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2 layers44.9 × 31.6 mmController Window, the printed circuit board in 3D

Turning the campus building into a led display

Size
44.9 × 31.6 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
28
Nets
23
Pads
92
Tracks, vias
157, 23
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
4 Apr 2022
Updated
6 Oct 2024

Overview

Controller Window is an open-source printed circuit board by crexodon, from the crexodon/LED-Window-Matrix-Neo repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 44.9 × 31.6 mm with 28 parts on 23 nets, routed with 157 tracks and 23 vias.

It is built around the MAX485ED, WS2811 and L7805, with the AO3400A and AO3401A among its other parts. Its parts include 9 resistors, 7 transistors, 5 capacitors, 4 ICs and 3 connectors. It belongs with the lEDs and displays boards and the ESP32 boards of this library.

Main components

5

README

README.md

LED-Window-Matrix Neo

Header Image of Project Complete new version of our last semester's project.

New Features

  • Complete rewrite of the mesh using ESP-MDF
  • UDP based bridge for easy and fast communication
  • Updated PixelBridge
  • (Planned) Management Software for End User

Old Media

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/36489816/166237971-5a803816-1b47-4246-80e3-ec737a2a25ef.mp4

Parts

28
QtyValueFootprintReferences
71kCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricR1, R3, R4, R5, R6, R8, R9
4100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1, C2, C4, C5
3AO3400APackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q4, Q5, Q7
3Q_NPN_BECPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:TSOT-23Q2, Q3, Q6
2Conn_01x04_FemaleConnector_Phoenix_GMSTB:PhoenixContact_GMSTBA_2,5_4-G-7,62_1x04_P7.62mm_HorizontalJ1, J2
2MAX485EPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU2, U4
1100kCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricR2
110uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC3
1AO3401APackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1
1Conn_01x04_FemaleConnector_JST:JST_PH_S4B-PH-K_1x04_P2.00mm_HorizontalJ3
1L7805Package_TO_SOT_SMD:TO-252-2U1
1NCCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricR7
1WS2811Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU3

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Questions

How big is the Controller Window PCB?

It measures 44.9 × 31.6 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Controller Window use?

28 parts, built around the MAX485ED, WS2811, L7805 and AO3400A. 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 Controller Window KiCad files?

From the crexodon/LED-Window-Matrix-Neo repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Hardware/Controller_Window/Controller_Window.kicad_pcb and its schematic Hardware/Controller_Room/Controller_Room.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Controller Window 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).