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4 layers60 × 100 mmMIDAS MK1, the printed circuit board in 3D

Building custom flight computers

Size
60 × 100 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
221
Nets
332
Pads
1,033
Tracks, vias
1,104, 275
Pours
29
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
14 Oct 2020
Updated
7 Nov 2026

Overview

MIDAS MK1 is an open-source printed circuit board by ISSUIUC, from the ISSUIUC/ISS-PCB repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 60 × 100 mm with 221 parts on 332 nets, routed with 1,104 tracks and 275 vias.

It is built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U-N4, TESEO-LIV3R and LIS3MDL, with the MS5611-01BA03, PJS008-4100-0-VE and ADXL355BEZ among its other parts. Its parts include 75 capacitors, 73 resistors, 21 ICs, 13 connectors and 7 diodes. It belongs with the sensors and measurement boards and the ESP32 and NXP (LPC, Kinetis, i.MX RT) boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

boards/Feather_Duo/README.md

Feather Duo

The Feather Duo radio receiver was conceived to optimize communication with MIDAS and simplify the team’s ground station setup, including two LoRa radios for concurrent reception from both stages and software support for increased data rates. It succeeds the Adafruit Feather M0 RFM96 as the team’s primary ground station receiver.

Read more about the Feather Duo, MIDAS and the surrounding avionics systems in the MIDAS MK2 Report.

Schematics

Printable PDF schematics and layouts for the Feather Duo can be found in the PDFs and images folders.

Photos

Feather-Duo-photo

Parts

221
QtyValueFootprintReferences
300.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC101, C102, C104, C105, C109, C112, C114, C117, C119, C121, C123, C125, C127, C129, C131, C133 +14
14TestPoint_SmallTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP101, TP102, TP103, TP104, TP105, TP106, TP107, TP108, TP109, TP110, TP111, TP112, TP113, TP114
1310kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR101, R102, R103, R104, R105, R106, R122, R123, R209, R210, R221, R222, R501
121uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC103, C108, C110, C111, C115, C201, C301, C501, C503, C505, C509, C516
92.2uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC116, C118, C120, C122, C124, C126, C128, C130, C132
922uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC113, C308, C309, C310, C311, C312, C313, C314, C315
81kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR205, R206, R207, R208, R217, R218, R219, R220
83.3kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR201, R202, R203, R204, R213, R214, R215, R216
510uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC304, C305, C306, C307, C402
550kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR109, R110, R111, R114, R115
5DMNH6022SSDQPackage_SO:SO-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmQ201, Q202, Q203, Q204, Q205
422kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR211, R212, R223, R224
430kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR313, R314, R315, R316
4470Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR124, R125, R126, R127
45kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR302, R304, R306, R308
4M2MountingHole:MountingHole_2.2mm_M2_Pad_ViaH101, H102, H103, H104
3100kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR107, R118, R120
3220kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR119, R121, R318
356pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC405, C406, C407
3TCAL9539-Q1Package_DFN_QFN:WQFN-24-1EP_4x4mm_P0.5mm_EP2.6x2.6mmU101, U102, U103
2100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC517, C518
218pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC106, C107
22.2kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR502, R503
22.2uHInductor_TDK:L_TDK_SPM6530L301, L302
220kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR311, R312
222Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR112, R113
2BZT52H-A5V1-QXDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123FD302, D303
2Conn_01x02Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ101, J102
2SMAConnector_Coax:SMA_Molex_732511153_EdgeMount_HorizontalJ401, J402
2SW_PushButton_Switch_SMD:SW_SPST_FSMSMSW101, SW102
2TI_TPS566242DRLRPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-563U302, U303
10Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR309
110KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR128
1120Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR117
1120pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC404
1135kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR317
1140pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC401
118.7kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR310
11nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC403
12157601003Connector_Molex_Micro-Fit-Plus:Molex_Micro-Fit-Plus_2157601003_1x03_P3.0mmJ107
123.3kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR303
127nHInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608MetricL402
140MHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_Abracon_ABM10-4Pin_2.5x2.0mmY101
144kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR305
15.6nHInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608MetricL401
150Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR116
165kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR307
17.3kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR301
1ADS7138-Q1Package_DFN_QFN:WQFN-16-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP1.68x1.68mmU105
1ADXL355Sensor_Motion_Analog:Analog_LGA_14-7.4x7.4mmU502
1AT-0927-TT-6-RBuzzer:Buzzer_AT-0927-TT-6-RBZ101
1B4327RF_Filter_Qualcomm:SMD-5FL401
1BGA725L6RF_Amplifier_Infineon:TSNP-6-2U402
1BLUE LEDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD104
1BNO086Package_LGA:LGA-28_5.2x3.8mm_P0.5mmU504
1Conn_01x02Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ109
1DDiode_SMD:D_0603_1608MetricD301
1ECMF02-2AMX6Package_DFN_QFN:ST_UQFN-6L_1.5x1.7mm_P0.5mmU108
1ESP32-S3-WROOM-1UMCU_ESP32:ESP32-S3-WROOM-1UU107
1GREEN LEDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD103
1KX134-1211Package_LGA:LGA-12_2x2mm_P0.5mmU501
1LIS3MDLPackage_LGA:LGA-12_2x2mm_P0.5mmU505
1LM74670-Q1Package_SO:VSSOP-8_3.0x3.0mm_P0.65mmU201
1LSM6DSLTRPackage_LGA:Bosch_LGA-14_3x2.5mm_P0.5mmU503
1LeftConnector_Molex_Terminal-Block:Molex_Terminal-Block_393570010_1x10_P3.5mmJ103
1MCP251863Package_SSOP:SSOP-28U104
1MS5611-01BA03Package_LGA:LGA-8_3x5mm_P1.25mmU506
1MTFCxxxxPackage_TFBGA:TFBGA-153_11.5x13mmU106
1ORANGE LEDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD102
1PJS008-4100-0-VEConnector_Yamaichi:PJS008-4100-0-VEJ108
1RED LEDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD101
1RFM96W-433S2RF_Module:HOPERF_RFM9XW_SMDU401
1RightConnector_Molex_Terminal-Block:Molex_Terminal-Block_393570010_1x10_P3.5mmJ105
1TBDResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR108
1TPS2121Package_VQFN:VQFN-HR-RUX0012AU301
1Teseo-LIV3RRF_GPS_ST:Teseo-LIV3RU403
1TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_THTPad_D1.0mm_Drill0.5mmJ301
1USB4105-GF-AConnector_USB:USB_C_Receptacle_GCT_USB4105-xx-A_16P_TopMnt_HorizontalJ106
1~Connector_JST:JST_PH_B3B-PH-K_1x03_P2.00mm_VerticalJ104
1~Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ110

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Questions

How big is the MIDAS MK1 PCB?

It measures 60 × 100 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the MIDAS MK1 use?

221 parts, built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U-N4, TESEO-LIV3R, LIS3MDL and MS5611-01BA03. 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 MIDAS MK1 KiCad files?

From the ISSUIUC/ISS-PCB repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is boards/MIDAS-MK1/MIDAS-MK1-revA/MIDAS-MK1.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the MIDAS MK1 design in my own project?

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