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2 layers62 × 83 mmVehicle Power Switch, the printed circuit board in 3D

Vehicle Power Switch

custom-ds/Vehicle-Auto-On

With the Arduion programmer board loaded with the jtag2updi software, and the Pin 6 from the Arduino connected to the Reset line on the ATTiny404, you can Build and Program directly inside of the Visual Studio Code.

Size
62 × 83 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
49
Nets
31
Pads
140
Tracks, vias
261, 128
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
24 Jun 2024
Updated
29 Oct 2026

Overview

Vehicle Power Switch is an open-source printed circuit board by custom-ds, from the custom-ds/Vehicle-Auto-On repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 62 × 83 mm with 49 parts on 31 nets, routed with 261 tracks and 128 vias.

It is built around the ATTINY404-SSN, LIS2HH12 and 1N4007FL, with the MMBT2222A, BSS84 and STX-3790-5N among its other parts. Its parts include 10 capacitors, 10 resistors, 8 connectors, 5 diodes and 5 fuses. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

6

README

README.md

Vehicle Auto-On

Source

Configuring the Dev Environment

Install Platform IO in Visual Studio Code

Use the jtag2updi

https://dev.to/dariocasciato/attiny85-programming-your-complete-guide-with-arduino-and-platformio-37do

https://www.electronics-lab.com/project/programming-attiny10-platform-io-ide/

Programming

With the Arduion programmer board loaded with the jtag2updi software, and the Pin 6 from the Arduino connected to the Reset line on the ATTiny404, you can Build and Program directly inside of the Visual Studio Code.

To build, go to the bottom-left part of the screen to the Status Bar area of VSCode, and there should be some little icons that Platform IO installed. The Checkmark icon is the Build option, and will compile/build the code that is written.

Once it compiles successfully, there is a second icon that is a right-arrow to click, which will utilize the Arduino programmer to program the ATTiny via UPDI.

Parts

49
QtyValueFootprintReferences
810nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC2, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10
5~Custom DS:Anderson Powerpole VerticalJ1, J2, J3, J4, J5
41N4007FLDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D1, D2, D3, D5
43522-2Custom DS:Fuse Clip Blade - 3522-2F2, F3, F4, F5
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_ISO14580_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
34.7kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR2, R3, R6
2100kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR8, R10
222uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC1, C3
2MMBT2222APackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1, Q2
110kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR9
11kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1
122kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR11
1470Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR5
147kPotentiometer_THT:Potentiometer_Bourns_3386P_VerticalR7
1ATtiny404-SSPackage_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU3
1AVR-UPDI-6Connector_IDC:IDC-Header_2x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ8
1BSS84Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q3
1Debug HdrConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ7
1LEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricD4
1LIS2HH12Package_LGA:LGA-12_2x2mm_P0.5mmU2
1MCP1703Ax-250xxTTPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:TSOT-23U1
1PolyfuseFuse:Fuse_1206_3216MetricF1
1STX-3790-5NCustom DS:Stereo Jack Vertical - STX-3790-5NJ6
1~Custom DS:12V Relay - ACNHK1

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Questions

How big is the Vehicle Power Switch PCB?

It measures 62 × 83 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Vehicle Power Switch use?

49 parts, built around the ATTINY404-SSN, LIS2HH12, 1N4007FL and MMBT2222A. 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 Vehicle Power Switch KiCad files?

From the custom-ds/Vehicle-Auto-On repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is PCB/Vehicle Power Switch.kicad_pcb and its schematic PCB/Vehicle Power Switch.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Vehicle Power Switch design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the GPL-3.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).