

Dragon joke
Design and software for the DC26 DC801 badge
- Size
- 126 × 100.4 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 91
- Nets
- 83
- Pads
- 315
- Tracks, vias
- 860, 94
- Pours
- 16
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
- Created
- 18 Aug 2018
- Updated
- 29 Aug 2019
Overview
Dragon joke is an open-source printed circuit board by DC801, from the DC801/DC26PartyBadge repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 126 × 100.4 mm with 91 parts on 83 nets, routed with 860 tracks and 94 vias.
It is built around the BMD-300-A-R, FT230XS-R and FDN360P. Its parts include 23 resistors, 18 capacitors, 16 diodes, 11 connectors and 7 ICs.
Main components
3BMD-300-A-R
SMD,14x9.8mmOTA (Over-The-Air) upgrade、Encryption function、Mesh networking SMD,14x9.8mm Bluetooth Modules ROHSu-bloxBluetooth ModulesFT230XS-R
SSOP-16-150mil-40℃~+85℃ 125uA 3.3V~5V 8mA USB 2.0 USB to UART SSOP-16-150mil USB Converters ROHSFTDIUSB ConvertersFDN360P
SOT-23-55℃~+150℃ 1 P-Channel 1.2W 145pF 2A 300pF 30V 3V 60mΩ@4.5V SOT-23 MOSFETs ROHSTECH PUBLICMOSFETs
README
README.mdDC801 DC26 Party Badge
Party badge and BLE hardware board
Hardware
- Rigado BMD-300 Bluetooth low energy based on a Nordic nRF52832
- 16MHz ARM® Cortex™ M4F CPU, 512kB of flash memory, 64kB RAM
- https://www.rigado.com/product/bmd-300/
- Lots of I/O
- Speaker
- 6 buttons
- One hidden button
- SPI LCD screen
- Selected pin breakouts
- JTAG interface
- Micro USB
- microSD card
- 2 SAO connectors
- 2 minibadges
- A MCP73831 LiPo battery charger
- Kickass silkscreen
Board design is in Kicad
See the Hardware directory for more info, schematics and etc
SD Card
Format your SD card as FAT32 and copy the contents of SD_Card into it
Software
- Environment is GNU ARM GCC with your choice of IDE (I used CLion)
- Need a J-Link Segger JTAG programmer
- Uses the softdevice s132
See the Software directory for more info
What's it do?
Awesome things, that's what! See the Software directory for more information.
More info
Follow @rushan_ee or @hamster for updates
Parts
91| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 75R | Resistors_SMD:R_0201 | R7, R8, R9, R10, R12, R13, R14, R15 |
| 7 | 0.1uF | Capacitors_SMD:C_0201 | C3, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C12 |
| 7 | 10k | Resistors_SMD:R_0201 | R17, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26 |
| 6 | C_0805 | Capacitors_SMD:C_0805 | C92, C93, C94, C95, C96, C97 |
| 6 | D_0805 | Diodes_SMD:D_0805 | D92, D93, D94, D95, D96, D97 |
| 6 | SW_Push | lib_fp:SW_SPST_B3S-1000 | SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7 |
| 3 | GRN | LEDs:LED_0603 | D8, D9, D10 |
| 3 | RED | LEDs:LED_0603 | D1, D3, D4 |
| 3 | YEL | LEDs:LED_0603 | D5, D6, D11 |
| 2 | 27R | Resistors_SMD:R_0201 | R1, R2 |
| 2 | 4.7uF | Capacitors_SMD:C_0603 | C4, C6 |
| 2 | 47pF | Capacitors_SMD:C_0201 | C1, C2 |
| 1 | 10M | Resistors_SMD:R_0201 | R27 |
| 1 | 1nF | Capacitors_SMD:C_0201 | C5 |
| 1 | 2.0k | Resistors_SMD:R_0201 | R4 |
| 1 | 2M | Resistors_SMD:R_0201 | R6 |
| 1 | 3.3V | Wire_Pads:SolderWirePad_single_0-8mmDrill | J11 |
| 1 | 33 | Resistors_SMD:R_0201 | R20 |
| 1 | 470R | Resistors_SMD:R_0201 | R3 |
| 1 | 806k | Resistors_SMD:R_0201 | R5 |
| 1 | BMD-300-A-R | lib_fp:RIGADO_BMD-300-A-R | U7 |
| 1 | D_Schottky | Diodes_SMD:D_0603 | D2 |
| 1 | DragonSilkscreen | lib_fp:DragonSilkscreen | G*** |
| 1 | FDN360P | TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SuperSOT-3 | Q1 |
| 1 | FT230XS | Housings_SSOP:SSOP-16_3.9x4.9mm_Pitch0.635mm | U2 |
| 1 | FTDI_Starburst | lib_fp:FTDI_Starburst | G*** |
| 1 | GND | Wire_Pads:SolderWirePad_single_0-8mmDrill | J6 |
| 1 | JTAG | Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_2x05_Pitch1.27mm_SMD | J4 |
| 1 | LCD | lib_fp:XF2L-1035-1A | J5 |
| 1 | LOGO | lib_fp:marv | G*** |
| 1 | LiPo Battery | Connectors_JST:JST_PH_S2B-PH-SM4-TB_02x2.00mm_Angled | J3 |
| 1 | MCP73832-2-OT | TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:TSOT-23-5 | U3 |
| 1 | Micro USB | lib_fp:MicroUSB-10118192-0001LF | J1 |
| 1 | Micro_SD_Card_SPI | lib_fp:MicroSD-Socket-1140084168 | J2 |
| 1 | Minibadge 1 | lib_fp:SAINTCON-Minibadge-BackSilk | U1 |
| 1 | Minibadge 2 | lib_fp:SAINTCON-Minibadge-BackSilk | U4 |
| 1 | Power | Buttons_Switches_SMD:SW_SPDT_CK-JS102011SAQN | SW1 |
| 1 | SPKR_DRV | Wire_Pads:SolderWirePad_single_0-8mmDrill | J9 |
| 1 | SPKR_GND | Wire_Pads:SolderWirePad_single_0-8mmDrill | J10 |
| 1 | Shitty Addon | lib_fp:Badgelife-Shitty-2x2 | U5 |
| 1 | TPS73233DBVT | TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:TSOT-23-5 | U6 |
| 1 | UART_RX | Wire_Pads:SolderWirePad_single_0-8mmDrill | J8 |
| 1 | UART_TX | Wire_Pads:SolderWirePad_single_0-8mmDrill | J7 |
The 86 most common of 91 parts.
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Questions
How big is the Dragon joke PCB?
It measures 126 × 100.4 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Dragon joke use?
91 parts, built around the BMD-300-A-R, FT230XS-R and FDN360P. 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 Dragon joke KiCad files?
From the DC801/DC26PartyBadge repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Hardware/dragon-joke.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Dragon joke design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask DC801 before reusing the design.