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4 layers118 × 74 mmVFODial, the printed circuit board in 3D

Proposal for a standard HID descriptor for radio interface device (dial, knob, keypad, ...)

Size
118 × 74 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
96
Nets
88
Pads
348
Tracks, vias
715, 132
Pours
8
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
15 Sep 2021
Updated
9 Oct 2022

Overview

VFODial is an open-source printed circuit board by PAPRST, from the PAPRST/VFODialHID repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 4-layer board of 118 × 74 mm with 96 parts on 88 nets, routed with 715 tracks and 132 vias.

It is built around the BAT43W and BSS138. Its parts include 29 resistors, 19 capacitors, 15 switches, 12 diodes and 7 transistors. It belongs with the SAM D and SAM boards of this library.

Main components

2

README

README.md

VFODialHID

Proposal for a standard HID descriptor for radio interface device (dial, knob, keypad, ...)

Prototype

First prototyp is being made and is based on a Arduino Pro Micro clone and use a LPD3806 rotary encoder. It relies heavily on https://github.com/NicoHood/HID projects. More informations can be found at https://wiki.rfporn.org/doku.php/wiki:projects:vfo_knob

Parts

96
QtyValueFootprintReferences
18220General_SMD:SM0603R105, R106, R107, R111, R112, R113, R114, R115, R116, R117, R118, R119, R121, R122, R123, R124 +2
15MX1A-x1-xWCherry:MX1A-x1-xWS101, S102, S103, S104, S105, S106, S107, S108, S109, S110, S111, S112, S113, S114, S115
12BAT43WGeneral_SMD:SOD-123D101, D102, D103, D104, D105, D106, D107, D108, D109, D110, D111, D112
11100nFGeneral_SMD:SM0603C101, C106, C107, C108, C109, C110, C111, C112, C113, C114, C119
7BSS138SOT:SOT-23Q101, Q102, Q103, Q104, Q105, Q106, Q107
410uFGeneral_SMD:SM1206C115, C116, C117, C118
310General_SMD:SM0603R108, R109, R110
310kGeneral_SMD:SM0603R120, R127, R129
2100kGeneral_SMD:SM0603R103, R104
216pFGeneral_SMD:SM0603C102, C103
239General_SMD:SM0603R101, R102
24.7uFGeneral_SMD:SM0805C104, C105
2Conn_01x04Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ103, J104
116MHzXtal_SMD:xtal_3.2x2.5X101
13.3uHWurth:WE-LHMI_SMD_9.2x8.5x3U102
133.2kGeneral_SMD:SM0603R128
1ATSAM4LSPackage_QFP:TQFP-48_7x7mm_P0.5mmU101
1Conn_01x05Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x05_P2.54mm_VerticalJ105
1LED_RGBCree:CLMVC-FKA_RGBLEDL101
1SWD ConConnector_PinHeader_1.27mm:PinHeader_2x05_P1.27mm_VerticalJ102
1TPS563208_SOT236SOT:TPS_SOT23-6U103
1USB_OTGConnector_USB:USB_Micro-B_Wuerth_629105150521_CircularHolesJ101

The 92 most common of 96 parts.

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Questions

How big is the VFODial PCB?

It measures 118 × 74 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the VFODial use?

96 parts, built around the BAT43W and BSS138. 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 VFODial KiCad files?

From the PAPRST/VFODialHID repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is prototype/V1.0/board/VFODial/VFODial.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the VFODial design in my own project?

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