2 layers80 × 96.6 mm
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MakersAsylumIndia/Arcade
A simple badge / bag tag using Arduino Nano and 8x8 LED matrix (bi-color)
179 partsGPL-3.0
2 layers80 × 96.6 mm
TheThing
MakersAsylumIndia/ArcadeA simple badge / bag tag using Arduino Nano and 8x8 LED matrix (bi-color)
- Size
- 80 × 96.6 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 195
- Nets
- 50
- Pads
- 252
- Tracks, vias
- 582, 25
- Pours
- 6
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
- Created
- 18 Apr 2023
- Updated
- 7 Nov 2026
Overview
TheThing is an open-source printed circuit board by MakersAsylumIndia, from the MakersAsylumIndia/Arcade repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 80 × 96.6 mm with 195 parts on 50 nets, routed with 582 tracks and 25 vias.
It is built around the BC547B, PS1240P02BT and D12. Its parts include 46 connectors, 16 resistors, 2 diodes, 2 switches and 1 capacitor. It belongs with the lEDs and displays boards of this library.
Main components
3README
README.mdArcade
A mini Arcade designed around two custom PCBs - the main board has the Arduino Nano, 128x64 I2C OLED display, and socket headers for digital, analog and PWM GPIO's.
- The /enclosure folder has 3D FreeCAD model files.
- The /hardware_PCB folders contain schematic, PCB and related files.
- The /code folder has the Arduino code sketches.
Parts
195| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Conn_01x03 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | J3, J4, J5, J6, J7, J8, J9, J10, J11, J12, J13, J14 |
| 10 | 10k | BagTag:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_Horizontal | R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 |
| 5 | 20k | BagTag:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_Horizontal | R13, R14, R15, R16, R17 |
| 3 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-681CE70B | kibuzzard-681CE70B, kibuzzard-681CE70B, kibuzzard-681CE70B |
| 3 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-681CE715 | kibuzzard-681CE715, kibuzzard-681CE715, kibuzzard-681CE715 |
| 3 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-681CE6E0 | kibuzzard-681CE6E0, kibuzzard-681CE6E0, kibuzzard-681CE6E0 |
| 3 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-681CE6FF | kibuzzard-681CE6FF, kibuzzard-681CE6FF, kibuzzard-681CE6FF |
| 3 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-681CE710 | kibuzzard-681CE710, kibuzzard-681CE710, kibuzzard-681CE710 |
| 3 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-681CE6A6 | kibuzzard-681CE6A6, kibuzzard-681CE6A6, kibuzzard-681CE6A6 |
| 3 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-681CE6D9 | kibuzzard-681CE6D9, kibuzzard-681CE6D9, kibuzzard-681CE6D9 |
| 3 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-681CE705 | kibuzzard-681CE705, kibuzzard-681CE705, kibuzzard-681CE705 |
| 2 | Conn_01x10 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x10_P2.54mm_Vertical | J16, J17 |
| 2 | Conn_01x15 | BagTag:PinSocket_1x15_P2.54mm_Vertical | J18, J19 |
| 2 | Conn_I2C | BagTag:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical | J1, J2 |
| 2 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-64612FA6 | kibuzzard-64612FA6, kibuzzard-64612FA6 |
| 2 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-688B0CB0 | kibuzzard-688B0CB0, kibuzzard-688B0CB0 |
| 2 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-688B0B80 | kibuzzard-688B0B80, kibuzzard-688B0B80 |
| 2 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-688B0B86 | kibuzzard-688B0B86, kibuzzard-688B0B86 |
| 2 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-688B06AA | kibuzzard-688B06AA, kibuzzard-688B06AA |
| 2 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-688B07DB | kibuzzard-688B07DB, kibuzzard-688B07DB |
| 2 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-688B068F | kibuzzard-688B068F, kibuzzard-688B068F |
| 2 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-688B0B7B | kibuzzard-688B0B7B, kibuzzard-688B0B7B |
| 2 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-681D14E6 | kibuzzard-681D14E6, kibuzzard-681D14E6 |
| 2 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-64612FED | kibuzzard-64612FED, kibuzzard-64612FED |
| 2 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-681D13E1 | kibuzzard-681D13E1, kibuzzard-681D13E1 |
| 2 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-688B07C0 | kibuzzard-688B07C0, kibuzzard-688B07C0 |
| 2 | LOGO | BagTag:MA_logo_12mmx10mm | G***, G*** |
| 2 | MountingHole | BagTag:MountingHole_4.3mm_M4 | H1, H2 |
| 2 | NetTie_3 | BagTag:SolderJumper-3_P1.3mm_Bridged2Bar12_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mm_NumberLabels | NT5, NT6 |
| 2 | ON | BagTag:SWITCH_PUSH_6mm_12mm | SW2, SW3 |
| 2 | RST1 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J32, J33 |
| 1 | 100E | BagTag:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_Horizontal | R7 |
| 1 | 100k | BagTag:TRIM_601040 | RV1 |
| 1 | 100n | BagTag:C_Disc_D3.0mm_W2.0mm_P2.50mm | C1 |
| 1 | 1N4001 | BagTag:D_DO-41_SOD81_P10.16mm_Horizontal | D1 |
| 1 | 1N5819 | BagTag:D_DO-41_SOD81_P10.16mm_Horizontal | D2 |
| 1 | 3V3 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J47 |
| 1 | 5V | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J46 |
| 1 | A0 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J43 |
| 1 | A1 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J42 |
| 1 | A2 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J41 |
| 1 | A3 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J40 |
| 1 | A4 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J39 |
| 1 | A5 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J38 |
| 1 | A6 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J37 |
| 1 | A7 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J36 |
| 1 | AREF | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J44 |
| 1 | BC547 | BagTag:TO-92_HandSolder | Q1 |
| 1 | Bat | BagTag:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Horizontal | BT1 |
| 1 | Buzzer_WT-1205 | BagTag:Buzzer_12x9.5RM7.6 | BZ1 |
| 1 | Conn_01x03 | BagTag:PinSocket_1x03_P2.54mm_Horizontal_haptic | J50 |
| 1 | D0 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J34 |
| 1 | D1 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J35 |
| 1 | D10 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J28 |
| 1 | D11 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J29 |
| 1 | D12 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J30 |
| 1 | D13 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J31 |
| 1 | D2 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J20 |
| 1 | D3 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J21 |
| 1 | D4 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J22 |
| 1 | D5 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J23 |
| 1 | D6 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J24 |
| 1 | D7 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J25 |
| 1 | D8 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J26 |
| 1 | D9 | BagTag:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J27 |
| 1 | Disp_SSD1306 | BagTag:Disp_128x64OLED | OLED1 |
| 1 | Disp_ST7735 | BagTag:Disp_TFT_LCD_128x128 | LCD1 |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-67A22DD3 | kibuzzard-67A22DD3 |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-688B05AD | kibuzzard-688B05AD |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-67A122A3 | kibuzzard-67A122A3 |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-682712AE | kibuzzard-682712AE |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-681D1422 | kibuzzard-681D1422 |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-67A22DDD | kibuzzard-67A22DDD |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-6461376B | kibuzzard-6461376B |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-67A20273 | kibuzzard-67A20273 |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-682711E3 | kibuzzard-682711E3 |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-6827114F | kibuzzard-6827114F |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-687E0202 | kibuzzard-687E0202 |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-67A122C1 | kibuzzard-67A122C1 |
| 1 | G*** | BagTag:kibuzzard-687E1831 | kibuzzard-687E1831 |
The 140 most common of 195 parts.
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Questions
How big is the TheThing PCB?
It measures 80 × 96.6 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the TheThing use?
195 parts, built around the BC547B, PS1240P02BT and D12. 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 TheThing KiCad files?
From the MakersAsylumIndia/Arcade repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware_PCB/TheThing_v8/TheThing.kicad_pcb and its schematic hardware_PCB/TheThing_v7/TheThing.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the TheThing 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).