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4 layers54.6 × 86.4 mmCom4bbb, the printed circuit board in 3D

RS485 / WiFi cape for Beaglebone black

Size
54.6 × 86.4 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
72
Nets
153
Pads
356
Tracks, vias
460, 78
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
14 Jun 2021
Updated
7 Dec 2025

Overview

Com4bbb is an open-source printed circuit board by eurovibes, from the eurovibes/com4bbb repository on GitHub, published under the CERN-OHL-S-2.0 licence. It is a 4-layer board of 54.6 × 86.4 mm with 72 parts on 153 nets, routed with 460 tracks and 78 vias.

It is built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8, R-78K5.0-0.5 and RS485, with the AT24C512C-SSHD-T, ATECC608A-MAHDA-S and DS3231MZ/V+ among its other parts. Its parts include 21 resistors, 16 diodes, 9 connectors, 7 ICs and 4 capacitors. It belongs with the radio and wireless and interfaces and adapters boards and the ESP32 boards of this library.

Main components

11

README

README.md

KiCad CI/CD for com4bbb Beaglebon Black Cape License GitHub Release com4bbb logo

com4bbb - A RS485 / WiFi cape for Beaglebone Black

The Beaglobone Black is a TI Sitara AM3359 ARM Cortex-A8 CPU based evaluation board with two 40pin 100mil pinsockets. These pinsockets can be used for additional functionality boards called capes. The com4bbb cape enhance the Beaglebone Black by a ESP32 based WiFi module and a RS485 tranceiver.

License rules

com4bbb is provided under the terms of the CERN-OHL-S license version 2 as provided in the LICENSES/CERN-OHL-S-2.0 file.

Instead of adding license boilerplates to the individual files, com4bbb uses SPDX license identifiers, which are machine parseable and considered legaly equivalent.

The SPDX license identifier in com4bbb shall be added at the first possible line in a file which can contain a comment. This is normally the first line except for scripts. Scripts require the #!PATH_TO_INTERPRETER tag in the first line; place the SPDX identifier into the second line.

The SPDX license identifier is added in form of a comment.

Copyright and License

Copyright Benedikt Spranger 2021. This source describes Open Hardware and is licensed under the CERNOHL-S v2. You may redistribute and modify this source and make products using it under the terms of the CERN-OHL-S v2 (https://ohwr.org/cern ohl s v2.txt ). This source is distributed WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Please see the CERN-OHL-S v2 for applicable conditions. Source location: https://github.com/eurovibes/com4bbb As per CERN-OHL-S v2 section 4, should You produce hardware based on this source, You must where practicable maintain the Source Location visible on the external case of the com4bbb or other products you make using this source.

Parts

72
QtyValueFootprintReferences
181kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR101, R102, R103, R104, R105, R106, R107, R108, R109, R110, R111, R112, R113, R114, R115, R116 +2
13LEDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD101, D102, D103, D104, D105, D106, D107, D108, D109, D110, D111, D112, D113
2100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC101, C102
21FCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D8.0mm_P3.50mmC103, C104
2BeagleBone_Black_HeaderConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x23_P2.54mm_VerticalP8, P9
1100Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR119
115Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR118
11N5819WSDiode_SMD:D_SOD-323D115
132kHzTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_1.0x1.0mmTP101
147kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR120
1A0Jumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP103
1A1Jumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP102
1A2Jumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP101
1AO3400APackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q101
1AT24C512C-SSHD-TPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU103
1ATECC608A-MAHDAPackage_DFN_QFN:DFN-8-1EP_3x2mm_P0.5mm_EP1.3x1.5mmU104
1DCF77Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ103
1DS3231MZPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU105
1ESP32-S3-WROOM-1PCM_Espressif:ESP32-S3-WROOM-1UU202
1FerriteBead_SmallInductor_SMD:L_0402_1005MetricFB201
1JTAGConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJP203
1JTAGConnector:Tag-Connect_TC2050-IDC-FP_2x05_P1.27mm_VerticalJ202
1LOGOeurovibes:LOGOG***
1MRA4004T3GDiode_SMD:D_SMAD114
1PPSConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ104
1PPSOUTConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ105
1PWRTerminalBlock_WAGO:TerminalBlock_WAGO_236-402_1x02_P5.00mm_45DegreeJ102
1PWRButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mmSW102
1R-78K5.0-0.5WPMDH1100xx1S:WPMDH1100xx1SU102
1RS485TerminalBlock_WAGO:TerminalBlock_WAGO_236-402_1x02_P5.00mm_45DegreeJ101
1RXJumper:SolderJumper-3_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP202
1ResetButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mmSW101
1SK6812MINI-HS-012LED_SMD:LED_WS2812B-Mini_PLCC4_3.5x3.5mmD201
1SP3485ENPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU101
1TXJumper:SolderJumper-3_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP201
1USBLC6-2SC6Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U201
1USB_B_MicroConnector_USB:USB_Micro-B_Amphenol_10103594-0001LF_HorizontalJ201
1VSPIDJumper:SolderJumper-3_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP205
1VSPIQJumper:SolderJumper-3_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP204
1WPJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP104

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Questions

How big is the Com4bbb PCB?

It measures 54.6 × 86.4 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Com4bbb use?

72 parts, built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8, R-78K5.0-0.5, RS485 and AT24C512C-SSHD-T. 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 Com4bbb KiCad files?

From the eurovibes/com4bbb repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is com4bbb.kicad_pcb and its schematic com4bbb.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Com4bbb design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CERN-OHL-S-2.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).