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4 layers100 × 100 mmHw alpha, the printed circuit board in 3D

Fall 24 - Winter 25 Cal Poly Capstone project by Haas Hooligans. This projects aims to build a machine monitoring system for the Cal Poly IME department.

Size
100 × 100 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
171
Nets
192
Pads
727
Tracks, vias
1,728, 2,041
Pours
8
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
18 Mar 2025
Updated
4 Apr 2025

Overview

Hw alpha is an open-source printed circuit board by Yexall, from the Yexall/CPE-450.Capstone repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 100 × 100 mm with 171 parts on 192 nets, routed with 1,728 tracks and 2,041 vias.

It is built around the AG9905-MTB, MAX232DR(AT) and LM66100DCK, with the TPD1E05U06DPYR, LAN8720A-CP and TLV1117-33DCY among its other parts. Its parts include 63 capacitors, 38 resistors, 13 connectors, 10 ICs and 7 diodes. It belongs with the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

Hardware/hw_alpha/README.md

bringup_notes.md

Parts

171
QtyValueFootprintReferences
161uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC5, C11, C18, C19, C22, C23, C24, C25, C32, C37, C43, C50, C51, C52, C53, C54
134.7uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC20, C21, C26, C28, C29, C33, C38, C56, C59, C60, C61, C62, C63
1210kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR13, R14, R21, R22, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R38, R39, R41
11100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC4, C10, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C39, C44, C48, C49
72508051027Y1Inductor_SMD:L_0805_2012MetricFB1, FB2, FB3, FB4, FB5, FB6, FB7
62.2uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC8, C9, C34, C36, C42, C45
647kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12
510uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC2, C3, C12, C27, C47
5SolderJumper_3_Bridged12Jumper:SolderJumper-3_P1.3mm_Bridged12_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP1, JP2, JP3, JP4, JP5
40Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricL1, R3, R4, R6
4100kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR24, R25, R26, R27
449.9Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR28, R29, R30, R31
4M4MountingHole:MountingHole_4.3mm_M4_Pad_ViaH1, H2, H3, H4
3330Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR16, R17, R18
3LOGOLOGOG***, G***, G***
3S6B-PH-SM4-TBConnector_JST:JST_PH_S6B-PH-SM4-TB_1x06-1MP_P2.00mm_HorizontalJ5, J6, J11
20.47uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC30, C41
210pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC57, C58
212uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC6, C7
2300Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1, R2
247uCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_5x5.4C1, C46
25.1kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR19, R20
2HDS10Mfootprints:HDS_DIOD1, D2
2LM66100DCKPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-363_SC-70-6U7, U8
2TPD1E05U06DPYRPackage_SON:Texas_DPY0002A_0.6x1mm_P0.65mmU5, U6
10.22uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC31
1073251-2200Connector_Coaxial:SMA_Molex_73251-2200_HorizontalJ9
10ZCJ0100FF2EFuse:Fuse_1206_3216MetricF1
1100Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR23
110nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC35
112.1kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR32
11kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR15
122nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC40
12301843-2Connector_Dsub:DSUB-9_Pins_Horizontal_P2.77x2.84mm_EdgePinOffset9.90mm_Housed_MountingHolesOffset11.32mmJ8
13.3uInductor_SMD:L_0805_2012MetricL2
13V3_BYPASSConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ13
1470pCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC55
1500Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR40
15051100892footprints:CON_5051100892_MOLJ10
1549Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR5
15V_BYPASSConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3
1693063010911footprints:693063010911J2
1ADC1_10TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_2.0x2.0mmTP7
1Ag9905-MTBfootprints:Converter_DCDC_Silvertel_AG99xxMTB_Hand_SolderU2
1BFCN-2450Filter:Filter_Mini-Circuits_FV1206-4FL1
1BLUELED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD6
1BOOT0Jumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmSW2
1D12V0L1B2LP-7BDiode_SMD:D_0402_1005MetricD7
1DMG2305UXPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1
1ECS-240-12-37B-CKY-TRCrystal:Crystal_SMD_2016-4Pin_2.0x1.6mmY1
1ECS-250-10-37B-CTN-TRCrystal:Crystal_SMD_2016-4Pin_2.0x1.6mmY3
1ECS-400-10-37B2-CKY-TRCrystal:Crystal_SMD_2016-4Pin_2.0x1.6mmY2
1Fuse_BypassJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_TrianglePad1.0x1.5mmJP6
1GREENLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD4
1LAN8720APackage_DFN_QFN:VQFN-24-1EP_4x4mm_P0.5mm_EP2.5x2.5mm_ThermalViasU10
1MAX232DRPackage_SO:SOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mmU1
1REDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD5
1RSTJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmSW1
1SDIO_CKTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_2.0x2.0mmTP5
1SDIO_CMDTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_2.0x2.0mmTP6
1SDIO_D0TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_2.0x2.0mmTP1
1SDIO_D1TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_2.0x2.0mmTP2
1SDIO_D2TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_2.0x2.0mmTP3
1SDIO_D3TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_2.0x2.0mmTP4
1SI-52003-Ffootprints:BEL_SI-52003-FJ1
1SMAJ58APCM_Diode_SMD_AKL:D_SMAD3
1STM32F767VITxPackage_QFP:LQFP-100_14x14mm_P0.5mmU4
1SWDfootprints:CNC_3220-10-0300-00J4
1TLV1117-33Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U9
1UARTConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ12
1USB4105-GF-Afootprints:GCT_USB4105-GF-AJ7
1nRF7001-QFXXPackage_DFN_QFN:QFN-48-1EP_6x6mm_P0.4mm_EP4.6x4.6mm_ThermalViasU3

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Questions

How big is the Hw alpha PCB?

It measures 100 × 100 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Hw alpha use?

171 parts, built around the AG9905-MTB, MAX232DR(AT), LM66100DCK and TPD1E05U06DPYR. 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 Hw alpha KiCad files?

From the Yexall/CPE-450.Capstone repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Hardware/hw_alpha/hw_alpha.kicad_pcb and its schematic Hardware/IIS3DWB_breakout_beta/IIS3DWB_breakout_beta.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Hw alpha design in my own project?

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