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2 layers45 × 34 mmAX5043, the printed circuit board in 3D

Test board for the ON Semiconductor AX5043 RF transceiver chip

Size
45 × 34 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
33
Nets
34
Pads
102
Tracks, vias
149, 138
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
16 Aug 2021
Updated
15 Jan 2022

Overview

AX5043 is an open-source printed circuit board by M17-Project, from the M17-Project/AX5x43 repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 45 × 34 mm with 33 parts on 34 nets, routed with 149 tracks and 138 vias.

Its parts include 15 capacitors, 10 resistors, 2 crystals and 1 IC. It belongs with the radio and wireless boards of this library.

README

README.md

AX5x43

Test boards for the ON Semiconductor AX5043 and AX5243 RF transceiver chips.

The main purpose of this board is to test AX5x43's M17 support.

Main differences between our board and other available out there

There are two major differences:

  • the PWRAMP (AX5043) or TCXO_EN (AX5243) pin can be used as a sigma-delta modulator output for analog demodulation
  • GPADC1 and GPADC2 pins can be used for analog frequency modulation (a VCO mode, if you will)

Note: There are no additional operational amplifiers nor filters in our design. Both modulator input and output are available at the pin header. ADC inputs can work in both differential and single-ended modes. Refer to the application note AND9313/D.

AX5043 PCB

PCB

Parts

33
QtyValueFootprintReferences
310nAX5043:C0603C10, C12, C15
2100nAX5043:C0603C11, C13
2100nHAX5043:R0603R1, R2
2100pAX5043:C0603C3, C4
227nHAX5043:R0603R5, R6
24.3pAX5043:C0603C5, C6
243nHAX5043:R0603R3, R4
2BEADAX5043:R0603R7, R8
110nHAX5043:R0603R9
110pAX5043:C0603C1
111pAX5043:C0603C7
112.000MHzAX5043:ECS-TXO-2520X1
112kAX5043:R0603R10
139pAX5043:C0603C14
15.1pAX5043:C0603C9
15.6pAX5043:C0603C8
16.8pAX5043:C0603C2
1AX5043AX5043:QFN28-5X5-WITH-CENTER-PADU1
1PINHD-1X10AX5043:1X10JP1
1SMAAX5043:J502-ND-142-0711-821_826X2

The 29 most common of 33 parts.

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Questions

How big is the AX5043 PCB?

It measures 45 × 34 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the AX5043 use?

33 parts. 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 AX5043 KiCad files?

From the M17-Project/AX5x43 repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is AX5043/kicad/AX5043.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the AX5043 design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the GPL-2.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).