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2 layers92.2 × 64.5 mmControl, the printed circuit board in 3D

Rocket motor ignition and valve control from far, far away

Size
92.2 × 64.5 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
80
Nets
64
Pads
277
Tracks, vias
1,171, 97
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
25 Nov 2012
Updated
31 Aug 2017

Overview

Control is an open-source printed circuit board by cuspaceflight, from the cuspaceflight/OkGo repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 92.2 × 64.5 mm with 80 parts on 64 nets, routed with 1,171 tracks and 97 vias.

It is built around the STM32F071CBT6, RFM95W and BSS138BK. Its parts include 25 resistors, 14 capacitors, 10 connectors, 9 diodes and 6 ICs. It belongs with the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

3

README

README.md

OkGo

OkGo is Cambridge University Space Flight's rocket firing controller.

OkGo was designed for testing the Quasar hybrid rocket motor. It allowed remote (over 100m of wire) control of the nitrous oxide valve and firing of the ignition e-match. It was constructed using an ad-hoc point-to-point layout. An entirely passive design, it simply uses mechanical switches to trigger relays. It was later upgraded to control two valves, one of which passed a low flow of nitrous oxide to help start the motor.

OkGo 2 was a full redesign for the launch of Martlet 2. Due to the increased safety radius (on the order of 500m) radio control is to be used. It will have 4 general purpose (valve or e-match) channels with independent continuity checking and firing, and separate firing boxes containing current limiting resistors.

OkGo 3 is another full redesign for the launch of Martlet 3. It will continuity check and ignite a single channel with a constant-current drive. Ignition and control will be small and light for portability.

Parts

80
QtyValueFootprintReferences
1010kResistors_SMD:R_0805R101, R106, R107, R108, R109, R110, R205, R206, R211, R212
5100nCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C101, C102, C104, C108, C112
5TVS_smallResistors_SMD:R_0603D101, D103, D104, D105, D106
4100kResistors_SMD:R_0805R203, R204, R209, R210
4180RResistors_SMD:R_0805R201, R202, R207, R208
4BSS138BKHousings_SOT-23_SOT-143_TSOT-6:SOT-23Q201, Q202, Q203, Q204
4VAL**common:M3_MOUNTM3_MOUNT, M3_MOUNT, M3_MOUNT, M3_MOUNT
3RResistors_SMD:R_0805R111, R112, R113
215pCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C109, C110
22u2Capacitors_SMD:C_0805C113, C114
24u7Capacitors_SMD:C_0805C103, C105
2REDLEDs:LED-0805D107, D110
1100RResistors_SMD:R_0805R102
1100uCapacitors_SMD:C_1206C111
110nCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C106
11uCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C107
120k LINcontrol:bourns3386GRV101
13k3Resistors_SMD:R_0805R105
13v3common:TESTPOINTTP102
175RResistors_SMD:R_0805R103
18MHzcommon:XTAL50x32Y101
1ADP3335control:MSOP-8_3x3mm_Pitch0.65mmU107
1ARM_LEDcommon:JST-PA-2P106
1BATTcommon:JST-PA-2P105
1CH1common:JST-PA-4P201
1CH2common:JST-PA-4P202
1CH3common:JST-PA-4P205
1CH4common:JST-PA-4P206
1GREENLEDs:LED-0805D108
1KEYSWcommon:JST-PA-2P102
1LCD_HD44780control:LCD_MC42004A6W_bareU106
1LOGOcommon:cusf_logoG***
1LOGOcontrol:wile-e-plungerG***
1LOGOcommon:cusf_logo_fullG***
1POWER_SWcommon:JST-PA-2P110
1PTCcontrol:polyfuse0805F101
1RFM95Wcommon:RFM95WU105
1R_SmallResistors_SMD:R_0805R104
1SERIALcommon:JST-PA-4P111
1SMAcommon:SMA-142-0701-801P108
1STM32F071CBT6common:LQFP48_STU102
1SWDcommon:FTSH-105-01-F-D-KU101
1YELLOWLEDs:LED-0805D109
1nRSTcommon:TESTPOINTTP101
1pololu_S7V7F5control:polulo_S7V7F5U103

Questions

How big is the Control PCB?

It measures 92.2 × 64.5 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Control use?

80 parts, built around the STM32F071CBT6, RFM95W and BSS138BK. 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 Control KiCad files?

From the cuspaceflight/OkGo repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is OkGo 2/control/control.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Control design in my own project?

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

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