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2 layers14.2 × 36 mmMega nrf24 usb, the printed circuit board in 3D

This is a pentration testing system using rfmicro and a custom nrf24l01 shield

Size
14.2 × 36 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
14
Nets
39
Pads
104
Tracks, vias
211, 28
Pours
5
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
16 Dec 2020
Updated
10 Jun 2021

Overview

Mega nrf24 usb is an open-source printed circuit board by douglaslyon, from the douglaslyon/pentester repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 14.2 × 36 mm with 14 parts on 39 nets, routed with 211 tracks and 28 vias.

It is built around the ATMEGA32U4-MUR. Its parts include 3 capacitors, 3 connectors, 2 resistors, 2 ICs and 1 diode. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

1

README

README.md

Pentester

This is a pentration testing system using rfmicro and a custom nrf24l01 shield

Library Info

Code can fail when there is a contention issues between multiple similarly named libraries or the wrong one is present. Make sure you have installed (from the library manager) the latest TMRh20 RF24 library installed. DO NOT use the maniac bug version. The TMRh20 RF24 Library has printf in it as well.

PENTEST_NRF is a newly developed library for easy reliable rf communication using the rfmicro and nrf24. Using this library, you still create the RF24 object in your own code and thus retain all of it's members while being given supplemental functions and reliable transmission abstraction aimed towards penetration testing. PENTEST_KBD is the new library for penetration testing keyboard based functions such as opening a command prompt and executing other commands

Various Device Pinouts

rfMicro - CE:8 CSN:7 rfNano - CE:10 CSN:9 nrfShields - CE:9 CSN:10

Working Examples

rfCMDuserInput

Reciever must be an rfMicro. Make sure to check CE and CSN pins. Enter commands from the serial monitor of the host computer and have them sent over RF transmission and typed into the host's command prompt or terminal. Working with windows and mac, bug fix needed in linux.

Reliability Test

Does not use keyboard functions, use to test reliability of transmission methods. I have sent 200+ transmissions without a single failure. it will print the failure count every 50 transmissions.

Malduino Compatibility

The malduino contains and SD card and a button that are not present on the rfMicro. Malduino scripts relying heavily on the sd card require further adjustment however most simply need to have the use of the button (that starts a script) taken out. This can easily be exchanged for a trigger command over the RF channel.

Parts

14
QtyValueFootprintReferences
21uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC2, C3
222RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1, R2
1 XXDBBCNAOF-16Crystal:Crystal_SMD_3225-4Pin_3.2x2.5mmY1
110ufCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1
13.3v Linear RegPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:TSOT-23U2
14p-2.54ffldU:smdNRFHeaderNoSMAJ1
1511-ESDAVLC6-2BLYPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23D3
1ATMEGA32U4MUPackage_DFN_QFN:QFN-44-1EP_7x7mm_P0.5mm_EP5.15x5.15mmU1
1ISP_Header_NoPopConnector_PinHeader_2.00mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.00mm_VerticalJ3
1LOGOffldU:ffldUG***
1TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_THTPad_D1.5mm_Drill0.7mmTP1
1USB-A ffldU:XKB-U217-04XN-4XV81J2

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Questions

How big is the Mega nrf24 usb PCB?

It measures 14.2 × 36 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Mega nrf24 usb use?

14 parts, built around the ATMEGA32U4-MUR. 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 Mega nrf24 usb KiCad files?

From the douglaslyon/pentester repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is RFLeo Design/KiCad/mega_nrf24_usb.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Mega nrf24 usb 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).