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4 layers92 × 88.9 mmCubesat obc, the printed circuit board in 3D

A small CubeSat On-Board Computer with lots of processing headroom, utilizing a low power ARM Cortex M33 processor at its core.

Size
92 × 88.9 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
311
Nets
426
Pads
1,456
Tracks, vias
4,139, 389
Pours
4
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
10 Aug 2020
Updated
6 Nov 2022

Overview

Cubesat obc is an open-source printed circuit board by ephemeridis, from the ephemeridis/cubesat_obc repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 4-layer board of 92 × 88.9 mm with 311 parts on 426 nets, routed with 4,139 tracks and 389 vias.

It is built around the STM32L552ZET6Q, TLE9250XLE and MMC5983MA, with the STSPIN240, FT4232H-56Q-REEL and LT3483ES6#PBF among its other parts. Its parts include 106 resistors, 88 capacitors, 30 ICs, 16 diodes and 6 inductors. It belongs with the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

cubesat_obc

A small CubeSat On-Board Computer with lots of processing headroom, utilizing a low power ARM Cortex M33 processor at its core. This OBC is designed to accept miniaturized GOMSpace modules for ease of use and compactness.

Parts

311
QtyValueFootprintReferences
4710kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR3, R4, R5, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R48, R49 +31
45100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC2, C11, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C22, C23, C26, C27, C28, C29, C39 +29
240Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR24, R25, R26, R27, R28, R29, R30, R31, R32, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R38, R39 +8
12CUS10S30Diode_SMD:D_SOD-323D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16
9Conn_01x02_FemaleConnector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53261-0271_1x02-1MP_P1.25mm_HorizontalMAG_1, MAG_2, MAG_3, TEMP1, TEMP2, TEMP3, TEMP4, TEMP5, TEMP6
8100kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR55, R67, R88, R89, R96, R104, R105, R106
81uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC12, C33, C34, C35, C42, C43, C52, C67
8MountingHoleMounting_Wuerth:Mounting_Wuerth_WA-SMSI-M3_H3mm_9774030360H5, H6, H7, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12
8TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmM_AUX_SCL1, M_AUX_SDA1, MSCL1, MSDA1, SCL1, SDA1, TMP_SCL1, TMP_SDA1
610uCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC1, C20, C21, C24, C25, C51
616pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC84, C85, C87, C88, C90, C91
622uCapacitor_SMD:C_1210_3225MetricC30, C31, C32, C46, C47, C48
62kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR98, R99, R100, R101, R102, R103
6Conn_01x02_MountingPinConnector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53261-0271_1x02-1MP_P1.25mm_HorizontalD_IN1, D_IN2, D_IN3, D_IN4, D_IN5, D_IN6
5LTC4304IMS#PBFPackage_SO:MSOP-10_3x3mm_P0.5mmU1, U5, U7, U12, U13
410nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC36, C37, C38, C61
420kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR2, R74, R80, R81
44.7uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC5, C54, C57, C79
4BAT48RLDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D1, D2, D3, D4
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_DIN965_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
4SolderJumper_3_Bridged12Jumper:SolderJumper-3_P1.3mm_Bridged12_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mm_NumberLabelsJP1, JP2, JP3, JP4
30.5Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR82, R83, R84
31kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR54, R76, R77
3300nInductor_SMD:L_Taiyo-Yuden_MD-3030L1, L2, L5
34.7ucubesat_obc:L_Vishay_IHLP-2020L3, L4, L6
3AD8616Package_SO:MSOP-8_3x3mm_P0.65mmU28, U29, U30
3AP22652APackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U14, U23, U27
3Conn_01x05_FemaleConnector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53261-0571_1x05-1MP_P1.25mm_HorizontalSPI1, UART_1, UART_OBC_1
3MMC5983MAPackage_LGA:LGA-16_3x3mm_P0.5mmU18, U19, U20
2100Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR10, R11
210pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC56, C59
2160kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR78, R79
220pCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC9, C10
222nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC40, C41
22MResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR7, R8
24.7pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC72, C74
2BMI090Lcubesat_obc:PQFN50P450X300X100-16NU16, U17
2Conn_01x08_FemaleConnector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53261-0871_1x08-1MP_P1.25mm_HorizontalDEBUG1, UART_FTDI1
2FSI-110-03-X-D-AD-SD-K-TRcubesat_obc:SAMTEC_FSI-110-10-X-D-AD-TRJ1, J2
2PLT5BPH1015R6SNLcubesat_obc:FIL_PLT5BPH1015R6SNLFL1, FL2
2STSPIN240Package_DFN_QFN:VQFN-16-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP1.68x1.68mm_ThermalViasU21, U22
2SolderJumper_2_OpenJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP5, JP6
2galileo_logocubesat_obc:logoLOGO2, LOGO4
2nush_logocubesat_obc:nushLOGO1, LOGO3
112MHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_5032-4Pin_5.0x3.2mmY1
112kResistor_SMD:R_0201_0603MetricR56
115kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR85
116MHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_3225-4Pin_3.2x2.5mmY2
11MResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR9
122pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC3
132.768kHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_3215-2Pin_3.2x1.5mmY3
1330kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR12
139kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1
1ADG1607Package_CSP:LFCSP-32-1EP_5x5mm_P0.5mm_EP3.1x3.1mmU2
1AP2127N-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23U10
1Conn_01x04_FemaleConnector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53261-0471_1x04-1MP_P1.25mm_HorizontalUSB1
1Conn_CoaxialConnector_Coaxial:U.FL_Hirose_U.FL-R-SMT-1_VerticalJ3
1FT4232H-56Q-REELPackage_DFN_QFN:QFN-56-1EP_8x8mm_P0.5mm_EP5.9x5.9mmU11
1IS25LE01Gcubesat_obc:TFBGA24_5X5_6X8U8
1IS66WVH16M8DBLL-100B1LIcubesat_obc:TFBGA24_5X5_6X8U26
1Jumper_2_OpenJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP7
1LSCOTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP2
1LT3483ES6Package_DFN_QFN:DFN-8-1EP_2x2mm_P0.45mm_EP0.64x1.38mmU3
1MCOTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP1
1MCP9600-E_MXPackage_DFN_QFN:QFN-20-1EP_5x5mm_P0.65mm_EP3.35x3.35mm_ThermalViasU4
1MR25H40DFPackage_DFN_QFN:DFN-8-1EP_6x5mm_P1.27mm_EP2x2mmU9
1Micro_SD_Cardcubesat_obc:microSD_HC_Wuerth_693072010801J4
1ORION_B16cubesat_obc:ORION_B16U15
1PC104cubesat_obc:PC104-StandardU6
1STM32L552ZET6QPackage_QFP:LQFP-144_20x20mm_P0.5mmU25
1TLE9250XPackage_DFN_QFN:DFN-8-1EP_3x3mm_P0.65mm_EP1.55x2.4mmU24
1axes_logocubesat_obc:axesLOGO5
1axes_logo_invcubesat_obc:axes_invLOGO6

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Questions

How big is the Cubesat obc PCB?

It measures 92 × 88.9 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Cubesat obc use?

311 parts, built around the STM32L552ZET6Q, TLE9250XLE, MMC5983MA and STSPIN240. 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 Cubesat obc KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Cubesat obc design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the MIT licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).