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4 layers78 × 55 mmBrain, the printed circuit board in 3D

Silicon validation projects for SKY130 stuff

Size
78 × 55 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
106
Nets
115
Pads
573
Tracks, vias
5,979, 307
Pours
6
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
15 Jun 2021
Updated
11 Jan 2022

Overview

Brain is an open-source printed circuit board by azonenberg, from the azonenberg/sky130-validation repository on GitHub, published under the BSD-3-Clause licence. It is a 4-layer board of 78 × 55 mm with 106 parts on 115 nets, routed with 5,979 tracks and 307 vias.

It is built around the XC7S15-1FTGB196C, INA216A2RSW and S25FL128SAGBHI300, with the CB3LV-3C-25M000000 among its other parts. Its parts include 45 capacitors, 29 resistors, 8 ICs, 6 connectors and 4 diodes. It belongs with the STM32 and FPGA and CPLD boards of this library.

Main components

4

README

README.md

sky130 validation stuff

Right now focusing on OpenRAM bringup chip.

Parts

106
QtyValueFootprintReferences
220.47 uFazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_CAP_NOSILKC16, C21, C22, C23, C24, C25, C26, C27, C28, C29, C30, C31, C32, C33, C35, C36 +6
194.7 uFazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0603_CAP_NOSILKC2, C5, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C15, C17, C18, C19, C20, C34, C37, C41, C43 +3
1233azonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_RES_NOSILKR7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R14, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R29
5U.FLazonenberg_pcb:CONN_U.FL_TE_1909763-1TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP5
41Kazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_RES_NOSILKR13, R15, R17, R18
4GREENazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0603_LEDD1, D2, D3, D4
4SCREWHOLE_4_40azonenberg_pcb:MECHANICAL_CLEARANCEHOLE_4_40MH1, MH2, MH3, MH4
34.7kazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_RES_NOSILKR16, R26, R27
2100 uFazonenberg_pcb:EIA_1206_CAP_NOSILKC1, C4
2100Kazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_RES_NOSILKR1, R2
210Kazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_RES_NOSILKR12, R25
2Conn_01x03azonenberg_pcb:CONN_HEADER_2.54MM_1x3J3, J6
10.1 uFazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_CAP_NOSILKC39
110 0.1%azonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_RES_NOSILKR28
1130Kazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_RES_NOSILKR3
1187Kazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_RES_NOSILKR5
11Aazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_RES_NOSILKF1
133Kazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_RES_NOSILKR6
14.7Kazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_RES_NOSILKR19
147 uFazonenberg_pcb:EIA_1206_CAP_NOSILKC3
149.9Kazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0402_RES_NOSILKR4
1600R @ 100 MHzazonenberg_pcb:EIA_0603_INDUCTOR_NOSILKFB1
1ADP323azonenberg_pcb:QFN_16_0.5MM_3x3MMU3
1BARREL_JACKazonenberg_pcb:CONN_CUI_PJ-058BH_HIPWR_BARREL_NOSLOTJ2
1CB3LV-3C-25M000000azonenberg_pcb:OSCILLATOR_7.0x5.0U8
1CONN_SKY130_TEST_HOSTazonenberg_pcb:CONN_SAMTEC_QSH-030-01-L-D-AJ5
1Conn_01x05azonenberg_pcb:CONN_HEADER_2.54MM_1x5J4
1DAC121C081-WSONazonenberg_pcb:DFN_6_0.65MM_2.2x2.5MM_TI_NGFU5
1INA216A2azonenberg_pcb:QFN_10_0.4MM_1.4x1.8MM_TI_RSWU7
1ISL24021IRT065Z-T7A‎azonenberg_pcb:DFN_8_0.65MM_3x3MMU6
1LOGOw_logo:Logo_silk_WEEE_3.4x5mmG***
1LOGOw_logo:Logo_silk_OSHW_6x6mmG***
1LOGOazonenberg_pcb:LONGTHING-1200DPIG***
1S25FL128SAGBHI300azonenberg_pcb:BGA_24_6x8_DEPOP1_1MMU4
1STM32F031-QFN28azonenberg_pcb:QFN_28_0.5MM_4x4MM_NOPADU1
1XC7S15-1FTGB196Cazonenberg_pcb:BGA_196_15x15_FULLARRAY_1MM_FTGB196U2
1XILINX_JTAGazonenberg_pcb:XILINX_JTAG_PTH_MOLEX_0878311420J1

Questions

How big is the Brain PCB?

It measures 78 × 55 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Brain use?

106 parts, built around the XC7S15-1FTGB196C, INA216A2RSW, S25FL128SAGBHI300 and CB3LV-3C-25M000000. 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 Brain KiCad files?

From the azonenberg/sky130-validation repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is or1/boards/brain/brain.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Brain design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the BSD-3-Clause 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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