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2 layers50 × 30 mmIsolated Usb Serial, the printed circuit board in 3D

USB-UART self-made adapter with galvanic isolation

Size
50 × 30 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
25
Nets
35
Pads
104
Tracks, vias
204, 20
Pours
4
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
20 Jun 2019
Updated
20 Jun 2019

Overview

Isolated Usb Serial is an open-source printed circuit board by daumemo, from the daumemo/USB-UART-with-galvanic-isolation repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 50 × 30 mm with 25 parts on 35 nets, routed with 204 tracks and 20 vias.

It is built around the FT232RL and AP1117DG. Its parts include 7 capacitors, 5 resistors, 4 connectors, 3 ICs and 2 diodes. It belongs with the interfaces and adapters boards of this library.

Main components

2

README

README.md

USB-UART-with-galvanic-isolation

A DIY USB-UART adapter for working with devices which need such isolation. Great for programming for e.g. power meter which does not have any isolation from mains voltage. Mainly used for ESP8266 programming, but can be used for any device with UART interface.

You can read more about it: https://daumemo.com/diy-galvanically-isolated-usb-uart-adapter/

Thing: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3703276

Parts

25
QtyValueFootprintReferences
4100nCapacitors_SMD:C_0603C2, C3, C6, C7
3390Resistors_SMD:R_0603R3, R4, R5
20603RGBLEDUser2016:0603_rgb_ledD1, D2
2270Resistors_SMD:R_0603R1, R2
11uFCapacitors_SMD:C_0603C4
11ufCapacitors_SMD:C_0603C1
1220nCapacitors_SMD:C_0603C5
1AP1117TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-223U1
1FT232RLUser2016:SSOP28U2
1OUTPin_Headers:Pin_Header_Angled_1x06P4
1Si8621SMD_Packages:SOIC-8-NU3
1USB_OTGConnect:USB_Mini-BP1
1Vcc1Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x03P2
1Vcc2Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x02P3
1~FLASHButtons_Switches_SMD:SW_SPST_EVQP0SW2
1~RSTButtons_Switches_SMD:SW_SPST_EVQP0SW1

The 23 most common of 25 parts.

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Questions

How big is the Isolated Usb Serial PCB?

It measures 50 × 30 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Isolated Usb Serial use?

25 parts, built around the FT232RL and AP1117DG. 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 Isolated Usb Serial KiCad files?

From the daumemo/USB-UART-with-galvanic-isolation repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is KiCad/Isolated Usb-Serial.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Isolated Usb Serial 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).