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2 layers45 × 15 mmEz uart adapter, the printed circuit board in 3D

Ez uart adapter

easybe/ez-uart-adapter

An USB-UART adapter that can power-cycle your board

Size
45 × 15 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
23
Nets
30
Pads
97
Tracks, vias
194, 21
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
Created
8 Jan 2026
Updated
7 Oct 2026

Overview

Ez uart adapter is an open-source printed circuit board by easybe, from the easybe/ez-uart-adapter repository on GitHub, published under the CERN-OHL-W-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 45 × 15 mm with 23 parts on 30 nets, routed with 194 tracks and 21 vias.

It is built around the CH340C, AP2112K-3.3 and USBLC6-2SC6, with the AO3401A and MK-11C04-G013 among its other parts. Its parts include 8 resistors, 4 capacitors, 3 ICs, 3 transistors and 2 diodes. It belongs with the interfaces and adapters boards and the NXP (LPC, Kinetis, i.MX RT) boards of this library.

Main components

5

README

README.md

EZ USB-UART Adapter

This CH340C-based board can automatically power up a (5V) target when starting a serial console session. This is achieved by leveraging the fact that DTR/ is automatically asserted when opening a port with a terminal emulator like picocom or screen.

To check the design, run:

text
make check

To generate the files for manufacturing:

text
make fab

Parts

23
QtyValueFootprintReferences
2100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC3, C4
210kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR4, R5
21uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC1, C2
22N7002Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1, Q2
22k2Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR1, R8
25k1Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR2, R3
1100kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR7
11kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR6
1AO3401APackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q3
1AP2112K-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U2
1CH340CPackage_SO:SOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mmU3
1Conn_01x04_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2
1MK-11C04-G013ez-uart-adapter:SW-SMD_MK-11C04-G013SW1
1USBLC6-2SC6Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U1
1USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0_16PConnector_USB:USB_C_Receptacle_XKB_U262-16XN-4BVC11J1
1greenLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderD2
1redLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderD1

Questions

How big is the Ez uart adapter PCB?

It measures 45 × 15 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Ez uart adapter use?

23 parts, built around the CH340C, AP2112K-3.3, USBLC6-2SC6 and AO3401A. 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 Ez uart adapter KiCad files?

From the easybe/ez-uart-adapter repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is ez-uart-adapter.kicad_pcb and its schematic ez-uart-adapter.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Ez uart adapter design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CERN-OHL-W-2.0 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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