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2 layers38 × 30 mmChainable bat mon, the printed circuit board in 3D

A daisy chainable battery monitor

Size
38 × 30 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
20
Nets
12
Pads
49
Tracks, vias
94, 2
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
18 Jun 2019
Updated
18 Jun 2019

Overview

Chainable bat mon is an open-source printed circuit board by Duckle29, from the Duckle29/chainable-bat-mon repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 38 × 30 mm with 20 parts on 12 nets, routed with 94 tracks and 2 vias.

It is built around the LM393 and SFH617A-1. Its parts include 5 resistors, 3 capacitors, 3 ICs, 3 connectors and 1 diode. It belongs with the power boards of this library.

Main components

2

README

README.md

chainable-bat-mon

A daisy chainable battery monitor

This is a battery monitor meant to monitor lead acid batteries. If the battery voltage goes below a configurable set point, set by the potentiometer, the LED will turn on, and the optocoupler will pull the output line on the TRS connectors low.

To use the signal, supply 5v and gnd on the tip and sleeve of a 3.5mm mini-jack cable, and solder the jumper on one of the PCBs. Then just chain them together. If the battery voltage goes low on any of the batteries, the signal line will go low.

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Parts

20
QtyValueFootprintReferences
2TRS-jackConnector_Audio:Jack_3.5mm_CUI_SJ1-3533NG_Horizontal_CircularHolesJ1, J2
1100kPotentiometer_THT:Potentiometer_Bourns_3296W_VerticalRV1
1100kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR3
1100nF 10vCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC3
110kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR1
11kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR4
11uF 10vCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC2
11uF 25vCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC1
1220RResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR5
1470kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR2
1BatConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3
1LEDLED_THT:LED_D5.0mmD1
1LM393Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU2
1LOGOgraphics:kiwiG***
1MCP1700-5002E_SOT23Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23U1
1SFH617A-1Package_DIP:DIP-4_W7.62mmU3
1jumperJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_TrianglePad1.0x1.5mmJP1

The 18 most common of 20 parts.

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Questions

How big is the Chainable bat mon PCB?

It measures 38 × 30 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Chainable bat mon use?

20 parts, built around the LM393 and SFH617A-1. 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 Chainable bat mon KiCad files?

From the Duckle29/chainable-bat-mon repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is chainable-batmon.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Chainable bat mon 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).