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4 layers220 × 65 mmNixie Controller v2, the printed circuit board in 3D

Second generation universal nixie clock controller

Size
220 × 65 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
228
Nets
299
Pads
869
Tracks, vias
1,373, 610
Pours
23
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
2 Sep 2021
Updated
11 Apr 2022

Overview

Nixie Controller v2 is an open-source printed circuit board by DanielHeEGG, from the DanielHeEGG/Nixie-Controller-v2 repository on GitHub, published under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence. It is a 4-layer board of 220 × 65 mm with 228 parts on 299 nets, routed with 1,373 tracks and 610 vias.

It is built around the STM32F103C8T6, OPA180ID and ESP32-WROOM-32E, with the BH2226F-E2, MAX1771CPA+ and 74HC4067D among its other parts. Its parts include 72 resistors, 61 transistors, 32 capacitors, 22 ICs and 8 connectors. It belongs with the lEDs and displays boards and the ESP32 and STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

9

README

README.md

Nixie Clock Controller v2

The most overpowered 6-tube nixie clock controller ever created.

For more details on the project, see Hackaday Page.

Sockets designed to work with this controller are in the NCv2-Sockets repo.

Firmware files are in the NCv2-Firmware repo.

WARNING: This project contains EXPOSED and UNMARKED HIGH VOLTAGE contacts, replicate at your own risk.

License

This project is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Parts

228
QtyValueFootprintReferences
646.8KResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR10, R11, R12, R13, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26 +48
60~Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q2, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17, Q18, Q19, Q20, Q21, Q22, Q23, Q24 +44
24100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC2, C13, C14, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C22, C23, C26, C27, C28, C29, C30 +8
10~TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP3, TP4, TP5, TP6, TP8, TP9, TP10, TP12, TP13, TP19
6470Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR14, R29, R40, R51, R62, R73
674HC4067Package_SO:SOIC-24W_7.5x15.4mm_P1.27mmU10, U14, U16, U18, U20, U22
6OPA180Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U9, U13, U15, U17, U19, U21
6~Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x11_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1, J2, J3, J4, J5, J6
410uFCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_6.3x7.7C9, C10, C11, C12
374HC595Package_SO:SOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mmU3, U4, U5
10.05Resistor_SMD:R_2010_5025MetricR2
11.2MResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1
1100uFCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-7343-43_Kemet-XC1
110uFCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_10x10C3
112VTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP11
112V DC JACKConnector_BarrelJack:BarrelJack_HorizontalJ7
1180VTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP14
13.3VTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP2
132.768KHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_2012-2Pin_2.0x1.2mmY1
14.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC15
147uFCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_5x5.3C24
147uHInductor_SMD:L_Bourns_SRR1210AL1
15KPotentiometer_SMD:Potentiometer_Bourns_3214J_HorizontalRV1
15VTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP7
1BACKUPBattery:BatteryHolder_Keystone_1058_1x2032BT1
1BATTTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP1
1BH2226Package_SO:SOIC-16_4.55x10.3mm_P1.27mmU2
1ESP32-WROOM-32ERF_Module:ESP32-WROOM-32A1
1GNDTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP15
1M41T01Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU11
1MAX1771Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU1
1NCP1117-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U8
1NCP1117-5.0Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U7
1RSTConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ8
1RTC_CALTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP16
1RXTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP18
1SN74LVCC3245APackage_SO:SO-24_5.3x15mm_P1.27mmU6
1STM32F103C8Package_QFP:LQFP-48_7x7mm_P0.5mmU12
1TXTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP17
1~Package_TO_SOT_SMD:TO-252-2Q1
1~Diode_SMD:D_SMBD1

The 220 most common of 228 parts.

Questions

How big is the Nixie Controller v2 PCB?

It measures 220 × 65 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Nixie Controller v2 use?

228 parts, built around the STM32F103C8T6, OPA180ID, ESP32-WROOM-32E and BH2226F-E2. 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 Nixie Controller v2 KiCad files?

From the DanielHeEGG/Nixie-Controller-v2 repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Nixie-Controller-v2.kicad_pcb and its schematic Nixie-Controller-v2.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Nixie Controller v2 design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).

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