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2 layers80 × 50 mmSSCosmicRay, the printed circuit board in 3D

Photodiode cosmic ray detector

Size
80 × 50 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
139
Nets
72
Pads
415
Tracks, vias
622, 39
Pours
8
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 3
Created
20 Sep 2013
Updated
28 Nov 2014

Overview

SSCosmicRay is an open-source printed circuit board by ethanharstad, from the ethanharstad/SSCosmicRay repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 80 × 50 mm with 139 parts on 72 nets, routed with 622 tracks and 39 vias.

It is built around the STM32L151C6T6, AOZ1280CI and AD8616ARZ, with the LM2903DT, TPS73133DBV and VBPW34FASR among its other parts. Its parts include 47 capacitors, 40 resistors, 36 diodes, 10 ICs and 2 connectors. It belongs with the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

7

README

README.md

SSCosmicRay

Hackaday Project Log

Cosmic ray detectors are a common physics experiment and frequently flown on balloons to measure the change in cosmic ray flux with altitude. These experiments are typically performed with off the shelf Geiger–Müller tube based detectors. G-M tubes are typically quite expensive and involve high voltages which can become difficult to manage in the near vacuum experienced with high altitude balloons. A reverse biased photodiode can be used in much the same way as a G-M tube but with lower cost, lower voltage, almost no dead time, and the additional benefit of an output voltage proportional to the radiation energy.

Inspired by a Maxim application note.

Parts

139
QtyValueFootprintReferences
32VBPW34FASRDIOC-BPW34RD1, D2, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D19, D20, D21, D22, D23, D24, D25 +16
220.1uFCAPC1608-NC1, C2, C12, C13, C15, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C23, C25, C26, C27, C28, C30 +6
1410kRESC1608-NR5, R7, R11, R12, R14, R15, R16, R17, R28, R30, R34, R35, R42, R43
101000pFCAPC1608-NC3, C5, C6, C10, C11, C29, C31, C32, C36, C37
81MRESC1608-NR1, R2, R9, R10, R24, R25, R32, R33
6100kRESC1608-NR6, R8, R13, R29, R31, R36
5AD8616SOP65P490-8NU1, U2, U3, U6, U7
410MRESC1608-NR3, R4, R26, R27
410uFCAPC2012-NC16, C39, C40, C43
4150RESC1608-NR20, R21, R22, R23
41uFCAPC2012-NC14, C42, C44, C46
4CCAPC1608-NC7, C8, C33, C34
233pFCAPC1608-NC22, C24
2CDBA140SODFL5126-ND35, D36
2LED-DUALLED-DUAL-VERT-300D17, D18
2RRESC1608-NR38, R39
10.01uFCAPC1608-NC41
110uHINDC3225-NL2
115.8kRESC1608-NR41
149.9kRESC1608-NR40
18MHzXTAL-2SMD-60x35X1
1AOZ1280SOT95P280-6NU8
1CONN-9CONN-TE-1734354J2
1EMISHIELD-BMI-S-105SH1
1FERRITEINDC1608-NFB1
1ICSP-CORTEXCONN-TC-2030-NLJ1
1LM2903DTSOP65P490-8NU5
1MAX5026SOT95P280-6NU9
1STM32L151C6T6QFP50P900X900-48NU4
1TPS73133SOT95P280-5NU10

Questions

How big is the SSCosmicRay PCB?

It measures 80 × 50 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the SSCosmicRay use?

139 parts, built around the STM32L151C6T6, AOZ1280CI, AD8616ARZ and LM2903DT. 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 SSCosmicRay KiCad files?

From the ethanharstad/SSCosmicRay repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Hardware/SSCosmicRay.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the SSCosmicRay design in my own project?

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

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