferences
8PH1-04-UAConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ9, J10, J11, J12, J13, J14, J15, J16
8S4B-PH-SM4-TB(LF)(SN)dumb-jst-shit:JST_PH_S4B-PH-SM4-TB_1x04-1MP_P2.00mm_Horizontal_ModelJ1, J2, J3, J4, J5, J6, J7, J8
70.1µFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11
6TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Plated_Hole_D2.0mmTP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP5, TP6
410µFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1, C2, C3, C4
4ESD224DQAPackage_DFN_QFN:Diodes_UDFN-10_1.0x2.5mm_P0.5mmU3, U4, U5, U6
34.7kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR6, R7, R8
222pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC12, C13
2ESD321DPYRESD321DPYR:DIO_TPD1E05U06DPYRD2, D3
110kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1
13.65kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR2
1390Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR4
14.42kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR5
17.5kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR3
18MHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_HC49-SD_HandSolderingY1
1CD0603-B0340RDiode_SMD:D_0603_1608MetricD4
1CH348LPackage_QFP:LQFP-100_14x14mm_P0.5mmU7
1LOGOLOGOG***
1MF-FSML050/8-2Fuse:Fuse_0603_1608MetricF1
1PH2-06-UAConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ18
1TLV74033PDBVRTLV74033PDBVR:SOT95P280X145-5NU1
1TLV75801PDBVTPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U2
1TPD1E10B06DPYRESD321DPYR:DIO_TPD1E05U06DPYRlocked
1UJ2-BH-1-THUJ2-BH-1-TH:CUI_UJ2-BH-1-THJ17

The 59 most common of 63 parts.

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Questions

How big is the Achterart PCB?

It measures 139.7 × 100.3 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Achterart use?

63 parts, built around the CH348L, ESD224DQAR, PH1-04-UA and S4B-PH-SM4-TB(LF)(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 Achterart KiCad files?

From the CounterPillow/achterart repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is achterart/achterart.kicad_pcb and its schematic achterart/achterart.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Achterart design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask CounterPillow before reusing the design.