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6 layers56 × 66 mmGem demo board, the printed circuit board in 3D

This repository contains PCB design files for a demo board compatible with the GEM1 and GEM2 adapter boards.

Size
56 × 66 mm
Copper layers
6
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
153
Nets
213
Pads
647
Tracks, vias
3,756, 417
Pours
4
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
18 Dec 2019
Updated
7 Aug 2023

Overview

Gem demo board is an open-source printed circuit board by antmicro, from the antmicro/gem-baseboard repository on GitHub, published under the Apache-2.0 licence. It is a 6-layer board of 56 × 66 mm with 153 parts on 213 nets, routed with 3,756 tracks and 417 vias.

It is built around the NTS0104BQ, NTB0104BQ and 93LC56CT-IMC, with the MCP1700T-3302E/TT(MS), LG L29K-G2J1-24-Z and MBR0540T1G among its other parts. Its parts include 61 resistors, 23 capacitors, 13 diodes, 10 connectors and 8 ICs.

Main components

11

README

README.rst

GEM Demo Board

Copyright (c) 2020 Antmicro <https://www.antmicro.com>_

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.. figure:: img/gem-demo-board.png

This repository contains PCB design files for a demo board compatible with the GEM1 <https://github.com/antmicro/gem1-adapter>_ and GEM2 <https://github.com/antmicro/gem2-adapter>_ adapter boards.

The board acts as an evaluation carrier board for the GEM adapter boards. It includes a 4-channel FTDI USB/MPSSE converter that can be used for configuring the chiplets inside the GEM designs from an external host PC using a single USB connection and the MPSSE engine built into the FTDI controller.

The board contains two FFC connectors supporting MIPI CSI input and output. The FFC connectors are pin-compatible with the Raspberry Pi camera interface. It is possible to connect a Raspberry Pi camera module to the input connector on the board and provide processed CSI data back on the output CSI FFC. It is also possible to configure the board as an expansion hat for the Raspberry Pi platform. For more details regarding the supported connection scenarios please refer to the respective schematic sheets.

Parts

153
QtyValueFootprintReferences
45R_0R_0402gem-demo-board-footprints:0402-resR2, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25 +29
23TP_SMD1MMgem-demo-board-footprints:Testpoint_smd_1mmTP1, TP2, TP10, TP11, TP12, TP13, TP14, TP15, TP16, TP17, TP18, TP19, TP20, TP21, TP22, TP23 +7
16C_100n_0402_6V3gem-demo-board-footprints:0402-capC9, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C22, C23, C24
8LG_L29K-G2J1-24-Zgem-demo-board-footprints:LED_0603D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13
7R_330R_0402gem-demo-board-footprints:0402-resR35, R36, R37, R38, R39, R40, R41
5C_1u_0603gem-demo-board-footprints:0603-capC1, C2, C3, C4, C5
3Jumper_3_OpenJumper:SolderJumper-3_P1.3mm_Open_Pad1.0x1.5mmVCCIO1, VCCIO2, VCCIO3
3MBR0540T1Ggem-demo-board-footprints:SOD-123D1, D3, D4
3NTS0104BQgem-demo-board-footprints:QDHVQFN14U2, U3, U4
3R_10k_0402gem-demo-board-footprints:0402-resR4, R6, R7
20473460001gem-demo-board-footprints:USB_Micro_B_Female_0473460001J5, J10
23220-10-0100-00gem-demo-board-footprints:PinHeader_2x5_P1.27mm_Drill.7mmJ1, J3
2556500488gem-demo-board-footprints:556500488J6, J7
2BLM18AG601SN1Dgem-demo-board-footprints:0603-resFB1, FB2
2C_4u7_0402gem-demo-board-footprints:0402-capC25, C26
2NTB0104BQgem-demo-board-footprints:QDHVQFN14U7, U8
2R_2k_0402gem-demo-board-footprints:0402-resR5, R10
2TPD2EUSB30DRTRgem-demo-board-footprints:SOT-3D2, D5
2WE_686115148922_FLIPPEDgem-demo-board-footprints:WE_686115148922_FLIPPEDJ8, J9
12x20_Header_Femalegem-demo-board-footprints:PinHeader_2x40_P2.54_Drill1mmJ4
193LC56CT-IMCgem-demo-board-footprints:DFN-8_2x3mmU5
1ASFLMB-12.000MHZ-LC-Tgem-demo-board-footprints:ASFLMBY1
1DF13A-2P-1.25Hgem-demo-board-footprints:DF13A-2P-1.25HJ2
1EVQPUA02Kgem-demo-board-footprints:Panasonic_EVQPUJ_EVQPUAS1
1FT4232HQgem-demo-board-footprints:FT4232HQU6
1MCP1700T-3302E_TTgem-demo-board-footprints:SOT-23-3U1
1R_0R_0603gem-demo-board-footprints:0603-resR1
1R_12k_0402gem-demo-board-footprints:0402-resR9
1R_220R_0402gem-demo-board-footprints:0402-resR61
1R_470R_0402gem-demo-board-footprints:0402-resR34
1antmicro_logogem-demo-board-footprints:antmicro-logo_scaled_20mmN1
1oshw_logogem-demo-board-footprints:oshw-logoN3
1zglue_logogem-demo-board-footprints:zglue-logoN2
1zglue_logo_500milgem-demo-board-footprints:zglue-logo-10000dpiN2

The 149 most common of 153 parts.

Questions

How big is the Gem demo board PCB?

It measures 56 × 66 mm and has 6 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Gem demo board use?

153 parts, built around the NTS0104BQ, NTB0104BQ, 93LC56CT-IMC and MCP1700T-3302E/TT(MS). 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 Gem demo board KiCad files?

From the antmicro/gem-baseboard repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is gem-demo-board.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Gem demo board design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the Apache-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).

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