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4 layers15.2 × 9.8 mmHellen1-vr discrete, the printed circuit board in 3D

Hellen1-vr discrete

andreika-git/hellen-one38

Hellen-One Hardware Platform for rusEFI Engine Management System

Size
15.2 × 9.8 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
48
Nets
29
Pads
156
Tracks, vias
270, 44
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
14 Feb 2021
Updated
30 Oct 2026

Overview

Hellen1-vr discrete is an open-source printed circuit board by andreika-git, from the andreika-git/hellen-one repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 15.2 × 9.8 mm with 48 parts on 29 nets, routed with 270 tracks and 44 vias.

It is built around the MCP6004-E/P, 74AHC1G02GW and NC7SB3157P6X, with the MAX9142ESA+ and SRV05-4-P-T7 among its other parts. Its parts include 20 resistors, 19 capacitors, 7 ICs and 1 diode.

Main components

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README

readme.md

TL,DR:

hellen-one is a toolset to produce custom PCBs by merging gerber files of known proven functional modules into trivial frame PCB with mostly just the main vehicle connector. Gerber export and gerber merging happens in the cloud, i.e. on the github server.

Step 1: fork https://github.com/rusefi/hellen-example/ repo to get github actions and meta files learn about forking

Step 2: make sure github actions are enabled/enable github actions on your fork

Step 3: replace xxx and yyy in revision.txt with name of your board. By the way we expect kicad files to be placed in the root folder of the repository.

Step 4: create youboard.kicad_pcb from proven modules using KiCAD

Step 5: push into github to trigger hellen-one gerber expert and gerber merge (that's where the hellen magic happens! for instance gerber export is taken care by export.sh script which github action would invoke automatically. Just watch for the yellow circle to turn into a green checkmark.)

Step 6: (sorry rotation only by factor of 90 degrees at this point)

Step 7: order your using fabrication files from 'boards' folder!

Please see how some of the open source boards are done and follow the pattern:

Open Source Boards

This repository contains all scripts and data to create Hellen One boards for rusEFI!

See also https://github.com/rusefi/rusefi/wiki/Hellen-One-Platform

Hellen One is a DIY PnP ECU board construction toolset.

Do you have a car with a rare or non-standard ECU connector pinout? Do you want a custom DIY ECU but don't want to design it from scratch?

Then Hellen One is for you!

Please see Hellen One Wiki for more info:

https://github.com/andreika-git/hellen-one/wiki

FAQ

Q: I do not have any files inside hellen-one folder on my PC

A: That's a problem, you have not cloned submodules. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3796927/how-do-i-git-clone-a-repo-including-its-submodules

Parts

48
QtyValueFootprintReferences
81uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC755, C758, C761, C762, C763, C765, C766, C767
610nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC756, C757, C760, C764, C768, C769
510kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR757, R762, R763, R767, R768
4100kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR755, R756, R758, R759
310Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR761, R764, R769
3100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC753, C754, C759
210kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR752, R753
21kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR765, R766
274AHC1G02Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U752, U757
2NC7SB3157P6XPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-363_SC-70-6U755, U756
112kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR754
11nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC751
12.2kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR751
1470nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC752
168kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR760
1DNPResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR770
1LED-GREEN-0603LED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD751
1MAX9142Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU754
1MCP6004Package_SO:TSSOP-14_4.4x5mm_P0.65mmU753
1Module-vr-discrete-0.5hellen-one-vr-discrete-0.5:vr-discreteM750
1SRV05-4-P-T7Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U751

Questions

How big is the Hellen1-vr discrete PCB?

It measures 15.2 × 9.8 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Hellen1-vr discrete use?

48 parts, built around the MCP6004-E/P, 74AHC1G02GW, NC7SB3157P6X and MAX9142ESA+. 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 Hellen1-vr discrete KiCad files?

From the andreika-git/hellen-one repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is kicad/modules/hellen1-vr-discrete/hellen1-vr-discrete.kicad_pcb and its schematic kicad/modules/hellen1-mcz33810/hellen1-mcz33810.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Hellen1-vr discrete design in my own project?

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

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