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2 layers30.5 × 8.9 mmKindle adapter, the printed circuit board in 3D

easy connect to your kindle serial debug port

Size
30.5 × 8.9 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
2
Nets
5
Pads
8
Tracks, vias
11, 0
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
14 Sep 2019
Updated
14 Sep 2019

Overview

Kindle adapter is an open-source printed circuit board by edoput, from the edoput/kindle-adapter repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 30.5 × 8.9 mm with 2 parts on 5 nets, routed with 11 tracks and 0 vias.

It belongs with the interfaces and adapters boards of this library.

README

README.md

Kindle adapter

A physical adapter going from a 1.8V serial USB converter to the kindle UART debugging pads

The kindle UART debugging pads are tiny and very close, by (not so) careful measurement I think they are spaced as a 0.1mm header, we'll see about that.

Also the on board circuitry runs at 1.8V so you need an serial USB adapter already running at 1.8V to keep the magic smoke inside.

This is not meant to be soldered on the board but to be kept in place using some clips and the connection between the board and pads relies on pogo pins.

Parts

2
QtyValueFootprintReferences
1Conn_01x04Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
1Conn_01x04Connector_PinHeader_1.00mm:PinHeader_1x04_P1.00mm_VerticalJ2

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Questions

How big is the Kindle adapter PCB?

It measures 30.5 × 8.9 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Kindle adapter use?

2 parts. 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 Kindle adapter KiCad files?

From the edoput/kindle-adapter repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is kindle-adapter.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Kindle adapter design in my own project?

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