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4 layers36.8 × 38.1 mmCm4 ipad display adapter, the printed circuit board in 3D

Cm4 ipad display adapter

EvanKrall/pipad60

A PCB for putting a Raspberry Pi CM4 inside a 1st-generation iPad.

Size
36.8 × 38.1 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
0.81 mm
Parts
29
Nets
80
Pads
241
Tracks, vias
752, 38
Pours
4
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20210126)
Created
5 Apr 2021
Updated
17 Sep 2023

Overview

Cm4 ipad display adapter is an open-source printed circuit board by EvanKrall, from the EvanKrall/pipad repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 36.8 × 38.1 mm with 29 parts on 80 nets, routed with 752 tracks and 38 vias.

It is built around the SN65DSI83TPAPRQ1 and MIC5504-1.8YM5-TR. Its parts include 15 capacitors, 5 resistors, 4 connectors, 3 ICs and 1 diode. It belongs with the computers and single-board computers and lEDs and displays boards and the Raspberry Pi (Linux) boards of this library.

Main components

2

README

README.md

Pipad

In this project, I am building a replacement logic board around a Raspberry Pi CM4.

I have a project on Hackaday.io and this is the corresponding Github repository.

NOTE: Newest development takes place in cm4 branch

The Mission

The 2010 iPad is completely unsupported, and is almost useless. It will still run old apps, but almost all internet-connected apps are broken. Even browsing the web in Safari is difficult, since iOS 5 has out-of-date TLS CAs.

But still, it's a pretty good piece of hardware in many ways. If we were to replace the logic board, we could still use these parts:

  • Case
  • 25 watt-hour battery
  • capacitive touchscreen digitizer
  • 1024x768 LCD
  • 2x wifi/bluetooth antennas
  • mono speaker
  • TRRS port
  • microphone
  • ambient light sensor
  • four buttons (lock/unlock, volume up, volume down), one switch (rotation)
  • The wifi/BT module
  • 30-pin connector

Other repos connected to this

Parts

29
QtyValueFootprintReferences
10100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.74x0.62mm_HandSolderC2, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C11, C12, C13
21uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.74x0.62mm_HandSolderC14, C15
10.47uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.74x0.62mm_HandSolderC16
11.3MResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.72x0.64mm_HandSolderR3
110kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.72x0.64mm_HandSolderR1
110uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.74x0.62mm_HandSolderC1
1143kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.72x0.64mm_HandSolderR5
11MResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.72x0.64mm_HandSolderR4
14.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.74x0.62mm_HandSolderC17
14.7uHInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderL1
153.6kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.72x0.64mm_HandSolderR2
1Conn_01x02_FemaleConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ4
1Conn_01x04_FemaleConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ5
1Conn_01x22_FemaleConnector_FFC-FPC:Hirose_FH12-22S-0.5SH_1x22-1MP_P0.50mm_HorizontalJ1
1Conn_01x34_Femalefootprints:20474-030E-11J3
1D_Schottkyfootprints:PMEG4010EPK_315D1
1MIC5504-1.8YM5Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U2
1SN65DSI83TPAPRQ1footprints:SN65DSI83TPAPRQ1U1
1TPS61176RTERfootprints:TPS61176RTERU3

Questions

How big is the Cm4 ipad display adapter PCB?

It measures 36.8 × 38.1 mm and has 4 copper layers, 0.81 mm thick.

What parts does the Cm4 ipad display adapter use?

29 parts, built around the SN65DSI83TPAPRQ1 and MIC5504-1.8YM5-TR. 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 Cm4 ipad display adapter KiCad files?

From the EvanKrall/pipad repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is cm4_ipad_display_adapter.kicad_pcb and its schematic als.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Cm4 ipad display adapter design in my own project?

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

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