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2 layers28 × 16.7 mmBrio hack, the printed circuit board in 3D

A simple PCB that repairs (and improves!) a circa mid-1990s Brio wooden train electronic light and sound signal crossing. I inherited one. The PCB was completely shot.

Size
28 × 16.7 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
36
Nets
40
Pads
121
Tracks, vias
340, 44
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
27 Jan 2024
Updated
27 Jan 2024

Overview

Brio hack is an open-source printed circuit board by GyrocopterLLC, from the GyrocopterLLC/brio_hack repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 28 × 16.7 mm with 36 parts on 40 nets, routed with 340 tracks and 44 vias.

It is built around the PAM8302AADCR, W25Q32JVZPIQ and PTS810. Its parts include 10 resistors, 9 capacitors, 4 diodes, 4 connectors and 3 ICs. It belongs with the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

3

README

README.md

brio_hack

A simple PCB that repairs (and improves!) a circa mid-1990s Brio wooden train electronic light and sound signal crossing. I inherited one. The PCB was completely shot. So I measured the board, made a Kicad design, had it fabbed and reconnected it to the toy.

Parts

36
QtyValueFootprintReferences
610kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1, R2, R3, R8, R9, R10
41uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC2, C3, C4, C8
4ESD5ZxxDiode_SMD:D_SOD-523D1, D2, D3, D4
3100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC6, C7, C9
2100Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR6, R7
2100kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR4, R5
2TestPoint_SmallLibrary:TestPoint_Pad_D0.8mmTP1, TP2
110kLibrary:TC33X2503ERV1
110uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1
14.7uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC5
1Conn_01x02Connector_PinHeader_1.00mm:PinHeader_1x02_P1.00mm_VerticalJ1
1Conn_01x04Connector_PinHeader_1.00mm:PinHeader_1x04_P1.00mm_VerticalJ2
1JST SHConnector_JST:JST_SH_BM05B-SRSS-TB_1x05-1MP_P1.00mm_VerticalJ4
1PAM8302AADPackage_SO:MSOP-8_3x3mm_P0.65mmU1
1PTS810Button_Switch_SMD:SW_SPST_PTS810SW1
1STM32G071G8UxPackage_DFN_QFN:QFN-28_4x4mm_P0.5mmU2
1SpeakerConnector_PinHeader_1.00mm:PinHeader_1x02_P1.00mm_VerticalJ3
1W25Q32JVZPPackage_SON:WSON-8-1EP_6x5mm_P1.27mm_EP3.4x4.3mmU3

The 34 most common of 36 parts.

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Questions

How big is the Brio hack PCB?

It measures 28 × 16.7 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Brio hack use?

36 parts, built around the PAM8302AADCR, W25Q32JVZPIQ and PTS810. 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 Brio hack KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Brio hack 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).