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2 layers100 × 100 mmExplorer, the printed circuit board in 3D

🌏 Detecting seismic wave using 3 geophones and 3-axis accelerometer, pack & send data to AnyShake Observer over RS232 / RS485 serial.

Size
100 × 100 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
266
Nets
200
Pads
765
Tracks, vias
1,687, 1,057
Pours
975
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
Created
11 Aug 2023
Updated
11 Oct 2026

Overview

Explorer is an open-source printed circuit board by anyshake, from the anyshake/explorer repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 100 × 100 mm with 266 parts on 200 nets, routed with 1,687 tracks and 1,057 vias.

It is built around the ADM3202ARNZ, MAX3485ED and NEO-M8M, with the RS485, MP2236GJ-Z and ADA4528-2ARMZ among its other parts. Its parts include 92 resistors, 84 capacitors, 23 diodes, 16 ICs and 8 connectors. It belongs with the interfaces and adapters boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

hardware/README.md

Quick Start Guide

Install KiCAD

Download and install KiCAD.

Please make sure the KiCAD version is at least 9.0.0 or above.

Clone Repository

Clone this repository to your local machine with --depth=1 option to reduce download size.

bash
$ git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/anyshake/explorer.git

If you don't have git installed, you can download the source code as a .zip or .tar.gz archive, extract it and cd into the directory. However, you will not be able to update the source code with git pull.

Open Project

Open hardware/Explorer.kicad_pro with KiCAD to view the project, you can also open hardware/Explorer.sch or hardware/Explorer.kicad_pcb directly.

Please note that the project is created with KiCAD 9.0.0, it may not be compatible with other versions, just ignore the warnings and continue.

Parts

266
QtyValueFootprintReferences
330.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC4, C15, C16, C17, C19, C26, C27, C29, C30, C32, C34, C35, C37, C38, C39, C40 +17
1910kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR3, R13, R16, R17, R20, R23, R27, R28, R29, R30, R31, R32, R33, R43, R44, R45 +3
124.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1210_3225MetricC48, C49, C50, C51, C52, C53, C57, C58, C59, C60, C61, C62
1243kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR34, R35, R36, R40, R41, R42, R49, R50, R51, R58, R59, R60
125.9kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR46, R47, R48, R61, R62, R63, R64, R65, R66, R79, R80, R81
100Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR10, R11, R18, R19, R89, R90, R91, R92, R93, R94
81uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1210_3225MetricC67, C68, C69, C70, C71, C72, C80, C83
822uFCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-3528-12_Kemet-TC6, C8, C13, C18, C20, C21, C23, C28
7YellowLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD4, D5, D6, D11, D12, D13, D23
6110kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR68, R71, R74, R76, R77, R78
61kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR6, R12, R24, R25, R26, R88
622pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC54, C55, C56, C64, C65, C66
62kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR82, R83, R84, R85, R86, R87
6ADA4528-2ARMZPackage_SO:MSOP-8_3x3mm_P0.65mmU13, U14, U15, U17, U18, U19
51uFCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-3528-12_Kemet-TC2, C9, C10, C12, C22
41N4148WDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D9, D14, D15, D16
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_DIN965_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
4SMAJ15CADiode_SMD:D_SMAD17, D18, D19, D20
30.01uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC5, C11, C36
330kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR69, R72, R75
34.7kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR14, R15, R39
35.6kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR67, R70, R73
382kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR52, R53, R54
3FiducialFiducial:Fiducial_0.5mm_Mask1.5mmFID1, FID2, FID3
3MMBD1503APackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23D21, D22, D24
3SS34Diode_SMD:D_SMAD1, D3, D7
210Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR5, R22
2100pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC31, C33
210uFCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-3528-12_Kemet-TC3, C25
21uHInductor_SMD:L_1210_3225MetricL2, L4
24.7uFCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-3528-12_Kemet-TC1, C14
2LGT-4.5C/HTerminalBlock:TerminalBlock_bornier-2_P5.08mmJ10, J11
2SMAJ5.0CADiode_SMD:D_SMAD8, D10
1100kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR7
1120Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR21
112kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR8
11uHInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608MetricL5
1220pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC24
1220uFCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_6.3x7.7C7
122uHInductor_SMD:L_Abracon_ASPI-0630LRL1
13.3kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR4
1330kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1
14.7uHInductor_SMD:L_Abracon_ASPI-0630LRL3
14700pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC77
1510kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR2
1680Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR9
174HC14Package_SO:SO-14_3.9x8.65mm_P1.27mmU9
1ADM3202ARNPackage_SO:SOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mmU12
1ADS1262IPWRPackage_SO:TSSOP-28_4.4x9.7mm_P0.65mmU20
1AMS1117-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U5
1AT24CS08-SSHMPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU6
1BAUDRATEButton_Switch_SMD:SW_DIP_SPSTx02_Slide_6.7x6.64mm_W8.61mm_P2.54mm_LowProfileSW5
1BOOTConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2
1DC_INConnector_BarrelJack:BarrelJack_HorizontalJ1
1DMS3R3Battery:BatteryHolder_Seiko_MS621FBT1
1GNSS_TXDTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP6
1JUMPER_A+2V5Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJP1
1JUMPER_A-2V5Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJP2
1JUMPER_D+3V3Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJP3
1LGT-4.5CTerminalBlock:TerminalBlock_bornier-2_P5.08mmJ9
1LOGOExplorer:UKCAG***
1LOGOExplorer:CEG***
1LOGOExplorer:FCCG***
1LOGOExplorer:NorthG***
1LOGOExplorer:RoHSG***
1LOGOExplorer:GitHubG***
1LOGOExplorer:AnyShakeG***
1LP2985-2.5Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U2
1LSM6DSRPackage_LGA:LGA-14_3x2.5mm_P0.5mm_LayoutBorder3x4yU16
1MAX3485Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU10
1MP2236GJPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:TSOT-23-8U3
1NEO-M8MRF_GPS:ublox_NEOU8
1OPTIONSButton_Switch_SMD:SW_DIP_SPSTx03_Slide_6.7x9.18mm_W8.61mm_P2.54mm_LowProfileSW4
1POWERButton_Switch_THT:SW_Push_2P2T_Toggle_CK_PVA2OAH5xxxxxxV2SW1
1RESETButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mmSW2
1RS232_FConnector_Dsub:DSUB-9_Socket_Horizontal_P2.77x2.84mm_EdgePinOffset4.94mm_Housed_MountingHolesOffset4.94mmJ7
1RS232_MConnector_Dsub:DSUB-9_Pins_Horizontal_P2.77x2.84mm_EdgePinOffset4.94mm_Housed_MountingHolesOffset4.94mmJ8
1RS485TerminalBlock:TerminalBlock_bornier-2_P5.08mmJ4
1SAMPLERATEButton_Switch_SMD:SW_DIP_SPSTx02_Slide_6.7x6.64mm_W8.61mm_P2.54mm_LowProfileSW3
1SG-8002CA 8M-PCML0Oscillator:Oscillator_SMD_SeikoEpson_SG8002CA-4Pin_7.0x5.0mmY1

The 253 most common of 266 parts.

Questions

How big is the Explorer PCB?

It measures 100 × 100 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Explorer use?

266 parts, built around the ADM3202ARNZ, MAX3485ED, NEO-M8M and RS485. 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 Explorer KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Explorer design in my own project?

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

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