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2 layers90 × 65 mmVaer, the printed circuit board in 3D

Vær - Outdoor Weather Observer (Open Hard- & Software project)

Size
90 × 65 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
44
Nets
66
Pads
224
Tracks, vias
366, 55
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
2 Jul 2024
Updated
18 Dec 2024

Overview

Vaer is an open-source printed circuit board by flying7eleven, from the flying7eleven/vaer repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 90 × 65 mm with 44 parts on 66 nets, routed with 366 tracks and 55 vias.

It is built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8, BME280 and BQ24073RGTR, with the USB6B1, 156120BS75300 and 156120GS75300 among its other parts. Its parts include 9 resistors, 7 capacitors, 5 ICs, 4 connectors and 3 diodes. It belongs with the ESP32 boards of this library.

Main components

6

README

README.md

Vær

Build status GitHub OSS Lifecycle

Vær (Norwegian for weather) is a combination of a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) as well as the corresponding firmware for it for measuring the current weather conditions. The whole project is a low-power-optimized and can be used with a small solar panel for increased battery life.

Repository Structure

  • app_backend: The backend which is used by the iOS app to fetch collected weather data
  • board: The PCB design for the project created with KiCad
  • firmware: The firmware for the PCB which does the actual work of collecting the data

Board

Vaer PCB 1.4

Parts

44
QtyValueFootprintReferences
7TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP5, TP6, TP7
4MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_Pad_ViaH1, H2, H3, H4
3120Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.30x1.75mm_HandSolderR2, R5, R9
2100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.33x1.80mm_HandSolderC5, C7
210kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.30x1.75mm_HandSolderR1, R8
210uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.33x1.80mm_HandSolderC2, C3
21uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.33x1.80mm_HandSolderC1, C4
25k1Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.30x1.75mm_HandSolderR6, R7
2Conn_01x03_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1, J4
1105450-0101USB-C:MOLEX_105450-0101J3
11k13Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.30x1.75mm_HandSolderR4
11k18Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.30x1.75mm_HandSolderR3
14.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.33x1.80mm_HandSolderC6
1BME280Package_LGA:Bosch_LGA-8_2.5x2.5mm_P0.65mm_ClockwisePinNumberingU5
1BQ24073RGTPackage_DFN_QFN:VQFN-16-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP1.6x1.6mmU4
1Battery_CellBattery:BatteryHolder_Keystone_1042_1x18650BT1
1Conn_01x04_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2
1ESP32-S3-WROOM-1Espressif:ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U3
1Flash modeButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mmSW_FLASH1
1LED_BLUE_PWRLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderD1
1LED_GREENLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderD3
1LED_YELLOWLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderD2
1NCP1117-3.3_SOT223Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U2
1ResetButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mmSW_RESET1
1USB6B1Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU1

The 42 most common of 44 parts.

Questions

How big is the Vaer PCB?

It measures 90 × 65 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Vaer use?

44 parts, built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8, BME280, BQ24073RGTR and USB6B1. 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 Vaer KiCad files?

From the flying7eleven/vaer repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is board/Vaer.kicad_pcb and its schematic board/Vaer.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Vaer 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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