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4 layers160 × 106 mmMiniSlat, the printed circuit board in 3D

MiniSlat - a 2 cue w/radio Pyro Ematch controller

Size
160 × 106 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.61 mm
Parts
77
Nets
89
Pads
253
Tracks, vias
557, 136
Pours
420
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
14 Oct 2026
Updated
22 Oct 2026

Overview

MiniSlat is an open-source printed circuit board by albachten, from the albachten/MiniSlat repository on GitHub, published under the CC0-1.0 licence. It is a 4-layer board of 160 × 106 mm with 77 parts on 89 nets, routed with 557 tracks and 136 vias.

It is built around the ATSAMD21G18A-AU, INA219BID and AP7370-33SA, with the RFM95W-915S2, BAT54W and DMG3402L among its other parts. Its parts include 23 resistors, 13 diodes, 10 capacitors, 5 connectors and 4 ICs. It belongs with the radio and wireless boards and the SAM D and SAM boards of this library.

Main components

9

README

README.md

MiniSlat - 2 cue pyro slat

This is an ARM Cortex M0 board with:

  • SAMD21 cpu
  • USB for programming & serial debug
  • Cortex Debug connector for bootloader install & hw debug
  • 2 Pairs of PyroClips (2 cues)
  • 915MHz HopeRF RFM95 Lora module
  • 2S 18650 LiPo supply (two cells in series) with safe/armed power switch
  • INA219 current sensing for continuity test & fire monitoring
  • 2 NeoPixels as per-cue status indicators
  • I2C expansion (QWIIC connector & 4-pin header)

See SOFTWARE_SPEC.md for pin assignments, I2C addresses, and firmware requirements.

PCB

Schematic

Schematic pdf

Parts

77
QtyValueFootprintReferences
61uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8
4510RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR5, R6, R9, R23
4BAT54WDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D1, D2, D3, D4
4MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_ISO7380_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_ISO7380_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
310KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR3, R4, R7
31MResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR10, R14, R21
3RCTCTEMyLib:RCTCTETP1, TP2, TP3
2100KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR2, R12
2100RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR15, R22
210RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR19, R20
218pCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1, C2
25K1Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR8, R13
2DMG3402Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q3, Q4
2LOGOMyLib:pirhoLOGO1, LOGO2
2PyroClipMyLib:PyroClipRedCLIP1, CLIP3
2PyroClipMyLib:PyroClipBlackCLIP2, CLIP4
2REDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricLED3, LED4
2YELLOWLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricLED1, LED2
2neopixelMyLib:LED_WS2812B-2020_PLCC4_2.0x2.0mmD7, D8
1100m 1% 3WResistor_SMD:R_2512_6332MetricR18
1100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC9
11048MyLib:BAT_1048PBT1
110VPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23D5
110uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC10
1150RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR16
1200KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1
12KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR11
12R 5WResistor_THT:R_Axial_Power_L25.0mm_W6.4mm_P27.94mmR17
132.768K-12.5pMyLib:Crystal_SMD_G8-2Pin_3.2x1.5mmY1
1915MhzMyLib:Antenna915MHzSimpleCoilANT1
1AP7370-33SAPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:TSOT-23U3
1ATSAMD21G18A-APackage_QFP:TQFP-48_7x7mm_P0.5mmU1
1DEBUGMyLib:CortexDebugSMDJ2
1DMG3401MyLib:SC-59Q2
1GREENLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricLED5
1I2CConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ5
1INA219BPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU4
1MMBT3904LPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1
1QWIICMyLib:QWIIC_JST_SH_BM04B-SRSS-TB_1x04-1MP_P1.00mm_VerticalJ4
1RESETMyLib:TL3305B_SPST_PushButtonSW1
1RFM95W-915S2MyLib:RFM95CWU2
1S3AMyLib:D_SMCD6
1SERIAL1Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3
1SPDTMyLib:spdt_100SP1T1B2M2QESW2
1USB_B_MicroMyLib:USB_Micro-B_Amphenol_10118194_HorizontalJ1

Questions

How big is the MiniSlat PCB?

It measures 160 × 106 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.61 mm thick.

What parts does the MiniSlat use?

77 parts, built around the ATSAMD21G18A-AU, INA219BID, AP7370-33SA and RFM95W-915S2. 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 MiniSlat KiCad files?

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

Can I use the MiniSlat 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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