

Plaid
12x4 ortholinear usb keyboard made by Through Hole components ONLY.
- Size
- 228 × 98 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 139
- Nets
- 80
- Pads
- 450
- Tracks, vias
- 763, 97
- Pours
- 410
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
- Created
- 12 Dec 2018
- Updated
- 13 Dec 2020
Overview
Plaid is an open-source printed circuit board by hsgw, from the hsgw/plaid repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 228 × 98 mm with 139 parts on 80 nets, routed with 763 tracks and 97 vias.
It is built around the ATMEGA328-PU. Its parts include 52 diodes, 51 switches, 8 resistors, 5 capacitors and 5 connectors. It belongs with the keyboards and input boards and the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.
Main components
1README
README.mdPlaid

The 4x12 ortholinear keyboard kit made by through hole components only.
Atmega328p with VUSB on QMK firmware.
Parts
139| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 1N4148 | dm9_rc:D_DO-35_SOD27_P5.08mm_Horizontal | D1, D2, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D17, D18, D19, D20, D21, D22, D23 +32 |
| 48 | SW_Push | SMKJP:SW_Cherry_MX1A_1.00u_PCB | SW1, SW2, SW10, SW11, SW12, SW13, SW14, SW15, SW16, SW17, SW18, SW19, SW20, SW21, SW22, SW23 +32 |
| 10 | M2 | Mounting_Holes:MountingHole_2.2mm_M2_Pad | H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8, H9, H10 |
| 3 | 1.5k | Resistors_THT:R_Axial_DIN0204_L3.6mm_D1.6mm_P5.08mm_Horizontal | R1, R7, R8 |
| 2 | 100n | Capacitors_THT:C_Disc_D4.3mm_W1.9mm_P5.00mm | C4, C5 |
| 2 | 20p | Capacitors_THT:C_Disc_D3.0mm_W1.6mm_P2.50mm | C1, C2 |
| 2 | 3.6V | dm9_rc:D_DO-35_SOD27_P5.08mm_Horizontal | D49, D50 |
| 2 | 75R | Resistors_THT:R_Axial_DIN0204_L3.6mm_D1.6mm_P5.08mm_Horizontal | R2, R3 |
| 2 | GS2 | Connectors:GS2 | J4, J5 |
| 2 | I2C | Resistors_THT:R_Axial_DIN0204_L3.6mm_D1.6mm_P5.08mm_Horizontal | R5, R6 |
| 1 | 100mA | dm9_miscs:polyfuse_5.1mm | F1 |
| 1 | 10k | Resistors_THT:R_Axial_DIN0204_L3.6mm_D1.6mm_P5.08mm_Horizontal | R4 |
| 1 | 10u | Capacitors_THT:CP_Radial_D4.0mm_P1.50mm | C3 |
| 1 | 16MHz | Crystals:Crystal_HC49-4H_Vertical | Y1 |
| 1 | ATMEGA328-PU | Housings_DIP:DIP-28_W7.62mm | U1 |
| 1 | AVR_ISP_6 | Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_2x03_Pitch2.54mm | J2 |
| 1 | BOOT | Buttons_Switches_THT:SW_PUSH_6mm | SW51 |
| 1 | Conn_01x04 | Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x04_Pitch2.54mm | J3 |
| 1 | GREEN | LEDs:LED_D3.0mm | LED2 |
| 1 | LOGO | plaid_silk:plaid_katakana | G*** |
| 1 | LOGO | plaid_silk:plaid_silk | G*** |
| 1 | LOGO | dm9_silks:logo_dm9_15mm | G*** |
| 1 | LOGO | dm9_silks:logo_hsgw_7_5mm | G*** |
| 1 | RED | LEDs:LED_D3.0mm | LED1 |
| 1 | RESET | Buttons_Switches_THT:SW_PUSH_6mm | SW50 |
| 1 | SW_Push | SMKJP:SW_Cherry_MX1A_2.0U_PCB_universal_center | SW49 |
| 1 | USB_OTG | dm9_conn:USB_MINIB_Akizuki_MUSB-5BF01AS | J1 |
The 138 most common of 139 parts.
Questions
How big is the Plaid PCB?
It measures 228 × 98 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Plaid use?
139 parts, built around the ATMEGA328-PU. 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 Plaid KiCad files?
From the hsgw/plaid repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/plaid.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Plaid 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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