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4 layers200 × 50 mmNixie Clock, the printed circuit board in 3D

A nixie clock designed around a PIC16LF1519

Size
200 × 50 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
286
Nets
207
Pads
783
Tracks, vias
1,671, 225
Pours
13
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
31 Aug 2018
Updated
24 Feb 2024

Overview

Nixie Clock is an open-source printed circuit board by drewsum, from the drewsum/Nixie_Clock repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 200 × 50 mm with 286 parts on 207 nets, routed with 1,671 tracks and 225 vias.

It is built around the 74LVC2G17GW, LT3757IDD and MAX6816EUS, with the 74HC238D, 74HC4514D and 74LVC1G11GW among its other parts. Its parts include 130 resistors, 58 capacitors, 31 transistors, 12 diodes and 11 ICs. It belongs with the lEDs and displays boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

Nixie_Clock

Rev B Hardware designed with KiCad 7.0.1

Rev B MCU Firmware written with MPLAB X IDE v6.15, compiled with Microchip XC32 2.30 Compiler - NOT COMPATIBLE with newer compiler versions (4.30)

Rev A Readme:

A nixie clock designed around a PIC16LF1519

Programming notes: PIC16LF1519 (U501) is programmed through PICKIT3 interface header (J501). Firmware included in GIT repository should already be built and the hex file can be programmed directly into the flash on the PIC. If you wish to build it yourself, use Microchip's XC8 compiler, and ensure that the User ID bytes located in NVM match the expected_user_ID[] byte array saved in RAM. The values programmed into NVM are set in /mcc_generated_files/mcc.c, and are set with the line #pragma config IDLOCx = _ . Reference page 44 of the PIC16LF1519 datasheet. If you don't feel like altering user ID's, leave them unchanged in source code, and just build it as is. If user IDs and device IDs do not match, the clock will brick itself until reprogrammed with matching values.

Parts

286
QtyValueFootprintReferences
3210kResistors_SMD:R_0402R1005, R1006, R1013, R1014, R1021, R1022, R1103, R1106, R1201, R1205, R1206, R1212, R1213, R1216, R1301, R1303 +16
25100Resistors_SMD:R_0402R204, R208, R302, R402, R413, R602, R603, R604, R1101, R1104, R1202, R1207, R1302, R1304, R1306, R1504 +9
19MMSTA42TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-323_SC-70Q901, Q902, Q903, Q904, Q905, Q906, Q907, Q908, Q1003, Q1004, Q1007, Q1008, Q1011, Q1012, Q1101, Q1102 +3
140.1uFCapacitors_SMD:C_0402C201, C406, C409, C501, C601, C801, C901, C1101, C1201, C1204, C1301, C1304, C1307, C1401
13100kResistors_SMD:R_0402R201, R1001, R1002, R1009, R1010, R1017, R1018, R1102, R1105, R1203, R1208, R1209, R1214
1310nFCapacitors_SMD:C_0402C202, C410, C502, C602, C802, C902, C1102, C1202, C1205, C1302, C1305, C1308, C1402
131nFCapacitors_SMD:C_0402C203, C411, C503, C603, C803, C903, C1103, C1203, C1206, C1303, C1306, C1309, C1403
1020kResistors_SMD:R_0402R901, R902, R906, R907, R909, R910, R911, R912, R913, R914
9LOGOw_logo:Logo_silk_high_voltage_10x8.5mmG***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***
81MResistors_SMD:R_0402R202, R207, R301, R304, R409, R502, R706, R707
7SMD1200PLDiodes_SMD:D_SOD-123FD201, D202, D401, D402, D403, D1204, D1205
622kResistors_SMD:R_0805R1007, R1008, R1015, R1016, R1023, R1024
6470kResistors_SMD:R_0402R1003, R1004, R1011, R1012, R1019, R1020
6MMSTA92TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-323_SC-70Q1001, Q1002, Q1005, Q1006, Q1009, Q1010
410Resistors_SMD:R_0402R1204, R1210, R1211, R1215
4DMG1012UWTO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-323_SC-70Q1201, Q1202, Q1203, Q1204
4MAX6816TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-143U1201, U1301, U1302, U1303
30.1uFCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C401, C402, C404
33.3VDiodes_SMD:D_SOD-323D203, D1206, D1501
21.21MResistors_SMD:R_0402R703, R711
21.3MResistors_SMD:R_0402R203, R305
212pFCapacitors_SMD:C_0402C504, C505
215FCustom Footprints:MAL219691214E3C704, C705
2200kResistors_SMD:R_0805R1502, R1503
10Resistors_SMD:R_0402R705
10.16Resistors_SMD:R_0805R404
10.47uFCapacitors_SMD:C_0402C301
11.5MResistors_SMD:R_0603R405
11.6MResistors_SMD:R_0402R410
11.96MResistors_SMD:R_0402R701
1100uFCapacitors_Tantalum_SMD:CP_Tantalum_Case-B_EIA-3528-21_ReflowC701
110uFCapacitors_SMD:C_1206C405
110uHCustom Footprints:IHLP-2525CZ-01L301
1115kResistors_SMD:R_0402R306
112HrPin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x02_Pitch2.54mmJP1201
114kResistors_SMD:R_0402R406
115pFCapacitors_SMD:C_0402C304
12.2MResistors_SMD:R_0402R303
12.2uFCapacitors_SMD:C_0402C702
12.2uFCapacitors_SMD:C_2220C403
12.2uFCapacitors_SMD:C_1206C703
120MHzCustom Footprints:CX5032GB20000H0PESZZY501
122kResistors_SMD:R_0402R408
122uFCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C303
125.5kResistors_SMD:R_0402R206
1255kResistors_SMD:R_0402R702
127kResistors_SMD:R_0603R407
127kResistors_SMD:R_2512R401
13.3kResistors_SMD:R_0402R412
13.83MResistors_SMD:R_0402R709
1330Resistors_SMD:R_0402R411
133kResistors_SMD:R_0402R905
13AResistors_SMD:R_1206F201
14.64kResistors_SMD:R_0402R205
14.7uFCapacitors_SMD:C_1206C302
14.7uFCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C407
1536kResistors_SMD:R_0402R713
16.8nFCapacitors_SMD:C_0402C408
1680uHCustom Footprints:Wurth_7447709681L401
174AUC1G17TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-23-5U901
174HC238Housings_SOIC:SOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_Pitch1.27mmU801
174HC4514Housings_SOIC:SOIC-24W_7.5x15.4mm_Pitch1.27mmU601
174LVC1G11TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-363_SC-70-6U1202
174LVC2G17TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-23-6U1101
180.6kResistors_SMD:R_0402R704
1AnodesSocket_Strips:Socket_Strip_Straight_1x06_Pitch2.54mmJ1502
1AuxSocket_Strips:Socket_Strip_Straight_1x06_Pitch2.54mmJ1503
1BKP1005HS121-TResistors_SMD:R_0402L1401
1CathodesSocket_Strips:Socket_Strip_Straight_1x11_Pitch2.54mmJ1501
1DMP3099LTO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-23Q701
1DTM_Logo_SmallCustom Footprints:DTM_Logo_Small_FlippedDTM_Logo_Small
1DisplayPin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x02_Pitch2.54mmJ1201
1ECS-327KECustom Footprints:ECS-327KEU1401
1EnableLEDs:LED_0603D1207
1ErrorLEDs:LED_0603D1202
1ForceConnSensePin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x02_Pitch2.54mmJP1501
1HoursPin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x02_Pitch2.54mmJ1303
1IRFL214Custom Footprints:SOT-223_3Q401
1LOGOw_logo:Logo_silk_polarity_center_5x1.4mmG***
1LT3757Housings_DFN_QFN:DFN-10-1EP_3x3mm_Pitch0.5mmU401

The 265 most common of 286 parts.

Questions

How big is the Nixie Clock PCB?

It measures 200 × 50 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Nixie Clock use?

286 parts, built around the 74LVC2G17GW, LT3757IDD, MAX6816EUS and 74HC238D. 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 Clock KiCad files?

From the drewsum/Nixie_Clock repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is rev_a/Nixie Clock/Nixie Clock Poster/Nixie Clock.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Nixie Clock design in my own project?

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

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