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2 layers33 × 53.3 mmNrf52832 devboard, the printed circuit board in 3D

The project main intension is the first experiment in designing bluetooth hardware. Design is not tested!

Size
33 × 53.3 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
29
Nets
53
Pads
160
Tracks, vias
256, 154
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
4 Oct 2024
Updated
2 Nov 2024

Overview

Nrf52832 devboard is an open-source printed circuit board by brrastak, from the brrastak/nrf52832_devboard repository on GitHub, published under the CERN-OHL-P-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 33 × 53.3 mm with 29 parts on 53 nets, routed with 256 tracks and 154 vias.

It is built around the AMS1117-3.3 and NRF52832-QFAA. Its parts include 12 capacitors, 4 resistors, 3 connectors, 3 inductors and 2 ICs. It belongs with the microcontroller boards boards and the nRF52 and nRF5x boards of this library.

Main components

2

README

README.md

nRF52832 development board

The project main intension is the first experiment in designing bluetooth hardware. Design is not tested!

The TI antenna SWRA117D is used (AN 043).

USB connector and voltage regulator circuitry are optional and only provide power.

PCB picture PCB photo

Known issues

It turns out that using P10 as an LED pin is not the best idea, as it is one of the NFC pins. To use it as a GPIO, you first need to disable the NFC pin protection. Using Rust and the nRF52832 PAC, this is done with the following code (the dedicated NVRAM register value should be set once and the new configuration is taken into account after MCU reset):

rust
p.NVMC.config.write(|w| w.wen().wen());
p.UICR.nfcpins.write(|w| w.protect().disabled());
p.NVMC.config.reset();

Parts

29
QtyValueFootprintReferences
30.1uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.74x0.62mm_HandSolderC2, C3, C4
210uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC11, C12
25.1kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR3, R4
2Conn_01x20_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x20_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1, J2
10Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1
10.8p NP0 5%Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC7
11.0uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC6
1100p NP0 5%Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.74x0.62mm_HandSolderC5
110kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR2
110uH 50mAInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderL1
112pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.74x0.62mm_HandSolderC9
112p 2%Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.74x0.62mm_HandSolderC10
115nH RF 10%Inductor_SMD:L_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.77x0.64mm_HandSolderL2
13.9nH RF 5%Inductor_SMD:L_0402_1005MetricL3
132MHz 8pF 40ppmCrystal:Crystal_SMD_2016-4Pin_2.0x1.6mmY1
14.7uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC1
1AMS1117-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U2
1LEDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderD1
1NACapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC8
1SWRA117D_2.4GHzRF_Antenna:Texas_SWRA117D_2.4GHz_LeftAE1
1SolderJumper_2_OpenJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP1
1USB_C_Receptacle_PowerOnly_6PConnector_USB:USB_C_Receptacle_GCT_USB4125-xx-x_6P_TopMnt_HorizontalJ3
1nRF52832-QFAAPackage_DFN_QFN:QFN-48-1EP_6x6mm_P0.4mm_EP4.6x4.6mmU1
1stampproject:stampG1

Questions

How big is the Nrf52832 devboard PCB?

It measures 33 × 53.3 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Nrf52832 devboard use?

29 parts, built around the AMS1117-3.3 and NRF52832-QFAA. 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 Nrf52832 devboard KiCad files?

From the brrastak/nrf52832_devboard repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is nrf52832_devboard.kicad_pcb and its schematic nrf52832_devboard.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Nrf52832 devboard design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CERN-OHL-P-2.0 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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