2 layers100 × 100 mm
2 layers84 × 60 mm
Hardware repository for the FORT system
- Size
- 84 × 60 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 143
- Nets
- 96
- Pads
- 386
- Tracks, vias
- 784, 109
- Pours
- 10
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
- Created
- 8 Jul 2019
- Updated
- 22 May 2026
Overview
Helios is an open-source printed circuit board by formicidae-tracker, from the formicidae-tracker/hardware repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 84 × 60 mm with 143 parts on 96 nets, routed with 784 tracks and 109 vias.
It is built around the RP2040, THVD8010DDF and TCAN3414D, with the LMR36506R3RPER, W25Q16JVUXIQ and SN74LVC1G17DBVR among its other parts. Its parts include 35 capacitors, 19 resistors, 15 connectors, 13 diodes and 12 ICs. It belongs with the RP2040 boards of this library.
Main components
12
RP2040
LQFN-56(7x7)12bit 133MHz 30 LQFN-56(7x7) Microcontrollers (MCU/MPU/SOC) ROHSRaspberry PiMicrocontrollers (MCU/MPU/SOC)
THVD8010DDF
TSOT-23-8-40℃~+125℃ 1 1 30Kbps 3V~5.5V 6mA Half-Duplex Transceiver ±16kV TSOT-23-8 RS-485 / RS-422 ICs ROHSTexas InstrumentsRS-485 / RS-422 ICs
TCAN3414D
SOIC-8-40℃~+125℃ 1 17uA 3V~3.6V 42mA 5Mbps CAN FD Transceiver SOIC-8 CAN Transceivers ROHSTexas InstrumentsCAN Transceivers
LMR36506R3RPER
VQFN-9-HR(2x2)-40℃~+150℃@(TJ) 1 2.2MHz 3.3V 3V~65V 4uA 600mA Buck Built-in Fixed Operating status indication、Cycle-by-cycle current limiting、Built-in LDO regulator Step-down type Yes VQFN-9-HR(2x2) DC-DC Converters ROHSTexas InstrumentsDC-DC Converters
W25Q16JVUXIQ
USON-8-EP(2x3)-40℃~+85℃ 100,000 cycles 10uA 133MHz 16Mbit 2.7V~3.6V 20 Years 3ms SPI USON-8-EP(2x3) NOR FLASH ROHSWinbond ElecNOR FLASH
SN74LVC1G17DBVR
SOT-23-5-40℃~+125℃ 1 1 1.2V、1.9V、2.3V、2.4V 1.65V~5.5V 100mV、300mV、400mV、550mV 10uA 32mA 32mA 74LVC 8.3ns@5V,50pF SOT-23-5 Logic Gates ROHSTECH PUBLICLogic Gates
LTV-827S
SMD-8P-30℃~+100℃ 1.2V 100mV@20mA,1mA 2 200mW 35V 3us 4us 50% 50mA 50mA 5kV 600% 6V DC Phototransistor SMD-8P Transistor, Photovoltaic Output Optoisolators ROHSLite-OnTransistor, Photovoltaic Output Optoisolators
C1206F184K1RACAUTO
1206100V 180nF X7R ±10% 1206 Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors MLCC - SMD/SMT ROHSKEMETMultilayer Ceramic Capacitors MLCC - SMD/SMT
SRN8040TA-331M
SMD,8x8mm330uH 700mA 750mA 850mΩ ±20% SMD,8x8mm Power Inductors ROHSBournsPower Inductors
CDSOT23-SM712
SOT-23-55℃~+125℃ 13.3V 150W 15V、25V 500nA 75pF 7A 7V、12V Bidirectional ESD IEC 61000-4-2、IEC 61000-4-5、IEC 61000-4-4 SOT-23 ESD and Surge Protection (TVS/ESD) ROHSGOODWORKESD And Surge Protection (TVS/ESD)
S2B-XH-A
弯插,P=2.5mm-25℃~+85℃ 1 11.5mm 1x2P 2 2.5mm 250V 2P 3A 6.1mm 7.4mm Brass K Pin PA66 Right Angle Tin UL94V-0 White XH 弯插,P=2.5mm Wire To Board Connector ROHSJSTWire To Board Connector
SMAJ51CA
DO-214AC(SMA)-65℃~+150℃ 1uA 4.9A@10/1000us 400W@10/1000us 51V 62.7V 82.4V Bidirectional IEC 61000-4-2、IEC 61000-4-4 TVS DO-214AC(SMA) ESD and Surge Protection (TVS/ESD) ROHSLittelfuseESD And Surge Protection (TVS/ESD)
README
README.mdFORmicidae Tracker (FORT) : Hardware Blueprints and Firmware
The FORmicidae Tracker (FORT) is an advanced online tracking system designed specifically for studying social insects, particularly ants and bees, FORT utilizes fiducial markers for extended individual tracking. Its key features include real-time online tracking and a modular design architecture that supports distributed processing. The project's current repositories encompass comprehensive hardware blueprints, technical documentation, and associated firmware and software for online tracking and offline data analysis.
This repository holds electronic blueprints and firmware source code of the formicidae-tracker project.
Licenses
Files in this repository are licensed under either one of the two following licenses:
- Files under the
ecadfolder, unless specified otherly, are licensed under CERN OSHL v1.2. - All other files, unless specified otherly, are licensed under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later.
Parts
143| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 100n | Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric | C4, C5, C10, C11, C12, C13, C15, C17, C19, C22, C25, C28, C31, C33, C34, C35 +3 |
| 13 | 5019 | TestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5019_Minature | TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP5, TP6, TP7, TP8, TP9, TP10, TP11, TP12, TP13 |
| 8 | 180n | Capacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric | C20, C21, C23, C24, C26, C27, C29, C30 |
| 8 | 330u | fort:L_Bourns-SRN8040_8x8.15mm | L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9 |
| 5 | 120 | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R6, R8, R10, R12, R13 |
| 5 | Phoenix MCV_1,5 | Connector_Phoenix_MC:PhoenixContact_MCV_1,5_2-G-3.5_1x02_P3.50mm_Vertical | J11, J12, J13, J14, J15 |
| 4 | 47k | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R5, R7, R9, R11 |
| 4 | CDSOT23-SM712 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23 | D1, D2, D3, D4 |
| 4 | JST XH | Connector_JST:JST_XH_S2B-XH-A_1x02_P2.50mm_Horizontal | J4, J5, J6, J7 |
| 4 | SMAJ51CA | Diode_SMD:D_SMA | D9, D10, D11, D12 |
| 4 | THVD8010 | fort:Texas_SOT-23-8-THIN_1.6x2.9m | U4, U5, U6, U7 |
| 3 | 15k | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R1, R18, R19 |
| 3 | 1k | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R2, R14, R16 |
| 3 | 74LVC1G17 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5 | U9, U11, U12 |
| 2 | 15p | Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric | C1, C2 |
| 2 | 180 | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R15, R17 |
| 2 | 2u2 | Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric | C3, C7 |
| 2 | JST PH | fort:JST_PH_B4B-PH-SM4-TB_1x04-1MP_P2.00mm_Vertical | J9, J10 |
| 2 | JST SH | fort:JST_SH_BM03B-SRSS-TB_1x03-1MP_P1.00mm_Vertical | J1, J2 |
| 1 | .100 Header | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | JP2 |
| 1 | .100 Header stackable | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x08_P2.54mm_Vertical | J8 |
| 1 | 1n | Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric | C32 |
| 1 | 1u | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C16 |
| 1 | 2.2u | Capacitor_SMD:C_1210_3225Metric | C14 |
| 1 | 22u | Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric | C18 |
| 1 | 240 | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R4 |
| 1 | 62 | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R3 |
| 1 | 8.2u | fort:L_Wuerth_WE-SPC_4838 | L1 |
| 1 | ABM8-272-T3 | Crystal:Crystal_SMD_3225-4Pin_3.2x2.5mm | Y1 |
| 1 | BAT54J | Diode_SMD:D_SOD-323F | D6 |
| 1 | CDSOT23-T24CAN | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23 | D5 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C7168 | kibuzzard-682C7168 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C7131 | kibuzzard-682C7131 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C7187 | kibuzzard-682C7187 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C72B5 | kibuzzard-682C72B5 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C72D3 | kibuzzard-682C72D3 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C7342 | kibuzzard-682C7342 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C754D | kibuzzard-682C754D |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C7448 | kibuzzard-682C7448 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C7273 | kibuzzard-682C7273 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C7127 | kibuzzard-682C7127 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C7554 | kibuzzard-682C7554 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C7455 | kibuzzard-682C7455 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C7326 | kibuzzard-682C7326 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C7425 | kibuzzard-682C7425 |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C731E | kibuzzard-682C731E |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C728F | kibuzzard-682C728F |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C725A | kibuzzard-682C725A |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C734C | kibuzzard-682C734C |
| 1 | G*** | kibuzzard-682C7346 | kibuzzard-682C7346 |
| 1 | GREEN | LED_SMD:LED_0603_1608Metric | D7 |
| 1 | Jack-DC OD 5.5 IN 2.1 | Connector_BarrelJack:BarrelJack_Horizontal | J3 |
| 1 | LMR36506R3RPER | fort:Texas_VQFN-HR-9_2.1x2.1mm_P0.5mm | U3 |
| 1 | LTV-827S | Package_DIP:SMDIP-8_W9.53mm | U10 |
| 1 | RP2040 | Package_DFN_QFN:QFN-56-1EP_7x7mm_P0.4mm_EP3.2x3.2mm | U2 |
| 1 | SMAJ48CA | Diode_SMD:D_SMA | D13 |
| 1 | TCAN3414 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-8 | U8 |
| 1 | Term | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | JP1 |
| 1 | W25Q16JVUXIQ | fort:Winbond_USON-8-1EP_UX_2x3mm_P0.5mm_EP0.2x1.5mm | U1 |
| 1 | YELLOW | LED_SMD:LED_0603_1608Metric | D8 |
The 138 most common of 143 parts.
Questions
How big is the Helios PCB?
It measures 84 × 60 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Helios use?
143 parts, built around the RP2040, THVD8010DDF, TCAN3414D and LMR36506R3RPER. 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 Helios KiCad files?
From the formicidae-tracker/hardware repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is ecad/helios/helios.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Helios design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask formicidae-tracker before reusing the design.
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