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2 layers140 × 72.5 mmNixie proj, the printed circuit board in 3D

This is a Nixie-clock controlled by a ESP8266 module with NTP and MQTT support.

Size
140 × 72.5 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
119
Nets
117
Pads
489
Tracks, vias
1,262, 309
Pours
7
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
28 Dec 2020
Updated
26 Mar 2021

Overview

Nixie proj is an open-source printed circuit board by dm2lct, from the dm2lct/Nixieclock_kit repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 140 × 72.5 mm with 119 parts on 117 nets, routed with 1,262 tracks and 309 vias.

It is built around the ESP-12E, FT232RL and LM3478MA, with the MPSA92, WS2812B and BSS138 among its other parts. Its parts include 28 resistors, 20 capacitors, 12 transistors, 6 diodes and 4 switches. It belongs with the lEDs and displays and home automation and IoT boards and the ESP8266 boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

Better version of my nixie clock.

PCB 3D view

Feel free to build your own nixie clock from it.

The firmware can be found at https://codeberg.org/paul/nixie_clock

The documentation and assembly instructions are on https://wiki.turmlabor.de/index.php?title=Nixie_Uhr_Bausatz_2.1 (currently only in german, sorry!)

Features:

  • IN14 nixie tubes but you can adapt many other nixie tubes, but some of them would not fit nicely in the board
  • ESP12e controller so you can make IoT with it and build your own botnet for world domination, if you have enough clocks. But mainly the wifi is used to get the time from a ntp-server and for controlling the clock with MQTT
  • DS3231 RTC for everyone who does not like IoT and does also not want to be enslaved from AI
  • WS2812B under each nixie tube to make them look more fancy
  • runs from a simple USB charger, although it uses a mini-usb B socket, which is better to solder, so you need a mini-usb cable
  • you can program the controller with your Arduino IDE over USB
  • optimized nixie power supply. Now the entire clock ownly draws about 450mA from the power supply
  • cleaned up the schematic a little: Simpler protection circuit

Parts

119
QtyValueFootprintReferences
1810kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR2, R3, R206, R310, R401, R402, R403, R410, R411, R412, R413, R414, R416, R417, R418, R419 +2
142.2uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC1, C5, C6, C8, C14, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C22, C23, C201
8MPSA92TO_SOT_Packages_THT:TO-92_Molded_Wide_OvalQ202, Q203, Q204, Q205, Q206, Q207, Q208, Q209
410RResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR404, R405, R406, R407
4330Resistors_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P10.16mm_Horizontal330, 330, 330, 330
4330kResistors_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P10.16mm_Horizontal330k, 330k, 330k, 330k
4FiducialFiducial:Fiducial_0.75mm_Mask1.5mmFID1, FID2, FID3, FID4
4IN14Version_2:IN-14-modTBE201, TBE202, TBE203, TBE204
4WS2812BLED_SMD:LED_WS2812B_PLCC4_5.0x5.0mm_P3.2mmLED401, LED402, LED403, LED404
322uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC2, C3, C4
3BSS138Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23W_HandsolderingQ401, Q403, Q404
3MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_DIN965H1, H2, H3
2120Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR408, R409
21uCapacitor_SMD:C_2225_5664Metric_Pad1.80x6.60mm_HandSolder1µF 250V, 1µF 250V
2HV5530Package_QFP:MQFP-44_10x10mm_P0.8mmHV5530, HV5530
2TEST_2PResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderW401, W402
10R050Resistor_SMD:R_1210_3225Metric_Pad1.42x2.65mm_HandSolderRSENSE301
1150pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC7
11M5Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR308
11kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR5
11nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC9
12,2AFuse:Fuse_1812_4532Metric_Pad1.30x3.40mm_HandSolderF1
13n3Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC305
151k1Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR4
168k1Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR1
1BSS138Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q2
1Battery_CellBattery:BatteryHolder_LINX_BAT-HLD-012-SMTBackup Battery
1Conn_01x06_MaleConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
1DS3231MZPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmDS3231
1EG1224Button_Switch_THT:SW_E-Switch_EG1224_SPDT_AngledSW1
1ES2G/SMBDiode_SMD:D_SMB_HandsolderingES2G
1ESP-12EESP8266:ESP-12E_SMDESP-12E
1FT232RLPackage_SO:SSOP-28_5.3x10.2mm_P0.65mmFT2232RL
1Ferrite_BeadInductor_SMD:L_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderL4
1GRÜNLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderRX
1INDUCTORInductor_SMD:L_Wuerth_WE-PD-Typ-LS_Handsoldering68µH
1LM1117-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:TO-252-3_TabPin2LM1117-3.3
1LM3478Package_SO:MSOP-8_3x3mm_P0.65mmLM3478
1LOGOTL_LOGO:SchriftzugG***
1LinksButton_Switch_THT:SW_Tactile_SPST_Angled_PTS645Vx39-2LFSSW404
1MCP23008Package_SO:SOIC-18W_7.5x11.6mm_P1.27mmMCP23008
1MitteButton_Switch_THT:SW_Tactile_SPST_Angled_PTS645Vx39-2LFSSW403
1Net-Tie_2NetTie:NetTie-2_SMD_Pad0.5mmNT1
1P6SMB6,8ADiode_SMD:D_SMB_HandsolderingD1
1PRTR5V0U2XPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-143D2
1ROTLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderTX
1R_PHOTOResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P5.08mm_VerticalLDR
1RechtsButton_Switch_THT:SW_Tactile_SPST_Angled_PTS645Vx39-2LFSSW402
1SI4434Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmSI4434
1SW_PushButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mm_H4.3mmPROG
1TESTResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderHV TEST
1TL_SmallTL_LOGO:TL_SMALLG***
1USB BuchseConnectors:USB_Mini-BP301
1eMountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_DIN965H4

Questions

How big is the Nixie proj PCB?

It measures 140 × 72.5 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Nixie proj use?

119 parts, built around the ESP-12E, FT232RL, LM3478MA and MPSA92. 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 proj KiCad files?

From the dm2lct/Nixieclock_kit repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Nixie_proj.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Nixie proj 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).

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