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2 layers82.1 × 22.5 mmStar pointer, the printed circuit board in 3D

DIY virtual electronic finderscope for astronomical telescopes

Size
82.1 × 22.5 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
39
Nets
57
Pads
156
Tracks, vias
555, 21
Pours
4
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
15 Jan 2022
Updated
25 Jun 2022

Overview

Star pointer is an open-source printed circuit board by dilshan, from the dilshan/star-pointer repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 82.1 × 22.5 mm with 39 parts on 57 nets, routed with 555 tracks and 21 vias.

It is built around the STM32F103C8T6, RT9193-33GB and USBLC6-2SC6, with the XM7D-0512 among its other parts. Its parts include 16 capacitors, 8 resistors, 3 ICs, 3 connectors and 2 crystals. It belongs with the sensors and measurement and computers and single-board computers boards and the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

4

README

README.md

StarPointer - Electronic Finderscope

StarPointer is a virtual electronic finderscope for astronomical telescopes. This device works with Stellarium and helps the observer identify objects in the sky.

StarPointer - DIY Electronic Finderscope

This sensor kit builds around the STM32F103C8 microcontroller, ADXL345 3-axis accelerometer, and HMC5883L 3-axis magnetometer. It communicates with the PC using the inbuilt USB peripheral of the STM32F103C8 microcontroller.

StarPointer is an open-source project. This repository has all the schematics, PCB design files, firmware source codes, and application source codes.

The complete documentation of this project is in the wiki section of this repository. The PCB Gerber files and compiled binaries are also available in the release section of this repository. The PCB of the StarPointer can also order from the PCBWay website.

All the content of this project is distributed under the terms of the following license:

LK000012

Parts

39
QtyValueFootprintReferences
90.1MFDCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C14, C15
2100KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR2, R3
215pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC3, C4
21MFDCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC13, C16
222RResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR7, R8
222pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC1, C2
10.01MFDCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC12
11.5KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR6
110KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR4
11MResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR1
12.54mm HeaderConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2
12.54mm HeaderConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
12773001112Inductor_THT:L_Axial_L5.0mm_D3.6mm_P10.00mm_Horizontal_Murata_BL01RN1A2A2FB1
132.768kHzCrystal:Crystal_AT310_D3.0mm_L10.0mm_Horizontal_1EP_style1Y1
1680RResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR5
18.00MHzCrystal:Crystal_HC49-U_VerticalY2
1ADXL345 MODULEstarpointer:ADXL345 MODULEM1
1CR1220 HOLDERstarpointer:MPD_BC501SM-TRBT1
1HMC5883L MODULEstarpointer:HMC5883L MODULEM2
1LOGOstarpointer:pcbway-logo-5mmG***
1PCB JUMPERJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_Pad1.0x1.5mmJP1
1RED LEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderD1
1RT9193-33GBPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5_HandSolderingU3
1STM32F103C8T6Package_QFP:LQFP-48_7x7mm_P0.5mmU1
1USBLC6-2SC6Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U2
1XM7D-0512starpointer:OMRON_XM7D-0512J3

Questions

How big is the Star pointer PCB?

It measures 82.1 × 22.5 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Star pointer use?

39 parts, built around the STM32F103C8T6, RT9193-33GB, USBLC6-2SC6 and XM7D-0512. 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 Star pointer KiCad files?

From the dilshan/star-pointer repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is design/starpointer/starpointer.kicad_pcb and its schematic design/starpointer/starpointer.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Star pointer 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).

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