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2 layers320.7 × 138.4 mmMega65-kbd, the printed circuit board in 3D

PCB Design for MEGA65 Keyboard MK-II

Size
320.7 × 138.4 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
110
Nets
275
Pads
900
Tracks, vias
1,236, 213
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
29 Oct 2022
Updated
29 Oct 2022

Overview

Mega65-kbd is an open-source printed circuit board by gardners, from the gardners/mega65-kbd-pcb repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 320.7 × 138.4 mm with 110 parts on 275 nets, routed with 1,236 tracks and 213 vias.

Its parts include 79 ICs, 14 resistors, 4 diodes and 2 connectors.

Parts

110
QtyValueFootprintReferences
1213000Project-LEDs:Labeled ResistorR1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12
6TCA9555DBRPackage_SO:SSOP-24_5.3x8.2mm_P0.65mmU1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U6
5MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3H1, H2, H3, H4, H5
4LED_ARGB00Project-LEDs:Wuerth-RGB-LED-156120M173000D1, D2, D3, D4
233000Project-LEDs:Labeled ResistorR13, R14
1Conn_01x04_MaleConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
1Conn_02x05_Odd_EvenConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x05_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2
1KEY_*00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU43
1KEY_+00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU34
1KEY_-00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU44
1KEY_000Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU24
1KEY_100Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU14
1KEY_200Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU21
1KEY_300Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU31
1KEY_400Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU39
1KEY_500Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU48
1KEY_600Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU56
1KEY_700Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU65
1KEY_800Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU73
1KEY_900Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU79
1KEY_:00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU26
1KEY_;00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU35
1KEY_<00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU80
1KEY_=00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU45
1KEY_>00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU18
1KEY_?00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU27
1KEY_@00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU33
1KEY_A00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU19
1KEY_ALT00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU23
1KEY_B00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU58
1KEY_C00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU40
1KEY_CAPSLOCK00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU36
1KEY_CTRL00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU9
1KEY_D00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU38
1KEY_DEL00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU70
1KEY_DOWN00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU41
1KEY_E00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU29
1KEY_ESC00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU17
1KEY_F00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU47
1KEY_F100Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU59
1KEY_F1100Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU69
1KEY_F1300Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU76
1KEY_F300Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU68
1KEY_F500Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU75
1KEY_F700Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU81
1KEY_F900Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU60
1KEY_G00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU55
1KEY_GBP00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU53
1KEY_H00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU64
1KEY_HELP00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU82
1KEY_HOME00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU61
1KEY_I00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU71
1KEY_J00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU72
1KEY_K00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU78
1KEY_L00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU83
1KEY_LARR00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU10
1KEY_LEFT00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU28
1KEY_LSHIFT00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU16
1KEY_M00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU74
1KEY_MEGA00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU7
1KEY_N00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU66
1KEY_NOSCRL00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU50
1KEY_O00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU77
1KEY_P00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU25
1KEY_Q00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU13
1KEY_R00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU37
1KEY_RESTORE00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU67
1KEY_RETURN00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU62
1KEY_RIGHT00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU52
1KEY_RSHIFT00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU42
1KEY_S00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU30
1KEY_SHIFTLOCK00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU15
1KEY_SPACE00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU12
1KEY_STOP00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU11
1KEY_T00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU46
1KEY_TAB00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU8
1KEY_U00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU63
1KEY_UP00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU51
1KEY_UPARW00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU57
1KEY_V00Project-KeySwitches:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB_LEDU49

The 104 most common of 110 parts.

Questions

How big is the Mega65-kbd PCB?

It measures 320.7 × 138.4 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Mega65-kbd use?

110 parts. 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 Mega65-kbd KiCad files?

From the gardners/mega65-kbd-pcb repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is mega65-kbd.kicad_pcb and its schematic keyswitches.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Mega65-kbd design in my own project?

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

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