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2 layersFlowcontrol, the printed circuit board in 3D

Solenoid valve manager with variable input, master control, and flow rate feedback.

Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
54
Nets
64
Pads
191
Tracks, vias
130, 6
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
3 Sep 2024
Updated
23 Dec 2024

Overview

Flowcontrol is an open-source printed circuit board by bl433, from the bl433/flow-control repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board with 54 parts on 64 nets, routed with 130 tracks and 6 vias.

It is built around the ATMEGA328-PU and XL1509-3.3. Its parts include 18 resistors, 10 switches, 6 diodes, 4 connectors and 3 ICs. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

2

README

README.md

flow-control

Solenoid valve manager with PWM-styled energizing, master control, and possible flow rate feedback.

  • Nozzle sizes are 3/4", meant for standard purpose garden hoses.
  • Intended to be powered by a 12V 2A power supply.
  • Solenoids are connected to the bottom of the valve manager through a 2-pin socket.

This repository is intended for the NJIT ECET-430 course.

Parts

54
QtyValueFootprintReferences
61kOResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0309_L9.0mm_D3.2mm_P15.24mm_HorizontalR2, R4, R5, R7, R9, R11
3100Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0309_L9.0mm_D3.2mm_P15.24mm_HorizontalR3, R8, R12
3100OResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0309_L9.0mm_D3.2mm_P15.24mm_HorizontalR1, R6, R10
3220Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0309_L9.0mm_D3.2mm_P15.24mm_HorizontalR1LED_G1, R1LED_G2, R1LED_G3
3BUTTON_CONFIGButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mm_modSW2, SW5, SW10
3BUTTON_FORCEButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mm_modSW6, SW7, SW11
3RResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0309_L9.0mm_D3.2mm_P15.24mm_HorizontalR1LED_R1, R1LED_R2, R1LED_R3
3SOL1_GRNLED_THT:LED_Oval_W5.2mm_H3.8mmD1, D3, D5
3SOL1_NFETPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1, Q2, Q3
3SOL1_PORTConnector_PinSocket_2.00mm:PinSocket_1x02_P2.00mm_VerticalJ2, J3, J4
3SOL1_REDLED_THT:LED_Oval_W5.2mm_H3.8mmD2, D4, D6
3SWITCH_MAINButton_Switch_THT:SW_DIP_SPSTx01_Slide_9.78x4.72mm_W7.62mm_P2.54mmSW8, SW12, SW13
14-digit I2C DisplayConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
15V RegulatorPackage_TO_SOT_THT:TO-218-3_VerticalU1
1ATmega328-PPackage_DIP:DIP-28_W7.62mmUC1
1DIALButton_Switch_THT:RotaryEncoder_Vertical_H20mmSW3
1SOL1_DISPDisplay_7Segment:CA56-12SRWAU1
1XL1509-3.3Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU4

The 45 most common of 54 parts.

Questions

What parts does the Flowcontrol use?

54 parts, built around the ATMEGA328-PU and XL1509-3.3. 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 Flowcontrol KiCad files?

From the bl433/flow-control repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/kicad/flowcontrol/flowcontrol.kicad_pcb and its schematic hardware/flowcontrol redo.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Flowcontrol design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the MIT 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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