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4 layers100 × 84 mmColumn Controller, the printed circuit board in 3D

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Size
100 × 84 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
204
Nets
124
Pads
592
Tracks, vias
874, 1,112
Pours
19
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
13 Nov 2024
Updated
22 Jan 2025

Overview

Column Controller is an open-source printed circuit board by demeter-hydroponics, from the demeter-hydroponics/demeter-boards repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 100 × 84 mm with 204 parts on 124 nets, routed with 874 tracks and 1,112 vias.

It is built around the ESP32-MINI-1, TCA9545APW and DMN3404L, with the B3B-XH-AM, B4B-XH-AM-BK and QTLP601CRTR among its other parts. Its parts include 74 resistors, 59 capacitors, 15 connectors, 9 ICs and 9 transistors. It belongs with the ESP32 boards of this library.

Main components

8

README

README.md

demeter-boards

This is where all the EE related files will go into

All the board data has been stored in these files. Updates will be made and pushed with commit messages Calculations and other documents will remain on OneDrive

Parts

204
QtyValueFootprintReferences
3910kRResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR12, R14, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26, R27, R28, R29, R30, R32, R33 +23
30100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1, C2, C3, C14, C16, C18, C20, C22, C24, C25, C26, C27, C28, C29, C30, C31 +14
25~TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP1, TP2, TP10, TP11, TP12, TP13, TP14, TP15, TP16, TP17, TP18, TP19, TP20, TP21, TP22, TP23 +9
120RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR10, R13, R15, R16, R17, R18, R52, R58, R64, R66, R71, R73
847uFCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D8.0mm_P3.50mmC38, C39, C40, C41, C47, C48, C49, C50
610uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1210_3225MetricC17, C19, C42, C43, C51, C52
5330RResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR4, R5, R31, R34, R35
5DMN3404LPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9
5XT30DEMETER_LIB:XT30-SMDJ1, J12, J13, J14, J15
42RResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR62, R63, R69, R70
310nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC34, C57, C60
315kRResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR46, R47, R48
322uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC10, C11, C12
34.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1210_3225MetricC6, C7, C8
3B3B-XH-AMConnector_JST:JST_XH_B3B-XH-AM_1x03_P2.50mm_VerticalJ9, J10, J11
3B4B-XH-AMConnector_JST:JST_XH_B4B-XH-AM_1x04_P2.50mm_VerticalJ6, J7, J8
3M3MountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3H1, H2, H3
3QTLP601CRTRLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD1, D2, D3
3XT30DEMETER_LIB:XT30J2, J3, J4
21.43kRResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR50, R56
21uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC21, C23
222nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC45, C54
2500mRResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR61, R68
2BC817-25LT1GPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q3, Q4
2DRV8874PWPRDEMETER_LIB:DRV8874U6, U7
2INA181A2Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U8, U9
2NVMFS6H858NLT1GDEMETER_LIB:NVMFS6H858NLQ1, Q2
2PTS526SK15SMTR2 LFSDEMETER_LIB:PTS526SK15SMTR2 LFSSW1, SW2
2S1A-13-FDiode_SMD:D_SMAD5, D6
12.2uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC13
120.5kRResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR7
13.3nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC15
13mRResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR2
14.7kRResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR6
141.2kRResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR11
1470kRResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1
17.5kRResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR8
171.5kRResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR3
1820nHDEMETER_LIB:SRP7050L1
1B5B-XH-AMConnector_JST:JST_XH_B5B-XH-AM_1x05_P2.50mm_VerticalJ5
1EAST1616RGBB2DEMETER_LIB:EAST1616RGBB2D4
1ESP32-MINI-1DEMETER_LIB:ESP32-MINI-1U4
1LD1117S33TR_SOT223Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U3
1LD1117S50TR_SOT223Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U2
1LM5148RGYRDEMETER_LIB:LM5148U1
1LOGOLOGOG***
1TCA9545APackage_SO:TSSOP-20_4.4x6.5mm_P0.65mmU5

Questions

How big is the Column Controller PCB?

It measures 100 × 84 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Column Controller use?

204 parts, built around the ESP32-MINI-1, TCA9545APW, DMN3404L and B3B-XH-AM. 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 Column Controller KiCad files?

From the demeter-hydroponics/demeter-boards repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Column Controller V2/Column Controller.kicad_pcb and its schematic Column Controller V2/Block_Diagram.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Column Controller design in my own project?

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

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