4 layers52.7 × 47.9 mm
AnalyzerBoxPCB fork
gusmanb/logicanalyzer
24 channel, 100Msps logic analyzer hardware and software
54 parts5.1kGPL-3.0
Sensors and measurement
3,995 boards3,995 open-source sensors and measurement boards from 2,588 GitHub repositories, each designed in KiCad and read from its files: its size, layers, parts, README and project.
They have a median size of 60 × 37 mm and most often 2 copper layers (80 %). The parts their repositories use most are the AMS1117-3.3, USBLC6-2SC6, BME280, AP2112K-3.3 and LM358.
Parts they use most
- 4 layers99 × 53.3 mm
PSLab
fossasia/pslab-hardware
PSLab Hardware Design and Schematics https://pslab.io
199 parts1.7kApache-2.0 - 2 layers20.6 × 23.6 mm
AO-03 signal amplifier
fossasia/pslab-scripts
Pocket Science Lab - Scripts for Sensor Experiments
13 parts1.6kApache-2.0 - 4 layers85 × 56 mm
- 2 layers75 × 26 mm
DIY detector electron variant
ozel/DIY_particle_detector
A mobile low-cost spectrometer for measuring radioactivity and the energy of ionising radiation like alpha particles and electrons
35 parts558BSD-2-Clause - 2 layers75 × 100 mm
Phased
Neumi/open_echo
Open Source echo sounder / depth sounder / SONAR for bathymetry and research. Arduino based and compatible.
77 parts530 - 10 layers224.5 × 160 mm
Haasoscope pro adc fpga board
drandyhaas/HaasoscopePro
Affordable 2 GHz 3.2 GS/s 12 bit open-source open-hardware expandable USB real-time oscilloscope
586 parts485MIT - 2 layers54.6 × 70.9 mm
BeagleLogic Cape
abhishek-kakkar/BeagleLogic
A Software Suite that implements a logic analyzer with the PRU on the BeagleBone / BeagleBone Black.
22 parts479GPL-3.0 - 2 layers40.6 × 50.8 mm
WALTsm
google/walt
A device for measuring latency of physical sensors and outputs on phones and computers
26 parts474Apache-2.0 - 2 layers33.7 × 97.8 mm
HAN ESP TSS721
UtilitechAS/amsreader-firmware
ESP8266 and ESP32 compatible firmware to read, interpret and publish data to MQTT from smart electrical meters, both DLMS and DSMR is supported
29 parts470 - 2 layers82 × 120 mm
Sample Numeric Keyboard
famichu/MagLev_Switch_MX
The 3D printable magnetic levitation contactless switch with the linear output hall effect sensor.
66 parts467 - 2 layers141 × 90 mm
Chirp v2.4-pannel
Miceuz/PlantWateringAlarm
A soil humidity level sensor based on ATTINY44. Uses capacitive sensing.
104 parts367 - 4 layers39 × 39 mm
OneInchEye
will127534/OneInchEye
A One Inch CMOS sensor (IMX283) camera board designed for Raspberry Pi
94 parts355MIT - 4 layers82.6 × 82.6 mm
- 4 layers130 × 25 mm
Current sense
westonb/little-bee-B1
A high performance current & magnetic field probe
113 parts331CC-BY-SA-4.0 - 4 layers70 × 54 mm
- 2 layers52 × 26 mm
- 2 layers80 × 129.1 mm
Smart Plant
JGAguado/Smart_Plant
The Smart Plant is a board that can be plugged directly on the soil, close to the plant, that allows the measurement of the environment (soil moisture, environment temperature & illuminance), and presents the…
75 parts303 - 2 layers20.3 × 69.7 mm
PG attiny404
fabiansteiner/OpenValve
3D-printable pinch valve for irrigation and sensor-driven liquid control.
41 parts276CERN-OHL-S-2.0 - 2 layers100 × 150 mm
I2c moist sensor pannel
Miceuz/i2c-moisture-sensor
I2C based soil moisture sensor
140 parts258Apache-2.0 - 2 layers76.6 × 76 mm
- 2 layers50 × 38 mm
- 4 layers113.5 × 105.5 mm
Multistepper
eddyem/stm32samples
Code samples and ready projects based on bare-metal STM32
243 parts208 - 4 layers66.5 × 93.5 mm
Questions
Where can I find open-source sensors and measurement boards?
This page lists 3,995, from 2,588 repositories on GitHub, each read from its KiCad files with links to the original repository; PCBKit opens any of them in the browser.
What parts are most common on sensors and measurement boards?
The AMS1117-3.3, USBLC6-2SC6, BME280, AP2112K-3.3 and LM358 appear in the most repositories here; each links to its symbol, footprint and the boards that use it.
How big is a typical sensors and measurement board?
The median is 60 × 37 mm, most often with 2 copper layers (80 %).