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4 layers50 × 50 mmDigital load rounded, the printed circuit board in 3D

Digital load rounded

flabou/digital_load3

Digital load circuit made in kicad

Size
50 × 50 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.66 mm
Parts
77
Nets
76
Pads
291
Tracks, vias
402, 64
Pours
121
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
18 Apr 2022
Updated
17 May 2022

Overview

Digital load rounded is an open-source printed circuit board by flabou, from the flabou/digital_load repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 4-layer board of 50 × 50 mm with 77 parts on 76 nets, routed with 402 tracks and 64 vias.

It is built around the PIC18F24K42-I/MV, LM2904BAID and CH340C, with the FT232RL, IRLS640A and SP0503BAHTG among its other parts. Its parts include 29 resistors, 19 capacitors, 8 ICs, 5 connectors and 4 transistors. It belongs with the PIC boards of this library.

Main components

6

README

readme.md

Digital load

This is a digital load circuit, project is WIP. Intended features are:

  • USB type-C connector with USB-2.0 supply (5V 500mA)
  • Oled display to show current setting (and maybe other stuff)
  • Encoder wheel with push-button to change current value
  • Ability to connect several circuit (only one with screen, encoder, and usb supply) which will communicate through I2C and share the load (to reach higher current load)
  • Several sense resistors to increase dynamic range.
  • Maximum current and voltage are to be determined, current will probably be on the order of 1 to 5 amps max, ~1uA min
  • USB serial interface, maybe to control from computer and read measured current points, this would allow to specify curve for the load for instance, if there's a use for it.

Screenshots

Render of the board (top)

Render of the board (perspective)

Parts

77
QtyValueFootprintReferences
1610kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR301, R302, R303, R304, R306, R501, R503, R504, R505, R508, R601, R602, R603, R604, R605, R701
9100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC301, C402, C403, C404, C406, C407, C408, C502, C505
410nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC503, C504, C601, C602
44.7uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC401, C405, C409, C501
4SBJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_TrianglePad1.0x1.5mmJP301, JP302, JP303, JP304
34.7kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR305, R307, R308
3Q_NMOS_GSDPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q502, Q503, Q504
21uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC701, C702
25.1kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1, R2
2Conn_01x10Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x10_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3, J4
2LM2904BAPackage_SO:TSSOP-8_4.4x3mm_P0.65mmU501, U502
2~TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP300, TP301
11Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR510
1100Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR509
110mResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR511
1120kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR703
1200kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR702
1270kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR502
14.7MResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR506
147kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR507
1Adafruit_PiOLED0_Display:PiOLEDU601
1CH340CPackage_SO:SOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mmU402
1Conn_01x02Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_HorizontalJ1
1Conn_PIC_ICSP_ICDConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_VerticalJ301
1DIODEDiode_SMD:D_SOD-323D501
1FT232RLPackage_SO:SSOP-28_5.3x10.2mm_P0.65mmU401
1FerriteBeadInductor_SMD:L_0805_2012MetricFB401
1Heatsink_Pad0_Heatsink:Heatsink_ASSMANN_WSW_V6560WHS501
1IRLS640APackage_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_VerticalQ501
1LM4040DBZ-2.0Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23U301
1LP2951-3.3_SOICPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU701
1PEC11RRotary_Encoder:RotaryEncoder_Alps_EC12E-Switch_Vertical_H20mmSW601
1PIC18F24K42Package_SO:SSOP-28_5.3x10.2mm_P0.65mmU302
1SP0503BAHTGPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-143D1
1Thermistor_NTCResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricTH501
1USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0Connector_USB:USB_C_Receptacle_GCT_USB4085J2

Questions

How big is the Digital load rounded PCB?

It measures 50 × 50 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.66 mm thick.

What parts does the Digital load rounded use?

77 parts, built around the PIC18F24K42-I/MV, LM2904BAID, CH340C and FT232RL. 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 Digital load rounded KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Digital load rounded 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).

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