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4 layers30 × 40 mmGlowCoreMini PCB, the printed circuit board in 3D

A small PCB for controlling an LED strip via USB-C or DC power. WLED compatible and with an integrated microphone for sound reactive animations!

Size
30 × 40 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.73 mm
Parts
89
Nets
86
Pads
333
Tracks, vias
1,085, 228
Pours
27
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
27 Jan 2022
Updated
21 Feb 2023

Overview

GlowCoreMini PCB is an open-source printed circuit board by LEDs-by-glowingkitty, from the LEDs-by-glowingkitty/GlowCore-Mini repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 4-layer board of 30 × 40 mm with 89 parts on 86 nets, routed with 1,085 tracks and 228 vias.

It is built around the ESP32-S3-MINI-1-N8, AP40P05 and AO3400A, with the LSM6DS3TR-C, MSM261D4030H1CPM and PTVSHC3N12VU among its other parts. Its parts include 24 resistors, 22 connectors, 19 capacitors, 15 ICs and 3 switches. It belongs with the audio and music boards and the ESP32 boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

GlowCore Mini

GlowCoreMini

Warning:

This project is currently under active development and has not been fully tested yet. If you decide to build or clone the project, be aware the project might not work yet as expected. Use at your own risk.

What is this project?

A small PCB for controlling one LED strip. Program the integrated ESP32, and power everything via USB-C or DC power.

GlowCore Mini GlowCore Mini

Links

Parts

89
QtyValueFootprintReferences
22Solder_Padfootprint:Solder padP1, P2, P3, P10, P11, P12, P13, P14, P15, P16, P17, P18, P19, P20, P21, P22 +6
11100KResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1, R3, R5, R6, R9, R12, R13, R16, R19, R21, R22
810uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC2, C3, C7, C8, C9, C15, C17, C19
610KResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR2, R7, R8, R10, R11, R20
50.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC10, C11, C13, C14, C16
5AP40P05footprint:SOT-23-3_L2.9-W1.3-P1.90-LS2.4-BRU4, U5, U8, U14, U15
35.1KResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR17, R23, R24
3TS24CAfootprint:SW-SMD_TS24CASW1, SW2, SW3
21uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1, C12
262Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR14, R15
110nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC18
1160KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR4
1220uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC4
133KResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR18
14.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC5
147nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC6
174LVC2G04DW-7footprint:SOT-363_L2.0-W1.3-P0.65-LS2.1-BRU7
1AO3400Afootprint:SOT-23-3_L2.9-W1.6-P1.90-LS2.8-BRU6
1BSMD1812-300-16VFuse:Fuse_1812_4532Metric_Pad1.30x3.40mm_HandSolderF1
1ESP32-S3-MINI-1-N8footprint:ESP32-S3-MINI-1-N8U2
1LSM6DS3TR-Cfootprint:LGA-14_L3.0-W2.5-P0.50-TLU10
1MSM261D4030H1CPMfootprint:MIC-SMD_8P-L4.0-W3.0_ZTS6231U11
1PTVSHC3N12VUfootprint:DFN-3_L2.0-W2.0-P1.30-BRU3
1RT9471DGQWfootprint:RT9471_vias_in_padREF1
1SK9822-EC20footprint:LED-SMD_6P-L2.0-W2.0-P0.80-TLU13
1SN74LVC1G373DBVRfootprint:SOT-23-6_L2.9-W1.6-P0.95-LS2.8-BRU1
1SN74LVC2T45DCURfootprint:VSSOP-8_L2.4-W2.1-P0.50-LS3.2-BRU9
1SPX3819M5-L-3-3_TRfootprint:SOT-23-5_L3.0-W1.7-P0.95-LS2.8-BRU12
1SolderJumper_2_BridgedJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Bridged_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP2
1SolderJumper_2_OpenJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP1
1U262-161N-4BVC11footprint:USB-3.1-SMD_U262-161N-4BVC11USB1
1WPN4020H1R0MTfootprint:IND-SMD_L4.0-W4.0_SLW40XXL1

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Questions

How big is the GlowCoreMini PCB PCB?

It measures 30 × 40 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.73 mm thick.

What parts does the GlowCoreMini PCB use?

89 parts, built around the ESP32-S3-MINI-1-N8, AP40P05, AO3400A and LSM6DS3TR-C. 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 GlowCoreMini PCB KiCad files?

From the LEDs-by-glowingkitty/GlowCore-Mini repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is GlowCoreMini PCB/GlowCoreMini PCB.kicad_pcb and its schematic GlowCoreMini PCB/GlowCoreMini PCB.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the GlowCoreMini PCB design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the GPL-3.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).