

Ground station
- Size
- 120 × 70 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 26
- Nets
- 42
- Pads
- 102
- Tracks, vias
- 177, 29
- Pours
- 1
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
- Created
- 24 Feb 2025
- Updated
- 7 May 2025
Overview
Ground station is an open-source printed circuit board by cbpmckinney, from the cbpmckinney/ece568rockets repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 120 × 70 mm with 26 parts on 42 nets, routed with 177 tracks and 29 vias.
Its parts include 14 connectors and 6 resistors. It belongs with the RP2040 boards of this library.
README
README.mdece568rockets
Parts
26| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Conn_01x02_Socket | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J6, J7, J8, J9, J11, J13 |
| 4 | MountingHole | MountingHole:MountingHole_2.5mm | H1, H2, H3, H4 |
| 3 | 10k | Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0309_L9.0mm_D3.2mm_P2.54mm_Vertical | R1, R5, R6 |
| 2 | 100R | Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0309_L9.0mm_D3.2mm_P2.54mm_Vertical | R3, R4 |
| 2 | Conn_01x04_Socket | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical | J12, J14 |
| 2 | Conn_01x06_Pin | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_Vertical | J4, J5 |
| 1 | 180R | Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0309_L9.0mm_D3.2mm_P2.54mm_Vertical | R2 |
| 1 | Adafruit_Feather_RP2040_RFM9x | Module:Adafruit_Feather | A1 |
| 1 | Conn_01x02_Pin | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J1 |
| 1 | Conn_01x03_Pin | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | J2 |
| 1 | Conn_01x08_Socket | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x08_P2.54mm_Vertical | J3 |
| 1 | Conn_01x13_Socket | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x13_P2.54mm_Vertical | J10 |
| 1 | LOGO | graphics:rocket_logo_black_48_no_window | G*** |
Questions
How big is the Ground station PCB?
It measures 120 × 70 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Ground station use?
26 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 Ground station KiCad files?
From the cbpmckinney/ece568rockets repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is ground_station/pcb/ground_station.kicad_pcb and its schematic ground_station/pcb/ground_station.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Ground station design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask cbpmckinney before reusing the design.
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