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2 layers200 × 200 mmChessboard Hardware, the printed circuit board in 3D

Hardware for a magnetic-piece-tracking digital chessboard! WIP

Size
200 × 200 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
100
Nets
101
Pads
388
Tracks, vias
523, 56
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
24 Jan 2025
Updated
3 May 2025

Overview

Chessboard Hardware is an open-source printed circuit board by UnsignedArduino, from the UnsignedArduino/Chessboard-Hardware repository on GitHub, published under the CERN-OHL-P-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 200 × 200 mm with 100 parts on 101 nets, routed with 523 tracks and 56 vias.

Its parts include 72 ICs, 8 capacitors and 1 connector. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

README

README.md

Chessboard-Hardware | Chessboard-Design | Chessboard-Nano | Chessboard-Pi

Chessboard-Hardware

Hardware for a magnetic-piece-tracking digital chessboard! WIP

This repository contains the KiCad PCB project for the majority of the Chessboard's wiring.

Notes

Models

All models were modified in Fusion 360.

Parts

100
QtyValueFootprintReferences
64~Project Library:SS49EU1, U2, U10, U11, U12, U13, U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U20, U21, U22, U24, U25 +48
14TestPointConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_VerticalTP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP5, TP6, TP7, TP8, TP9, TP10, TP11, TP12, TP13, TP14
8100nFCapacitor_THT:C_Disc_D5.0mm_W2.5mm_P2.50mmC1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8
8~Package_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mmU5, U14, U23, U32, U41, U50, U59, U68
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_2.7mm_M2.5H1, H2, H3, H4
1Arduino_Nano_v3.xProject Library:Arduino_NanoA1
1Conn_01x04_PinConnector_JST:JST_XH_B4B-XH-A_1x04_P2.50mm_VerticalJ1

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Questions

How big is the Chessboard Hardware PCB?

It measures 200 × 200 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Chessboard Hardware use?

100 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 Chessboard Hardware KiCad files?

From the UnsignedArduino/Chessboard-Hardware repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Chessboard Hardware.kicad_pcb and its schematic Chessboard Eighth.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Chessboard Hardware design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CERN-OHL-P-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).