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

Nixie Clock Core

drewsum/Nixie_Clock

A nixie clock designed around a PIC16LF1519

Size
200 × 50 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.61 mm
Parts
338
Nets
264
Pads
1,228
Tracks, vias
2,898, 618
Pours
23
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
31 Aug 2018
Updated
24 Feb 2024

Overview

Nixie Clock Core 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 338 parts on 264 nets, routed with 2,898 tracks and 618 vias.

It is built around the 74VHC541D, MCP9804-E/MC and FT234XD-R, with the LT3757IDD, 74LVC1G97GV and TLV6700DDC among its other parts. Its parts include 114 capacitors, 107 resistors, 36 ICs, 18 diodes and 10 inductors. 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

338
QtyValueFootprintReferences
660.1uFCapacitors_SMD:C_0603C1101, C1102, C1103, C1201, C1203, C1204, C1205, C1301, C1302, C1303, C1305, C1306, C1307, C1310, C1312, C1404 +50
3310kResistors_SMD:R_0603R203, R204, R207, R1001, R1002, R1101, R1102, R1105, R1106, R1203, R1305, R1501, R1601, R1602, R1605, R1606 +17
1810uFCapacitors_SMD:C_0603C405, C903, C904, C907, C908, C911, C912, C1104, C1105, C1202, C1304, C1311, C1313, C1401, C1402, C1403 +2
161kResistors_SMD:R_0603R704, R706, R707, R708, R805, R1301, R1310, R1502, R1503, R1504, R1505, R1506, R1603, R1604, R1607, R1608
1310uFCapacitors_SMD:C_1206C201, C202, C205, C206, C401, C403, C407, C408, C601, C602, C603, C606, C1903
1210Resistors_SMD:R_0603R205, R208, R405, R407, R801, R803, R1103, R1104, R2103, R2106, R2109, R2110
1274LVC1G97Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-363_SC-70-6U1101, U1303, U1501, U1502, U1503, U1504, U1505, U1601, U1602, U1603, U1604, U2102
810KResistors_SMD:R_0603R1701, R1702, R1703, R1801, R1802, R1803, R1805, R1806
8600R 0.5AInductors_SMD:L_0603L801, L802, L901, L902, L1101, L1102, L1301, L1302
8MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3mmH2001, H2002, H2003, H2004, H2005, H2006, H2007, H2008
8TPCustom Footprints Library:Test_PointTP202, TP203, TP401, TP601, TP602, TP1101, TP1201, TP1301
6GreenLEDs:LED_0603D1302, D1501, D1502, D1504, D1505, D1601
5100kResistors_SMD:R_0603R607, R1306, R1307, R1311, R1312
510kResistors_SMD:R_Array_Convex_8x0602RN1701, RN1702, RN1703, RN1801, RN1802
44.7uFCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C402, C608, C1803, C1805
474VHC541Package_DFN_QFN:WQFN-20-1EP_2.5x4.5mm_P0.5mm_EP1x2.9mmU1701, U1702, U1703, U1802
4MCP9804Package_DFN_QFN:DFN-8-1EP_3x2mm_P0.5mm_EP1.3x1.5mmU302, U502, U702, U2103
4RedLEDs:LED_0603D1503, D1602, D1603, D1604
4SMD1200PLDiodes_SMD:D_SOD-123FD601, D602, D603, D2101
30.1uFCapacitors_SMD:C_1206C609, C611, C612
31.5uFCapacitors_SMD:C_2220C613, C1901, C1902
31.6MResistors_SMD:R_0603R601, R608, R613
310nFCapacitors_SMD:C_0603C203, C404, C607
347pFCapacitors_SMD:C_0603C409, C1308, C1309
3BSS214NWPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-323_SC-70Q401, Q801, Q2101
3INA219BxDCNPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-8U301, U501, U703
3OPA333xxDCKPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-353_SC-70-5U701, U704, U705
3TLV6700Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U601, U603, U1301
20.02Resistors_SMD:R_0612R206, R406
2100Resistors_SMD:R_0603R615, R702
21MResistors_SMD:R_0603R408, R1201
227Resistors_SMD:R_0603R1308, R1309
2BAT48JFILMDiode_SMD:D_SOD-323D401, D1401
2LOGOLOGOG***, G***
1+24V INConnectors:BARREL_JACKJ201
10Resistors_SMD:R_0603R401
10.36Resistors_SMD:R_0805R611
11.07MResistors_SMD:R_0603R2101
11.33kResistors_SMD:R_0603R609
11.5Resistors_SMD:R_0612R616
11.6kResistors_SMD:R_0603R211
11.78kResistors_SMD:R_0603R201
114kResistors_SMD:R_0603R604
1150kResistors_SMD:R_0603R703
118.2kResistors_SMD:R_0603R403
12.2uHInductor_SMD:L_Vishay_IHLP-2020L401
1200kResistors_SMD:R_0603R202
1220kResistors_SMD:R_0603R1202
128.7kResistors_SMD:R_0603R614
12MResistors_SMD:R_0603R701
13.4kResistors_SMD:R_0603R603
1309kResistors_SMD:R_0603R409
1330Resistors_SMD:R_0603R602
140.2kResistors_SMD:R_0603R1304
147uFCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-7343-43_Kemet-XC207
1487kResistors_SMD:R_0603R1302
16.04kResistors_SMD:R_0603R1303
16.49kResistors_SMD:R_0603R610
1680uHCustom Footprints:Wurth_7447709681L601
175kResistors_SMD:R_0603R705
1ASE-8.000MHzOscillator:Oscillator_SMD_Abracon_ASE-4Pin_3.2x2.5mmX1101
1BSS192PH6327FTSA1Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-89-3Q701
1BZX58550-C5V1XDiodes_SMD:D_SOD-523D701
1CR1616_HolderCustom Footprints Library:BAT_BU1632SM-JJ-GTRBT1202
1CST-931RP-ABuzzer_Beeper:MagneticBuzzer_CUI_CST-931RP-ABZ2101
1Conn_02x32_Top_BottomCustom Footprints Library:CONN_5120527-1_TYCJ1901
1DS1683Housings_SOIC:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_Pitch1.27mmU1401
1DS3231MZPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU1201
1ECS-327KECustom Footprints Library:ECS-327KEX1102
1FT234XDHousings_DFN_QFN:DFN-12-1EP_3x3mm_Pitch0.45mmU1302
1I2CConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2101
1IRFL214Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2Q601
1ISO7321CPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU1304
1LT3757Housings_DFN_QFN:DFN-10-1EP_3x3mm_Pitch0.5mmU602
1LT8609A-DDHousings_DFN_QFN:DFN-10-1EP_3x3mm_Pitch0.5mmU401
1LTC6900Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U2101
1MRSTButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mmSW801
1Microchip_LogoCustom Footprints Library:Microchip_LogoG***
1Owl_1_LogoCustom Footprints Library:Owl_1_LogoG***
1PESD3V3L5UYPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-363_SC-70-6D801

The 323 most common of 338 parts.

Questions

How big is the Nixie Clock Core PCB?

It measures 200 × 50 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.61 mm thick.

What parts does the Nixie Clock Core use?

338 parts, built around the 74VHC541D, MCP9804-E/MC, FT234XD-R and LT3757IDD. 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 Core KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Nixie Clock Core 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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