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4 layers30 × 55 mmAvionics Board, the printed circuit board in 3D

Avionics PCB for Model Rocketry

Size
30 × 55 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
67
Nets
72
Pads
303
Tracks, vias
754, 149
Pours
10
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
25 Mar 2018
Updated
27 Jul 2018

Overview

Avionics Board is an open-source printed circuit board by ModelRocketryAvionics, from the ModelRocketryAvionics/Avionics-Board repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 30 × 55 mm with 67 parts on 72 nets, routed with 754 tracks and 149 vias.

It is built around the TM4C123GH6PMI, MPL3115A2R1 and CSS-1210TB, with the LIS331HH, MCP73831 and B340A among its other parts. Its parts include 32 capacitors, 12 resistors, 10 ICs, 3 diodes and 3 connectors.

Main components

7

README

README.md

ModelRocketAvionicsPCB

'Cheap', Easy Avionics for Model Rockets!

Howdy! This is a repo for an avionics board designed for small scale model rockets. The goal of the project is to provide an easy to integrate system that provides telemetry data measurements.

The main features are:

  • 3 DOF Accelerometer (upto 24g)
  • 3 DOF Gyroscope
  • Barometric Pressure/Altitude sensor
  • microSD Card data storage
  • USB for charging, reprogramming and microSD card reading*
  • Expansion header for future functionality called "Stages" (see below)

*Usb programming and microSD card reading probably won't be implemented initially.

Potential/Planned Stages/Expansion Boards:

  • Radio link/communications (Provides real-time telemetry data over a short range wireless link)
  • Relay/Switcher (Provides high-power switching for ignition of additional charges/engines, deploy parachutes, etc)
  • Additional Sensors Expansions (Additional Sensors like GPS, etc)

Parts

67
QtyValueFootprintReferences
80.1uFSFUSAT Caps:C_0402C2, C4, C7, C8, C14, C22, C24, C27
710kSFUSAT-Res:R_0402R2, R3, R4, R9, R10, R11, R14
61uFSFUSAT Caps:C_0603C6, C9, C11, C12, C13, C25
30.01uFSFUSAT Caps:C_0402C1, C3, C5
2.1uFSFUSAT Caps:C_0402C23, C26
2100SFUSAT-Res:R_0402R1, R15
210pFSFUSAT Caps:C_0402C15, C16
210uFSFUSAT Caps:C_1206C19, C21
22.2uFSFUSAT Caps:C_0603C10, C31
224pFSFUSAT Caps:C_0402C17, C18
24.7kSFUSAT-Res:R_0402R5, R6
24.7uFSFUSAT Caps:C_0603C29, C30
2CONNHeaderFemale16Avionics:16x1_Female_HeaderU8, U9
2Jumper_NC_SmallAvionics:NC_JumperJP2, JP4
2Jumper_NO_SmallAvionics:NO_JumperJP1, JP3
110nF(25V)SFUSAT Caps:C_0402C28
110uFSFUSAT Caps:C_0603C20
116MhzAvionics:16MHz_ClockY1
132.768kHzAvionics:Crystal_32768Hz_Radial_CanY2
1330SFUSAT-Res:R_0402R13
1470pFSFUSAT Caps:C_0402C32
1B340AAvionics:B340AD2
1CSS-1210TBAvionics:CSS-1210TBU11
1DMG1029SV-7AvionicsIC:SOT563U10
1FTSH-105-01-F-DVAvionics:FTSH-105-01-F-DV-KP1
1JST-2Avionics:JST_B2B-EH-A(LF)(SN)P3
1L3GD20HTRAvionics:Gyro_L3GD20HTRU4
1LIS331Avionics:LIS331HHU3
1Led_SmallSFUSAT-Res:R_0603D3
1MCP73831Avionics:MCP73831T-2ACI&slash_OTU6
1MIC5219-3.3BM5Avionics:MIC5219-3.3YM5-TRU7
1MPL3115A2Avionics:MPL3115A2U5
1REDSFUSAT-Res:R_0603D1
1TM4C123GH6PMAvionics:TM4C123GH6PMIU1
1USB_OTGAvionics:USB_Connector_ZX62-B-5PAP2
1microSD_CardAvionics:Micro_SD_WM11190CTmicroSD_Card

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Questions

How big is the Avionics Board PCB?

It measures 30 × 55 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Avionics Board use?

67 parts, built around the TM4C123GH6PMI, MPL3115A2R1, CSS-1210TB and LIS331HH. 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 Avionics Board KiCad files?

From the ModelRocketryAvionics/Avionics-Board repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is ModelRocketAvionicsPCB/AvionicsBoard.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Avionics Board design in my own project?

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