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2 layers46.3 × 40.2 mmPower glitcher, the printed circuit board in 3D

Power glitcher

cpey/power-glitcher2

Board for injecting voltage glitches

Size
46.3 × 40.2 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
69
Nets
47
Pads
191
Tracks, vias
520, 26
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
Created
17 Nov 2024
Updated
29 May 2026

Overview

Power glitcher is an open-source printed circuit board by cpey, from the cpey/power-glitcher repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 46.3 × 40.2 mm with 69 parts on 47 nets, routed with 520 tracks and 26 vias.

It is built around the TL081HID, AD9708AR and ICL7660N, with the LM2735XMF, BC807 and BC817 among its other parts. Its parts include 25 capacitors, 23 resistors, 7 connectors, 5 ICs and 3 diodes.

Main components

6

README

README.md

Power Glitcher

Power glitcher circuit for voltage fault injection. Similar to [1], it includes a DAC, a non-inverting amplification stage, and a push-pull follower output circuit.

The board can function as ON/OFF switch, bypassing the DAC, by connecting a GPIO output to the J5 connector and short-circuiting JP1. Refer to the schematic for more details.

Rendered 3D view of the Power Glitcher.

[1] D. Oswald, A Versatile Framework for Implementation Attacks on Cryptographic RFIDs and Embedded Devices, 2010.

Parts

69
QtyValueFootprintReferences
110.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC2, C3, C4, C7, C10, C11, C12, C14, C16, C21, C25
6Conn_01x02Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2, J3, J4, J5, J6, J7
51KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR4, R5, R6, R8, R17
41uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC13, C15, C17, C22
30Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR14, R18, R19
31Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1, R2, R23
310uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC19, C23, C24
3RResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR3, R12, R13
2100Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR10, R16
2100uFCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_6.3x5.8C6, C8
210KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR20, R22
210uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1210_3225MetricC5, C9
2DDiode_SMD:D_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderD1, D2
2SolderJumper_2_OpenJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_Pad1.0x1.5mmJP1, JP2
11nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC20
11pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC1
12.2uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC18
1270Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR9
12KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR15
149.9KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR21
14K7Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR11
15.6uHInductor_SMD:L_Vishay_IHLP-1616L1
164.9Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR7
1AD9708ARPackage_SO:TSSOP-28_4.4x9.7mm_P0.65mmU1
1BC807Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q2
1BC817Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1
1Conn_01x09Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x09_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
1D_SchottkyDiode_SMD:D_2114_3652MetricD3
1ICL7660Package_SO:SO-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU4
1LM2735XMFPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U5
1NetTie_2NetTie:NetTie-2_SMD_Pad0.5mmNT1
1Opamp_DualPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU2
1TL081HPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U3

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Questions

How big is the Power glitcher PCB?

It measures 46.3 × 40.2 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Power glitcher use?

69 parts, built around the TL081HID, AD9708AR, ICL7660N and LM2735XMF. 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 Power glitcher KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Power glitcher design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the MIT licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).