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4 layers92 × 92 mmEPS PDB, the printed circuit board in 3D

Electrical Power System

Size
92 × 92 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
141
Nets
216
Pads
686
Tracks, vias
1,563, 325
Pours
40
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
22 May 2023
Updated
20 May 2025

Overview

EPS PDB is an open-source printed circuit board by Student-Satellite-IITB, from the Student-Satellite-IITB/Electrical-Power-System repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 92 × 92 mm with 141 parts on 216 nets, routed with 1,563 tracks and 325 vias.

It is built around the STM32L476VET6, SN65HVD256D and AD7708BRUZ, with the LM5000-3MTCX, AMS1117-3.3 and TPS3824-33QDBVRQ1 among its other parts. Its parts include 48 capacitors, 43 resistors, 19 ICs, 4 connectors and 3 diodes. It belongs with the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

7

README

README.md

ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM

This repository contains all software and hardware for the Electrical Power subsystem for the IITBSSP CubeSat mission

EPS Power Distribution Board

Current status:

  • EPS PDB and PMB Assembly
  • Battery Unit Development Board
  • Power Distribution and Regulation Development Board
  • MATLAB/Simulink model of EPS in development
  • Testing of Solar Input Development Board
  • Testing of Control Unit Development Board

Completed:

  • EPS PDB Board Design
  • EPS PMB Board Design
  • Solar Input Development Board
  • EPS Control Unit Development Board

Maintained by:

SSP Website | Satellite 101 Wiki

Parts

141
QtyValueFootprintReferences
1310kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR5, R14, R15, R16, R18, R19, R20, R22, R23, R24, R25, R41, R42
131uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC12, C13, C17, C18, C21, C26, C33, C34, C36, C37, C42, C43, C45
8100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C14
71k5Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1, R2, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12
5400kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR31, R33, R34, R37, R38
410pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC15, C16, C19, C20
4MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
310nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC11, C28, C35
310uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC3, C29, C38
3560Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR35, R39, R43
21.3kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR36, R40
2100Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR4, R7
2100kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR3, R6
210uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC44, C48
2130kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR21, R28
22.2kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR17, R26
22.2uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC41, C46
22.2uHInductor_SMD:L_Wuerth_WE-XHMI-8080L2, L3
222uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1, C2
24.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC31, C32
247uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC40, C47
2CCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC30, C39
2Conn_02x26_Odd_EvenPC104_BUS:SAMTEC_ESQ-126-39-G-DJ3, J4
2D_SchottkyDiode_SMD:D_0805_2012MetricD4, D5
2FerriteBeadResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric120R1, 120R2
2PMOSPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-3Q1, Q2
2SN65HVD256DSN65HVD256D:D8U2, U3
2USB_POW_ENConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJP1, JP3
2~Jumper:SolderJumper-3_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP4, JP6
10Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR13
10.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC24
10.47uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC23
110Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR27
1100pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC25
115kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR30
118kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR29
132.768kHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_3215-2Pin_3.2x1.5mmY2
132MHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_Abracon_ABM8AIG-4Pin_3.2x2.5mmY1
13300pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC27
14.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC22
1510Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR32
18.2uHInductor-WE-XHMI-5050:WE-XHMI-5050L1
1AD7708BRUZAD7708BRUZ:SOP65P638X110-28NU14
1AMS1117-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U1
1Conn_01x04_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_HorizontalJ2
1DDiode_SMD:D_1206_3216MetricD6
1EPS_3V3_LEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric5V_LED
1EPS_5V_LEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric3V3_LED
1EPS_LEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricHEARTBEAT
1Jumper_2_BridgedConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJP2
1Jumper_3_Bridged12Jumper:SolderJumper-3_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP5
1LM5000-3MTCXLM500:SOP65P640X120-16NU11
1LOGOIITBSSP Logo:IITBSSP_LogoG***
1LTC3624EMSE-3.3PBFLTC3624EMSE-3.3PBF:SOP65P490X110-13NU15
1LTC3624IDD-25PBFLTC3624IDD-25PBF:DFN-8_DDU19
1STM32L476VET6Package_QFP:LQFP-100_14x14mm_P0.5mmU4
1SW_SPDTButton_Switch_SMD:SW_SPST_B3U-1100PSW1
1TPS259621DDAT 3V3_ADCSTPS259621DDAT:IC_TPS259621DDATU6
1TPS259621DDAT_12V_ADCSTPS259621DDAT:IC_TPS259621DDATU18
1TPS259621DDAT_3V3_ANTTPS259621DDAT:IC_TPS259621DDATU7
1TPS259621DDAT_3V3_EPSTPS259621DDAT:IC_TPS259621DDATU9
1TPS259621DDAT_5V_ADCSTPS259621DDAT:IC_TPS259621DDATU16
1TPS259621DDAT_5V_COMMTPS259621DDAT:IC_TPS259621DDATU17
1TPS259621DDAT_5V_EPSTPS259621DDAT:IC_TPS259621DDATU12
1TPS259621DDAT_5V_OBCTPS259621DDAT:IC_TPS259621DDATU13
1TPS259621DDAT_5V_PAYTPS259621DDAT:IC_TPS259621DDATU10
1TPS3824-33QDBVRQ1TPS3824:tps3824U5
1TS4061BICT-1.25TS4061BICT:SOT323-3L_1P35X2P2X0P65_STMU8
1USB_B_MicroConnector_USB:USB_Micro-B_GCT_USB3076-30-AJ1

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Questions

How big is the EPS PDB PCB?

It measures 92 × 92 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the EPS PDB use?

141 parts, built around the STM32L476VET6, SN65HVD256D, AD7708BRUZ and LM5000-3MTCX. 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 EPS PDB KiCad files?

From the Student-Satellite-IITB/Electrical-Power-System repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is EPS Board/EPS v1/EPS_PDB/EPS_PDB.kicad_pcb and its schematic DevelopmentBoards/Battery/BatteryUnit/BatteryUnit.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the EPS PDB design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask Student-Satellite-IITB before reusing the design.