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2 layers56 × 65 mmDataHat, the printed circuit board in 3D

My name is Jacob Bendell, and I’m a student at the University of Pennsylvania studying Electrical Engineering. I took this past year off from school to avoid online classes and intern at Amped Innovation, a start-up in…

Size
56 × 65 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
22
Nets
52
Pads
143
Tracks, vias
220, 7
Pours
3
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
26 Jun 2021
Updated
28 Jun 2021

Overview

DataHat is an open-source printed circuit board by challengerjdb, from the challengerjdb/RaspberryPiHat-datalogger repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 56 × 65 mm with 22 parts on 52 nets, routed with 220 tracks and 7 vias.

It is built around the LM2596S-5.0 and MCP3008-I/P. Its parts include 5 connectors, 4 capacitors, 4 resistors, 3 ICs and 1 diode.

Main components

2

README

README.md

RaspberryPiHat-datalogger

My name is Jacob Bendell, and I’m a student at the University of Pennsylvania studying Electrical Engineering. I took this past year off from school to avoid online classes and intern at Amped Innovation, a start-up in the Bay Area that designs and builds solar home systems for people in developing countries. There I worked on a Raspberry Pi project that collects and live-plots voltage, temperature, and battery capacity data. Additionally, I created a Raspberry Pi hat circuit that enables these data collection features.

The folder titled 'pythonscript' contains the files to run the data aquisition and live plotter features.
The folder titled 'kicadhat' contains all the files and libraries for the data logger hat.

Feel free to reach out to me with any questions! jbendell@seas.upenn.edu

Parts

22
QtyValueFootprintReferences
2100kΩResistor_SMD:R_Array_Convex_4x0603RN1, RN2
233kΩResistor_SMD:R_Array_Convex_4x0603RN3, RN4
2Conn_01x08_FemaleConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x08_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1, J2
110kΩResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR2
110μFCapacitor_THT:C_Radial_D10.0mm_H20.0mm_P5.00mmC2
116kΩResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1
11kΩResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR4
11μFCapacitor_THT:C_Radial_D6.3mm_H11.0mm_P2.50mmC3
1220μFCapacitor_THT:C_Radial_D10.0mm_H20.0mm_P5.00mmC4
12kΩResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR3
133μHInductor33:SRN1060-330ML1
1680μFCapacitor_THT:C_Radial_D16.0mm_H25.0mm_P7.50mmC1
1Barrel_Jack_SwitchConnector_BarrelJack:BarrelJack_HorizontalJ6
1D_SchottkyDiode_SMD:D_SOD-128D2
1LM2596S-5Package_TO_SOT_SMD:TO-263-5_TabPin3U2
1LM7805_TO220Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_VerticalU3
1MCP3008Package_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mmU1
1Raspberry_Pi_2_3Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x20_P2.54mm_VerticalJ5
1Screw_Terminal3screwterminal:TB002-500-03BEJ3

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Questions

How big is the DataHat PCB?

It measures 56 × 65 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the DataHat use?

22 parts, built around the LM2596S-5.0 and MCP3008-I/P. 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 DataHat KiCad files?

From the challengerjdb/RaspberryPiHat-datalogger repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Kicadhat/DataHat.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the DataHat design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask challengerjdb before reusing the design.