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2 layers30.5 × 17.8 mmIsolator, the printed circuit board in 3D

Hacking IKEA TRÅDFRI products, such as light bulbs, window blinds and other accessories.

Size
30.5 × 17.8 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
11
Nets
14
Pads
36
Tracks, vias
46, 2
Pours
3
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
15 Nov 2017
Updated
28 Nov 2024

Overview

Isolator is an open-source printed circuit board by basilfx, from the basilfx/TRADFRI-Hacking repository on GitHub, published under the CC-BY-4.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 30.5 × 17.8 mm with 11 parts on 14 nets, routed with 46 tracks and 2 vias.

It is built around the FOD8012A. Its parts include 4 connectors, 2 capacitors, 2 resistors, 2 diodes and 1 IC. It belongs with the radio and wireless and lEDs and displays boards of this library.

Main components

1

README

contrib/pcbs/isolator/README.md

Isolator

Tiny board to isolate UART RX/TX from target board.

Pictures

Board

Schema

You can find the schema here.

Parts

11
QtyValueFootprintReferences
2100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC1, C2
21KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR1, R2
2LEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderD1, D2
2PowerConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2, J4
1FOD8012SMD_Packages:SOIC-8-NU1
1UART-to-DeviceConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3
1USB-to-UARTConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1

Questions

How big is the Isolator PCB?

It measures 30.5 × 17.8 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Isolator use?

11 parts, built around the FOD8012A. 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 Isolator KiCad files?

From the basilfx/TRADFRI-Hacking repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is contrib/pcbs/isolator/Isolator.kicad_pcb and its schematic contrib/pcbs/devboard/Devboard.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Isolator design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CC-BY-4.0 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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