

Tiliqua motherboard
A powerful, hackable FPGA-based audio multitool for Eurorack.
- Size
- 31.7 × 110 mm
- Copper layers
- 4
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 134
- Nets
- 199
- Pads
- 598
- Tracks, vias
- 1,821, 185
- Pours
- 4
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
- Created
- 5 Sep 2024
- Updated
- 9 Jun 2025
Overview
Tiliqua motherboard is an open-source printed circuit board by antoinevg, from the antoinevg/tiliqua repository on GitHub, published under the CERN-OHL-S-2.0 licence. It is a 4-layer board of 31.7 × 110 mm with 134 parts on 199 nets, routed with 1,821 tracks and 185 vias.
It is built around the AP63200WU, AMS1117-3.3 and AP2161WG, with the H11L1SR2M, PCA9306DP and 1N4007FL among its other parts. Its parts include 41 resistors, 33 capacitors, 20 diodes, 9 ICs and 9 connectors. It belongs with the audio and music and computers and single-board computers boards and the RP2040 boards of this library.
Main components
6AP63200WU
TSOT-23-6-40℃~+85℃ 1 22uA 2A 3.8V~32V 500kHz Adjustable Buck Buck Built-in Yes TSOT-23-6 DC-DC Converters ROHSDiodes IncorporatedDC-DC ConvertersAMS1117-3.3
SOT-223-40℃~+125℃ 0.003%Vout 1 1.1V@(800mA) 15V 1A 3.3V 5mA 72dB@(120Hz) Fixed Over Current Protection、Short Circuit Protection、Thermal shutdown Positive SOT-223 Voltage Regulators - Linear, Low Drop Out (LDO) Regulators ROHSAdvanced Monolithic SystemsVoltage Regulators - Linear, Low Drop Out (LDO) RegulatorsAP2161WG
SOT-23-5-40℃~+85℃ 1 1A 2.7V~5.5V 95mΩ Active Low Load Switch Short-Circuit Protection(SCP)、Undervoltage Protection(UVP)、Overcurrent Protection(OCP)、Overtemperature protection (OTP) SOT-23-5 Power Distribution Switches ROHSDiodes IncorporatedPower Distribution SwitchesH11L1SR2M
SOP-6-2.54mm-40℃~+85℃ 0.4V 1 1.2V 1.6mA 1Mbit/s 250mW 30mA 3V~15V 4.17kV 4us 4us 50mA 6V DC SOP-6-2.54mm Logic Output Optoisolators ROHSonsemiLogic Output OptoisolatorsPCA9306DP
TSSOP-8-40℃~+85℃ 1 1.8V~5.5V 1V~3.6V 2 2Mbps Automatic direction detection、Output enable high-impedance Bidirectional Level translator Open-drain SMBus、I2C TSSOP-8 Translators, Level Shifters ROHSNXP SemiconductorsTranslators, Level Shifters1N4007FL
SOD-123FL-65℃~+150℃ 1.1V@1A 1A 1kV 30A 5uA@1kV Independent SOD-123FL Diodes - General Purpose ROHSSMCDiodes - General Purpose
README
README.mdTiliqua
Tiliqua is a powerful, open hardware FPGA-based audio multitool for Eurorack. It looks like this:
⮕Documentation⬅
Updates / Community
For updates, subscribe to the Crowd Supply page, join the matrix chatroom, or my own mailing list.
apfaudio has a Matrix channel, #apfaudio:matrix.org. Feel free to join to ask questions or discuss ongoing development.
Participants in this project are expected to adhere to the Berlin Code of Conduct.
Acknowledgements
This project would be nothing without the hard work of many (awesome) open-source projects. An exhaustive list would take pages, here I mention only a crucial subset:
- Python-based HDL and SoC framework: The Amaranth HDL and Amaranth SoC projects.
- USB and SoC gateware: The LUNA and Cynthion projects.
- RISCV softcore: The VexRiscv and SpinalHDL projects
- USB audio gateware and descriptors: The adat-usb2-audio-interface project.
- Some gateware (e.g. I2C state machines) are inherited from the Glasgow project.
- Audio interface and gateware: my existing eurorack-pmod project.
- SID emulation gateware: reDIP-SID
- The "mi-plaits-dsp-rs" project: mi-plaits-dsp
- The "pico-dirtyJtag" project forms a big chunk of the RP2040 firmware pico-dirtyJtag
Funding
We would like to acknowledge partial funding of the Tiliqua project from the NGI Commons Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission’s Next Generation Internet program.

License
The hardware and gateware in this project is largely covered under the CERN Open-Hardware License V2 CERN-OHL-S, mirrored in the LICENSE text in this repository. Some gateware and software is covered under the BSD 3-clause license - check the header of the individual source files for specifics.
Copyright (C) 2024 Sebastian Holzapfel
The above LICENSE and copyright notice do NOT apply to imported artifacts in this repository (i.e datasheets, third-party footprints), or dependencies released under a different (but compatible) open-source license.
Derivative works
As an addendum to the above license: if you create or manufacture your own derivative hardware, the name apf.audio, the names of any apf.audio products and the names of the authors, are not to be used in derivative hardware or marketing materials, except where obligated for attribution and for retaining the above copyright notice.
For example, your 3U adaptation of "apf.audio Tiliqua" could be called "Gizzard Modular - Lizardbobulator".
Parts
134| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0.1uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric | C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C13, C14 |
| 12 | 10K | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R3, R4, R13, R14, R21, R22, R23, R27, R28, R29, R30, R33 |
| 8 | 270 | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R34, R35, R36, R37, R38, R39, R40, R41 |
| 8 | LED 0402 GREEN | LED_SMD:LED_0402_1005Metric | D5, D6, D7, D8, D13, D14, D15, D16 |
| 8 | LED 0402 RED | LED_SMD:LED_0402_1005Metric | D9, D10, D11, D12, D17, D18, D19, D20 |
| 6 | 100nF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C25, C27, C28, C30, C34, C43 |
| 6 | 4K7 | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R1, R2, R9, R19, R25, R32 |
| 6 | FERRITE | Inductor_SMD:L_0603_1608Metric | L1, L2, L4, L5, L6, L7 |
| 4 | 120R | Resistor_SMD:R_Array_Convex_4x0402 | RN1, RN2, RN3, RN4 |
| 4 | 22uF | Capacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-3216-10_Kemet-I | C29, C32, C38, C42 |
| 3 | 10n | Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric | C39, C40, C41 |
| 3 | 1N4007FL | Diode_SMD:D_SOD-123F | D1, D2, D3 |
| 2 | 100R | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R5, R8 |
| 2 | 15V 200mA | Fuse:Fuse_0805_2012Metric | F1, F2 |
| 2 | 18pF/50V/5%/C0G/C0402 | Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric | C15, C16 |
| 2 | 2.2uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric | C11, C12 |
| 2 | 22.0uF | Capacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-3216-10_Kemet-I | C23, C26 |
| 2 | 220R | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R10, R16 |
| 2 | 27R | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R6, R7 |
| 2 | 5.1K | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R11, R12 |
| 2 | 549 | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R26, R31 |
| 2 | Conn_02x06_Top_Bottom | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_2x06_P2.54mm_Horizontal | J2, J3 |
| 2 | MountingHole | MountingHole:MountingHole_2.2mm_M2_Pad_Via | H1, H2 |
| 2 | USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0_14P | usb:USB-C-TH_U264-141N-4BAC10 | J5, J7 |
| 1 | 100pF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C31 |
| 1 | 10uH 2A | Inductor_SMD:L_Vishay_IHLP-2020 | L3 |
| 1 | 157K (158K) | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R17 |
| 1 | 18K | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R24 |
| 1 | 1K | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R15 |
| 1 | 30K | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R18 |
| 1 | 3V6 | Diode_SMD:D_SOD-123 | D4 |
| 1 | 47uF | Capacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_6.3x5.4 | C33 |
| 1 | 900K (910K) | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R20 |
| 1 | AMS1117-3.3 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2 | U6 |
| 1 | AP2161W | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5 | U9 |
| 1 | AP63200WU | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:TSOT-23-6 | U5 |
| 1 | CONN 2x5 P=2.54mm | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x05_P2.54mm_Horizontal | J6 |
| 1 | Conn_01x15 | ffc-ctxj:FFC_0.5-14P_CTXJ-H2.0_1 | J1 |
| 1 | Crystal_GND24_Small | Crystal:Crystal_SMD_3225-4Pin_3.2x2.5mm | Y1 |
| 1 | DVI_GPDI | Connector_Video:HDMI_A_Amphenol_10029449-x01xLF_Horizontal | J10 |
| 1 | H11L1SR2M | Package_DIP:DIP-6_W8.89mm_SMDSocket_LongPads | U4 |
| 1 | LOGO | LOGO | G*** |
| 1 | MICROMOD-2222 | m2:TE_21992304 | J8 |
| 1 | MountingHole | m2:mounting_hole | H3 |
| 1 | PCA9306DP | Package_SO:TSSOP-8_3x3mm_P0.65mm | U3 |
| 1 | PCA9635 LED DRIVER | Package_SO:TSSOP-28_4.4x9.7mm_P0.65mm | U7 |
| 1 | RP2040(QFN-56_7x7mm_P0.4mm) | Package_DFN_QFN:QFN-56-1EP_7x7mm_P0.4mm_EP3.2x3.2mm_ThermalVias | U2 |
| 1 | RotaryEncoder_Switch | Rotary_Encoder:RotaryEncoder_Bourns_Horizontal_PEC09-2xxxF-Sxxxx | SW3 |
| 1 | SW_Tactile_SPST | Button_Switch_SMD:SW_SPST_SKQG_WithStem | SW2 |
| 1 | TUSB322I | Package_DFN_QFN:Texas_X2QFN-12_1.6x1.6mm_P0.4mm | U8 |
| 1 | ZD25WQ16CSIGT(SOIC-8_208mils) | Package_SO:SOIC-8W_5.3x5.3mm_P1.27mm | U1 |
| 1 | ~ | jacks:AUDIO-TH_PJ-325M | J4 |
The 132 most common of 134 parts.
Questions
How big is the Tiliqua motherboard PCB?
It measures 31.7 × 110 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Tiliqua motherboard use?
134 parts, built around the AP63200WU, AMS1117-3.3, AP2161WG and H11L1SR2M. 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 Tiliqua motherboard KiCad files?
From the antoinevg/tiliqua repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/tiliqua-motherboard/tiliqua-motherboard.kicad_pcb and its schematic hardware/tiliqua-motherboard/encoder.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Tiliqua motherboard design in my own project?
Its repository publishes it under the CERN-OHL-S-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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