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4 layers70 × 70 mmBlue interface board, the printed circuit board in 3D

Blue interface board

BetzDrive/interface-board5

Power and signal conditioning board for the Betz Drive system

Size
70 × 70 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
130
Nets
123
Pads
489
Tracks, vias
784, 138
Pours
24
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20200819)
Created
11 Jul 2019
Updated
11 Apr 2021

Overview

Blue interface board is an open-source printed circuit board by BetzDrive, from the BetzDrive/interface-board repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 70 × 70 mm with 130 parts on 123 nets, routed with 784 tracks and 138 vias.

It is built around the STM32L071KZT6, LMZ21700SILR and ADM2682EBRIZ, with the FAN3111ESX, FT232HL-REEL and LM46000PWP among its other parts. Its parts include 51 capacitors, 37 resistors, 11 ICs, 10 connectors and 7 diodes. It belongs with the interfaces and adapters boards and the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

Interface Board

This board is intended to connect a chain of 48 VDC RS-485 motor controllers to the outside world.

Features

  • USB - RS485 conversion. This is accomplished via the FT232H and ADM2682E IC's. The combination of these chips should provide full electrical isolation to the USB host and allow ~10 Mbps throughput to/from RS485.

  • Input power sanitizing. A LM5066 hotswap controller IC provides sane controlled voltage ramps when the device is hot-plugged, and cuts power to the system when it exceeds ~56 volts. An input TVS diode starts kicks in around 65 V.

  • Backdrive surge supressing. Sometimes when motors are aggressively backdriven by an external power source, significant voltages are generated "back" onto the motor bus. The board is equipped to detect this condition and dump power through a 10-ohm power resistor. Hysteresis and timing is provided by a STM32L071 microcontroller.

Resources

Renderings

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Parts

130
QtyValueFootprintReferences
19100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1, C4, C12, C13, C14, C16, C17, C18, C20, C22, C24, C33, C34, C35, C47, C48 +3
6140kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR10, R12, R22, R26, R27, R31
410KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1, R2, R4, R5
410nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC5, C19, C23, C26
41uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC29, C30, C37, C39
44.7uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC2, C3, C11, C15
4470RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR7, R8, R18, R34
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_DIN965_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
32.2kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR3, R32, R33
322uCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC42, C43, C49
3600RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricFB1, FB2, FB3
210uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC21, C25
21kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR9, R35
227pCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC9, C10
2437kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR20, R30
247uCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC45, C51
24n7Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC44, C50
2GREENLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD1, D7
2LMZ21700SILBLDC:SIL0008EU10, U11
2PSMN4R8-100BSEJPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:TO-263-2Q2, Q5
2REDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD2, D6
2TPD2E2U06DCKPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-323_SC-70U4, U5
1100kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR37
1100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC28
1100uInductor_SMD:L_7.3x7.3_H4.5L1
110RPackage_TO_SOT_THT:TO-247-2_VerticalR21
110kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR36
1120Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR23
112KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR6
112MHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_5032-2Pin_5.0x3.2mmY1
113.3kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR16
1150nFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC27
11MResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR24
11N4148W-7-FDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D3
11nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC36
1240kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR15
125k5Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR13
12u2Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC38
1300kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR17
133Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR19
1470nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC41
1470uCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_18x17.5C32
147nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC31
14mResistor_SMD:R_2512_6332MetricR14
14u7Capacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC40
15.0SMDJ60ADiode_SMD:D_SMCD4
16.34kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR28
16.65kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR25
16k49Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR11
182pCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC46
191kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR29
193LCxxBPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU1
1ADM2682EPackage_SO:SOIC-16W_7.5x12.8mm_P1.27mmU3
1B380-13-FDiode_SMD:D_SMCD5
1Conn_ARM_JTAG_SWD_10Connector_PinHeader_1.27mm:PinHeader_2x05_P1.27mm_VerticalJ5
1DEBUGConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ9
1ESTOPConnector_Molex:Molex_Nano-Fit_105313-xx02_1x02_P2.50mm_HorizontalJ3
1FANConnector_Molex:Molex_KK-254_AE-6410-03A_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ7
1FAN3111EPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U9
1FT232HPackage_QFP:LQFP-48_7x7mm_P0.5mmU2
1I2CConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ10
1LM46000BLDC:PWP0016GU8
1LM5066TI:Texas_PWP0028AU6
1MMBT3904Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q3
1MMBT5401LT1GPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1
1NTS4001NT1GPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-323_SC-70Q7
1PWRBLDC:molex-0436500213J4
1STM32L071KZT6Package_QFP:LQFP-32_7x7mm_P0.8mmU7
1USB_B_MicroConnector_USB:USB_Micro-B_Wuerth_629105150521_CircularHolesJ2
1arm connectorBLDC:molex-436500511J1
1logic-side RS485 debug/expansionConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ6
1power-side RS485 debug/expansionConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ8

Questions

How big is the Blue interface board PCB?

It measures 70 × 70 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Blue interface board use?

130 parts, built around the STM32L071KZT6, LMZ21700SILR, ADM2682EBRIZ and FAN3111ESX. 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 Blue interface board KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Blue interface board design in my own project?

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

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