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4 layersQuad Controller, the printed circuit board in 3D

Quad Controller

gbalke/quad_hw

PCB Design for Quadcopter Project

Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
50
Nets
75
Pads
179
Tracks, vias
239, 82
Pours
4
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
11 Apr 2019
Updated
15 Jul 2019

Overview

Quad Controller is an open-source printed circuit board by gbalke, from the gbalke/quad_hw repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 4-layer board with 50 parts on 75 nets, routed with 239 tracks and 82 vias.

It is built around the STM32F405RGT6, MC34063AD and LSM6DS3TR-C. Its parts include 15 connectors, 14 capacitors, 9 resistors, 3 ICs and 3 diodes. It belongs with the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

3

Parts

50
QtyValueFootprintReferences
8100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC2, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, C13
41kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR3, R4, R5, R6
22.2uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC4, C5
10.33Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR7
1100uFCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_5x5.3C1
11N5819Diode_THT:D_DO-41_SOD81_P10.16mm_HorizontalD3
120kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR2
1220uHInductor_SMD:L_Bourns_SRN6045TAL1
12kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR8
13.3kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR10
14.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC6
1470pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC3
1470uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC14
156kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1
1Bat_ConnectTerminalBlock:TerminalBlock_bornier-2_P5.08mmJ1
1Conn_01x04_FemaleConnector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53047-0410_1x04_P1.25mm_VerticalJ14
1Conn_02x05_Odd_EvenTag-Connect:TC2030-NL_SMALLJ15
1LEDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD2
1LED_ARGBLED_SMD:LED_RGB_1210D1
1LSM6DS3TRdigikey-footprints:LGA-14L_2.5x3mm__LSM6DS3U3
1M1_DriveConnector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53047-0210_1x02_P1.25mm_VerticalJ10
1M1_GNDPads:SolderWirePad_single_SMD_3x6mmJ3
1M1_VBPads:SolderWirePad_single_SMD_3x6mmJ2
1M2_DriveConnector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53047-0210_1x02_P1.25mm_VerticalJ11
1M2_GNDPads:SolderWirePad_single_SMD_3x6mmJ5
1M2_VBPads:SolderWirePad_single_SMD_3x6mmJ4
1M3_DriveConnector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53047-0210_1x02_P1.25mm_VerticalJ12
1M3_GNDPads:SolderWirePad_single_SMD_3x6mmJ7
1M3_VBPads:SolderWirePad_single_SMD_3x6mmJ6
1M4_DriveConnector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53047-0210_1x02_P1.25mm_VerticalJ13
1M4_GNDPads:SolderWirePad_single_SMD_3x6mmJ9
1M4_VBPads:SolderWirePad_single_SMD_3x6mmJ8
1MC34063ADPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU1
1STM32F405RGT6digikey-footprints:LQFP-64_10x10mmU2
1SW_PushButton_Switch_SMD:SW_SPST_B3U-1000PSW1

The 46 most common of 50 parts.

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Questions

What parts does the Quad Controller use?

50 parts, built around the STM32F405RGT6, MC34063AD and LSM6DS3TR-C. 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 Quad Controller KiCad files?

From the gbalke/quad_hw repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Quad_Controller.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Quad Controller 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).