2 layers93.5 × 53 mm
2 layers93.5 × 53 mm
Charge controller
catphish/ev-charge-controller5Charge controller for DIY EV project
- Size
- 93.5 × 53 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 49
- Nets
- 67
- Pads
- 201
- Tracks, vias
- 208, 17
- Pours
- 8
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
- Created
- 23 Dec 2021
- Updated
- 2 Jun 2025
Overview
Charge controller is an open-source printed circuit board by catphish, from the catphish/ev-charge-controller repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 93.5 × 53 mm with 49 parts on 67 nets, routed with 208 tracks and 17 vias.
It is built around the SN65HVD231D, TPS62160DGK and SS54, with the MMBT3904 among its other parts. Its parts include 16 resistors, 9 capacitors, 6 diodes, 6 transistors and 4 ICs. It belongs with the RP2040 boards of this library.
Main components
4
SN65HVD231D
SOIC-8-40℃~+85℃ 17mA 1Mbps 1uA 3V~3.6V CAN Transceiver SOIC-8 CAN Transceivers ROHSTexas InstrumentsCAN Transceivers
TPS62160DGK
UncategorisedTexas Instruments
SS54
SMA(DO-214AC)-55℃~+125℃ 1mA@40V 40V 550mV@5A 5A Independent SMA(DO-214AC) Schottky Diodes ROHSMDDSchottky Diodes
MMBT3904
SOT-23-55℃~+150℃ 1 NPN 100 100nA 200mA 200mW 300MHz 300mV 40V 6V NPN SOT-23 Bipolar (BJT) ROHSJiangsu Changjing Electronics Technology (CJ)Bipolar (BJT)
README
READMECharge Controller
This controller has connectivity for CAN and EVSE as well as 4 x 12V digital inputs and 4 x low side switches.
Parts
49| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 100n | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C8, C9 |
| 5 | 47k | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R1, R3, R5, R7, R15 |
| 4 | 3.3v | Diode_SMD:D_MiniMELF | D1, D2, D3, D4 |
| 4 | 5.6k | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R2, R4, R6, R8 |
| 4 | MountingHole | MountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_Pad | H1, H2, H3, H4 |
| 4 | NCV8402xST | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223 | Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 |
| 2 | 1k5 | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R9, R10 |
| 2 | SS54 | Diode_SMD:D_SMA | D5, D6 |
| 1 | 100k | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R13 |
| 1 | 10u | Capacitor_SMD:C_1210_3225Metric | C6 |
| 1 | 120 | Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric | R16 |
| 1 | 2.2u | Inductor_SMD:L_Neosid_SMS-ME3015 | L1 |
| 1 | 220k | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R14 |
| 1 | 22u | Capacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric | C7 |
| 1 | 2N7002 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23 | Q6 |
| 1 | 2k7 | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R11 |
| 1 | 330 | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R12 |
| 1 | CAN_TERM | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J3 |
| 1 | Conn_02x03_Odd_Even | Connector_Molex:Molex_Micro-Fit_3.0_43045-0600_2x03_P3.00mm_Horizontal | J2 |
| 1 | Conn_02x04_Odd_Even | Connector_Molex:Molex_Micro-Fit_3.0_43045-0800_2x04_P3.00mm_Horizontal | J1 |
| 1 | MCP2515-xST | Package_SO:TSSOP-20_4.4x6.5mm_P0.65mm | U3 |
| 1 | MMBT3904 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23 | Q5 |
| 1 | Pico | footprints:RPi_Pico_SMD_TH | U2 |
| 1 | SN65HVD231 | Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm | U4 |
| 1 | TPS62160DGK | Package_SO:MSOP-8_3x3mm_P0.65mm | U1 |
Questions
How big is the Charge controller PCB?
It measures 93.5 × 53 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Charge controller use?
49 parts, built around the SN65HVD231D, TPS62160DGK, SS54 and MMBT3904. 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 Charge controller KiCad files?
From the catphish/ev-charge-controller repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/charge-controller.kicad_pcb and its schematic hardware/charge-controller.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Charge controller design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask catphish before reusing the design.
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