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4 layers100 × 174.6 mmRf switchboard, the printed circuit board in 3D

KiCAD pcb; whole heap of rf-related modules so I can figure out what works and how.

Size
100 × 174.6 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.56 mm
Parts
467
Nets
456
Pads
1,457
Tracks, vias
1,863, 244
Pours
84
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
9 May 2024
Updated
9 May 2024

Overview

Rf switchboard is an open-source printed circuit board by Erhannis, from the Erhannis/rf_switchboard repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 100 × 174.6 mm with 467 parts on 456 nets, routed with 1,863 tracks and 244 vias.

It is built around the PE4140B-Z, FM8625H and LM4562NA, with the SN74CBT3253D, ETC1.6-4-2-3TR and ZTS6117H among its other parts. Its parts include 215 connectors, 88 capacitors, 53 resistors, 31 inductors and 17 ICs. It belongs with the radio and wireless boards of this library.

Main components

12

Parts

467
QtyValueFootprintReferences
175BWU.FL-IPEX1easyeda2kicad:IPEX-SMD_BWIPX-1-001EJ1_HP1, J1_HP2, J1_LAS1, J1_LAS2, J1_LEDS1, J1_LEDS2, J1_LP1, J2_DM1, J2_DM2, J2_HP1, J2_HP2, J2_LEDS1, J2_LP1, J2_MIC1, J2_MIC2, J3_DM1 +159
171uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC2_PR1, C2_PRH1, C3_LA1, C7_TD1, C7_TDV1, C8_TD1, C8_TDV1, C9_TD1, C11(P43n44)1, C12_TD1, C12_TDV1, C14(P45)1, C17, C18, C25, C26 +1
15100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC3, C4, C5, C6(P10)1, C7(P1)1, C8, C8(P22)1, C9, C9(P42)1, C10, C10(P49)1, C11, C12(P33)1, C13(P23)1, C15(P50)1
14FerriteBeadInductor_SMD:L_0805_2012MetricFB1, FB2, FB3, FB4, FB5, FB6, FB7, FB8, FB9, FB10, FB12, FB13, FB14, FB15
13Conn_01x02_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1_LA1, J1_MIC1, J1_MIC2, J1_PR1, J1_PRH1, J1_SS1, J1_SS2, J1_SS3, J10, J11, J15, J16, J19
11Conn_01x03_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1, J1_3S1, J1_3S2, J1_3S3, J1_3S4, J1_DM2, J1_VARB1, JN1_FET1, JN1_FET2, JP1_FET1, JP1_FET2
8220nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1_TD1, C1_TDV1, C2_TD1, C2_TDV1, C3_TD1, C3_TDV1, C4_TD1, C4_TDV1
610kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1_TD1, R1_TDV1, R2_TD1, R2_TDV1, R3_TD1, R4_TD1
610uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1_MIC1, C1_MIC2, C19, C20, C27, C28
51nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC3_PRH1, C15, C16, C23, C24
41.431uHInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608MetricL2_1_10_5B1, L2_1_10_5B2, L4_1_10_5B1, L4_1_10_5B2
41.771nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC2_1_10_5B1, C2_1_10_5B2, C4_1_10_5B1, C4_1_10_5B2
410KResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1_SI5351AB1, R2_SI5351AB1, R4, R7
411.59uHInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608MetricL1_1_10_5B1, L1_1_10_5B2, L5_1_10_5B1, L5_1_10_5B2
41mHInductor_SMD:L_Ferrocore_DLG-0403L9, L10, L13, L14
41nHInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608MetricL3, L4, L5, L6
41pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC13, C14, C21, C22
41uHInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608MetricL7, L8, L11, L12
4218.6pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1_1_10_5B1, C1_1_10_5B2, C5_1_10_5B1, C5_1_10_5B2
43.6nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1_HP2, C1_LP1, C3_HP2, C3_LP1
4470pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC10_TD1, C10_TDV1, C11_TD1, C11_TDV1
4500keasyeda2kicad:RES-ADJ-SMD_3313J-1R3_TDV1, R4_TDV1, VR1_LA1, VR2_LA1
4Conn_01x04_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1_CCV1, J1_DM1, J2, J18
4Conn_01x05_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x05_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3, J4, J4_DM1, J5
4Conn_02x04_Counter_ClockwiseConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ6, J7, J8, J9
4FM8625Heasyeda2kicad:DFN-6_L1.1-W0.7-P0.40-BLR9, R10, R11, R12
4K2-1157SP-I4SW-04easyeda2kicad:SW-SMD_4P-L6.2-W6.2-P4.50-LS8.6SW1_SS1, SW1_SS2, SW1_SS3, SW2_SS1
4MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_2.5mm_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
4SN74CBT3253Package_SO:TSSOP-16_4.4x5mm_P0.65mmU1_DM1, U1_DM2, U1_TD1, U1_TDV1
31kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1_LA1, R2_LA1, R6
3ADT1-1+easyeda2kicad:XFMR-SMD_6P-L7.9-W5.6-P2.54-LS7.0-BLX1, X2, X3
3CCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1_HA1, C2_HA1, C3_HA1
3ETC1.6-4-2-3TReasyeda2kicad:FILTER-SMD_ETC4-1-2TRU71, U75, U76
3LM4562Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU1_LA1, U2_TD1, U2_TDV1
3PE4140B-Zeasyeda2kicad:DFN-6_L3.0-W3.0-P0.95-BL-EP-PE4140B-ZU46, U73, U80
210uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC1, C2
210uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1_VARB1, C2_VARB1
210uHInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608MetricL1_HP1, L2_HP1
210uHInductor_SMD:L_0805_2012MetricL1_LP1, L2_LP1
213.7kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1_PR1, R1_PRH1
2200Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR22, R24
227Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR2, R3
227pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1_LA1, C2_LA1
2280Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR2_PR1, R2_PRH1
22Measyeda2kicad:RES-ADJ-SMD_3313J-1VR1_PR1, VR1_PRH1
23.3kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1_SS1, R2_SS1
23.3pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1_PR1, C1_PRH1
23.581uHInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608MetricL3_1_10_5B1, L3_1_10_5B2
235pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC6, C7
24.7nHInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608MetricL1, L2
241.2Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR13, R14
243Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR19, R21
248.7Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR16, R18
250easyeda2kicad:RES-ADJ-SMD_3313J-1R20, R23
251Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR26, R30
251ΩResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR31, R32
262Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR25, R29
27.5uHInductor_SMD:L_0805_2012MetricL1_HP2, L2_HP2
2707.4pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC3_1_10_5B1, C3_1_10_5B2
2BPW_34_S-Zdigikey-footprints:LED_2-SMD_Gull_Wing_4.4x3.85mmPV1_PR1, PV1_PRH1
2BSD235CPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-363_SC-70-6Q1_FET1, Q1_FET2
2Conn_01x01_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2_LAS1, J2_LAS2
2OPA320AIDBVReasyeda2kicad:SOT-23-5_L3.0-W1.7-P0.95-LS2.8-BRU1_PR1, U1_PRH1
2PJ-320Beasyeda2kicad:AUDIO-SMD_PJ-320BJ12, J13
2ZTS6117Heasyeda2kicad:MIC-SMD_4P-L2.8-W1.9-P1.84-TL_ZTS6117U1_MIC1, U1_MIC2
11Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR17
110Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR15
1100k R_PotentiometerPotentiometer_SMD:Potentiometer_Bourns_3314J_VerticalRV1_VARB1
110MResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR3_PRH1
112MHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_3225-4Pin_3.2x2.5mmY1
11KResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR5
11MResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1
12.49kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR28
1249Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR27
127MHzeasyeda2kicad:OSC-SMD_4P-L3.2-W2.5-BLX1_SI5351AB1
12nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC2_HP2
13.3kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1_CCV1
13362P-1-101LFeasyeda2kicad:RES-ADJ-TH_3362P-1-104LFVR1_CCV1
133pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC2_HP1
133uHInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608MetricL1_HA1

The 439 most common of 467 parts.

Questions

How big is the Rf switchboard PCB?

It measures 100 × 174.6 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.56 mm thick.

What parts does the Rf switchboard use?

467 parts, built around the PE4140B-Z, FM8625H, LM4562NA and SN74CBT3253D. 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 Rf switchboard KiCad files?

From the Erhannis/rf_switchboard repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is rf_switchboard.kicad_pcb and its schematic 1_10_5x_butter.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Rf switchboard design in my own project?

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

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