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2 layers60 × 31.5 mmBloop box tailboard light, the printed circuit board in 3D

Bloop box tailboard light

bloop-box/bloop-box-tailboard-light

The board is designed using KiCAD 6 with production and assembly by JLCPCB in mind. All parts are selected to be available from JLCPCB. At the time of writing as many parts as possible are used from their basic library.

Size
60 × 31.5 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
24
Nets
11
Pads
76
Tracks, vias
38, 4
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
11 Dec 2022
Updated
29 Aug 2024

Overview

Bloop box tailboard light is an open-source printed circuit board by bloop-box, from the bloop-box/bloop-box-tailboard-light repository on GitHub, published under the BSD-2-Clause licence. It is a 2-layer board of 60 × 31.5 mm with 24 parts on 11 nets, routed with 38 tracks and 4 vias.

Its parts include 5 resistors, 3 diodes, 2 connectors and 2 switches.

README

README.md

Bloop Box Tailboard Light

CI

Tailboard 3D Render

Documentation

The board is designed using KiCAD 6 with production and assembly by JLCPCB in mind. All parts are selected to be available from JLCPCB. At the time of writing as many parts as possible are used from their basic library.

  • USB-C Power Input
  • 5V only
  • Two buttons connected to the Raspberry Pi, per default used for volume control
  • Three LEDs
    • One to show status of power supply
    • Two can be remote-controlled by Raspberry Pi through the Mainboard

Parts

24
QtyValueFootprintReferences
4VAL**Panelization:mouse-bite-2x5mm-slot-onesidedmouse-bite-2mm-slot, mouse-bite-2mm-slot, mouse-bite-2mm-slot, mouse-bite-2mm-slot
25k1Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1, R2
2680RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR4, R5
2MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3H1, H2
11k5Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR3
1Button1Button_Switch_THT:SW_Tactile_SPST_Angled_PTS645Vx83-2LFSSW1
1Button2Button_Switch_THT:SW_Tactile_SPST_Angled_PTS645Vx83-2LFSSW2
1IO1LED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD2
1IO2LED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD3
1LOGOMy_Footprints:CutieMark5mmInvertedG***
1MainboardConnector_JST:JST_PH_S8B-PH-K_1x08_P2.00mm_HorizontalJ1
1PWRLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD1
1USB_C_Receptacle_PowerUSB4125-GF-A_REVA2:GCT_USB4125-GF-A_REVA2J2

The 19 most common of 24 parts.

Questions

How big is the Bloop box tailboard light PCB?

It measures 60 × 31.5 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Bloop box tailboard light use?

24 parts. 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 Bloop box tailboard light KiCad files?

From the bloop-box/bloop-box-tailboard-light repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/BloopBox Tailboard Light.kicad_pcb and its schematic pcb/BloopBox Tailboard Light.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Bloop box tailboard light design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the BSD-2-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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