

Bicep
bicep - a simple general purpose SAMD21G board
- Size
- 70 × 85 mm
- Copper layers
- 4
- Thickness
- 1.61 mm
- Parts
- 61
- Nets
- 81
- Pads
- 276
- Tracks, vias
- 703, 137
- Pours
- 3
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
- Created
- 19 Jun 2024
- Updated
- 19 Jun 2024
Overview
Bicep is an open-source printed circuit board by albachten, from the albachten/bicep repository on GitHub, published under the CC0-1.0 licence. It is a 4-layer board of 70 × 85 mm with 61 parts on 81 nets, routed with 703 tracks and 137 vias.
It is built around the ATSAMD21G18A-AU, AP2112K-3.3 and RFM95W-915S2, with the DMG3401LSN and SD103CW among its other parts. Its parts include 13 capacitors, 12 resistors, 12 connectors, 7 diodes and 4 ICs. It belongs with the power boards and the SAM D and SAM boards of this library.
Main components
5ATSAMD21G18A-AU
TQFP-48-40℃~+85℃ 1.62V~3.6V 10bit 12bit 256KB 32 Bit 32KB 38 48MHz ARM Cortex-M0+ Built-in FLASH 上电复位(POR)、欠压检测(BOR/LVD/LVR/LVI)、看门狗复位、内置通用定时器、硬件CRC、日历功能、触控功能 TQFP-48(7x7) Microcontrollers (MCU/MPU/SOC) ROHSMicrochip TechnologyMicrocontrollers (MCU/MPU/SOC)AP2112K-3.3
SOT253.3V 600mA CMOS Low Dropout Linear Regulator with EnableDiodes IncorporatedUncategorisedRFM95W-915S2
LCC-16_16X16mmLCC-16_16X16mm New Arrivals ROHSHopeRF Micro-electronicsUncategorisedDMG3401LSN
SOT-23-55℃~+150℃ 1 P-Channel 1.2W 1.326nF 1.3V 25.1nC@10V 3.7A 30V 71pF 85mΩ@2.5V P-Channel SOT-23 MOSFETs ROHSDiodes IncorporatedMOSFETsSD103CW
SOD-123-40℃~+125℃ 20V 2A 350mA 5uA@10V 600mV@200mA Independent SOD-123 Schottky Diodes ROHSJiangsu Changjing Electronics Technology (CJ)Schottky Diodes
README
README.mdBicep - Flexing my "ARM" muscles
This is a simple ARM Cortex M0 development board with:
- SAMD21 cpu
- 2 serial connectors
- 915MHz Hope RFM95 Lora module
- LiPo battery w/usb charger and on-off switch
- 3 I2C connectors (2 QWIIC and one pin header)

Parts
61| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 100n | Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric | C5, C7, C11, C12 |
| 4 | 10u | Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric | C8, C9, C10, C13 |
| 4 | 1K5 | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R3, R4, R5, R6 |
| 4 | MountingHole_Pad | MountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_ISO7380_Pad | H1, H2, H3, H4 |
| 2 | 100K | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R2, R10 |
| 2 | 18p | Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric | C1, C3 |
| 2 | 1M | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R11, R12 |
| 2 | 1u | Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric | C2, C4 |
| 2 | 2K | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R7, R9 |
| 2 | QWIIC | MyLib:QWIIC_JST_SH_BM04B-SRSS-TB_1x04-1MP_P1.00mm_Vertical | J2, J3 |
| 1 | 32.768K-12.5p | MyLib:Crystal_SMD_G8-2Pin_3.2x1.5mm | Y1 |
| 1 | 10K | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R8 |
| 1 | 10k | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R1 |
| 1 | 1k5 | Inductor_SMD:L_0805_2012Metric | FB1 |
| 1 | 2N7002 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23 | Q1 |
| 1 | 4u7 | Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric | C6 |
| 1 | 915Mhz | RF_Antenna:Texas_SWRA416_868MHz_915MHz | ANT1 |
| 1 | ANALOG | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_Vertical | J7 |
| 1 | AP2112K-3.3 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5 | U4 |
| 1 | ATSAMD21G18A-A | Package_QFP:TQFP-48_7x7mm_P0.5mm | U1 |
| 1 | BATT | MyLib:JST_PH_S2B-PH-SM4-TB_1x02-1MP_P2.00mm_Horizontal | J10 |
| 1 | BATT | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J12 |
| 1 | CHG | LED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric | LED5 |
| 1 | DATA | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x16_P2.54mm_Vertical | J9 |
| 1 | DEBUG | MyLib:CortexDebug | J1 |
| 1 | DMG3401 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23 | Q2 |
| 1 | I2C | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical | J4 |
| 1 | LED | LED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric | LED1 |
| 1 | LOGO | MyLib:pirho_0.50 | G*** |
| 1 | LOGO | MyLib:pirho | G*** |
| 1 | MCP73831-2 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5 | U3 |
| 1 | MISC | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x12_P2.54mm_Vertical | J8 |
| 1 | POWER | MyLib:EG1218_SPDT_Slide_Switch | SW2 |
| 1 | PWR | LED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric | LED2 |
| 1 | RESET | MyLib:TL3305B_SPST_PushButton | SW1 |
| 1 | RFM95W-915S2 | MyLib:RFM95CW | U2 |
| 1 | RGB | MyLib:LED_WS2812B-2020_PLCC4_2.0x2.0mm | LED6 |
| 1 | RX | LED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric | LED4 |
| 1 | SD103CW | Diode_SMD:D_SOD-123 | D1 |
| 1 | SERIAL1 | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_Vertical | J5 |
| 1 | SERIAL2 | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_Vertical | J6 |
| 1 | TX | LED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric | LED3 |
| 1 | USB_B_Micro | MyLib:USB_Micro-B_Amphenol_10118194_Horizontal | J11 |
Questions
How big is the Bicep PCB?
It measures 70 × 85 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.61 mm thick.
What parts does the Bicep use?
61 parts, built around the ATSAMD21G18A-AU, AP2112K-3.3, RFM95W-915S2 and DMG3401LSN. 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 Bicep KiCad files?
From the albachten/bicep repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is bicep.kicad_pcb and its schematic bicep.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Bicep design in my own project?
Its repository publishes it under the CC0-1.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).
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