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2 layers161.3 × 91.4 mmAstroCam, the printed circuit board in 3D

My hobby project is to create a camera suitable for astronomy pictures. Here you can follow my work. It is slow going, since I don't have much time to allocate for this. So don't expect too many updates.

Size
161.3 × 91.4 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
112
Nets
99
Pads
493
Tracks, vias
644, 49
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
14 Aug 2015
Updated
12 Jan 2024

Overview

AstroCam is an open-source printed circuit board by engstad, from the engstad/AstroCam repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 161.3 × 91.4 mm with 112 parts on 99 nets, routed with 644 tracks and 49 vias.

It is built around the LMZ10500SE, SN74LV4T125PW and LT3042, with the LV5609LP-E, MIC5355-SGYMME and RT9069-C0GB among its other parts. Its parts include 63 capacitors, 22 resistors, 14 ICs, 5 connectors and 4 inductors.

Main components

7

README

README.md

AstroCam

My hobby project is to create a camera suitable for astronomy pictures. Here you can follow my work. It is slow going, since I don't have much time to allocate for this. So don't expect too many updates.

For now I have been focusing on three things:

  1. understanding Analog Device's H-driver and ADC chip ADDI7013,
  2. creating the power circuitry required for the many chips,
  3. creating the PCB for the CCD camera chip.

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So far, only V0.2 of the ADDI breakout board has been produced and I'm in the process of testing it:

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And it works!

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So, that means that I'll start working on the camera parts next.

Parts

112
QtyValueFootprintReferences
140.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC7, C10, C11, C20, C31, C32, C38, C39, C40, C41, C42, C43, C45, C47
100.1uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC12, C26, C27, C48, C49, C53, C54, C56, C57, C59
410.0uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC13, C17, C18, C19
410uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC22, C23, C25, C52
44.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC9, C44, C46, C51
4PMODConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x06_P2.54mm_HorizontalJ2, J3, J4, J5
30.01Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1, C33, C35
31.0uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC2, C6, C8
310.0kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1, R3, R17
32.2uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC60, C61, C62
33.3/20VCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-1608-08_AVX-JC36, C37, C63
210.0uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC15, C21
210uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC4, C14
215uHEngstad:L_Wurth-4018L1, L2
2180KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR20, R22
227KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR15, R21
247u/20VCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC55, C58
2487KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR7, R13
2ADA4800Engstad:lfcsp-cp-6-4U5, U14
10.1uF/35VCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC29
10.47uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC24
1100KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR14
1100kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR18
1105kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR9
110nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC50
110uHEngstad:L_Wurth-4018L4
113.7kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR16
11M0Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR19
11uF/35VCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-1608-08_AVX-JC28
12.2uF/50VCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC30
12.2uHInductor_SMD:L_0805_2012MetricL8
1200KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR10
122uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC3
13.3/20VCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-3528-12_Kemet-TC34
1324KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR2
1470pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC16
147pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC5
1499RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR12
149K9Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR11
151.1kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR4
153.6kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR6
168.1kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR5
180.6kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR8
1AD9978Engstad:qfn-40U6
1Barrel_Jack_SwitchConnector_BarrelJack:BarrelJack_Wuerth_6941xx301002J1
1DDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D2
1ICX825AQAcamera:ICX825U10
1LMZ10500Engstad:Texas_Instruments-LLP-8U8
1LT3042Package_DFN_QFN:DFN-10-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP1.65x2.38mm_ThermalViasU12
1LT3487Package_DFN_QFN:DFN-10-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP1.7x2.5mmU2
1LV5609LPEngstad:ON_Semiconductor-VCT24-3.5x3.5mmU13
1MIC5355-SGYMMEPackage_SO:MSOP-8-1EP_3x3mm_P0.65mm_EP2.5x3mm_Mask1.73x2.36mm_ThermalViasU11
1Net-Tie_3NetTie:NetTie-3_SMD_Pad0.5mmNT1
1NetTie_2NetTie:NetTie-2_THT_Pad0.3mmNT2
1RT9069-C0GBPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U9
1SN74LV4T125Engstad:Texas_R-PDSO-G14U4
1TPS2420Package_DFN_QFN:QFN-16-1EP_4x4mm_P0.65mm_EP2.7x2.7mm_ThermalViasU1
1TPS56x200Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U7
1TPS7A3401Engstad:VSSOP-8_3.0x3.0mm_P0.65mmU3

The 111 most common of 112 parts.

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Questions

How big is the AstroCam PCB?

It measures 161.3 × 91.4 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the AstroCam use?

112 parts, built around the LMZ10500SE, SN74LV4T125PW, LT3042 and LV5609LP-E. 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 AstroCam KiCad files?

From the engstad/AstroCam repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/AstroCam.kicad_pcb and its schematic pcb/AstroCam.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the AstroCam design in my own project?

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