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2 layers65 × 65 mmLed strip controller, the printed circuit board in 3D

Pi Pico/RP2040-based 12V DC LED strip controller

Size
65 × 65 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
21
Nets
49
Pads
137
Tracks, vias
68, 0
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
3 Mar 2023
Updated
15 Jun 2023

Overview

Led strip controller is an open-source printed circuit board by inventor02, from the inventor02/led-strip-controller repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 65 × 65 mm with 21 parts on 49 nets, routed with 68 tracks and 0 vias.

It is built around the L7805, TSOP2438 and IRL520NPBF. Its parts include 4 resistors, 4 connectors, 3 ICs, 3 transistors and 2 capacitors. It belongs with the lEDs and displays boards and the RP2040 boards of this library.

Main components

3

README

README.md

led-strip-controller

The LED Strip Controller is a RP2040 (Pi Pico) based controller for a 12V DC LED strip we had lying around. Instead of spending £20 on a cheap controller, why not spend much more (and countless hours) on making our own absurdly overengineered one!?

Firmware

The firmware, located in firmware is WIP.

Hardware

PCB

The entire controller is based around one PCB available in the hardware/board directory. It is designed using KiCad.

Box

There is a box that can be 3D printed to fit the PCB and its components well. It is in the hardware/box directory, and was designed using FreeCAD.

Parts

21
QtyValueFootprintReferences
310kResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_HorizontalR5, R6, R7
3IRL520NPackage_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_VerticalQ1, Q2, Q3
110uFCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D4.0mm_P2.00mmC1
112V_INConnector_BarrelJack:BarrelJack_Wuerth_6941xx301002J2
11uFCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D4.0mm_P2.00mmC2
1660Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_HorizontalR1
1L7805Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_Horizontal_TabUpU1
1LED_StripConnector_Molex:Molex_MicroClasp_55935-0410_1x04_P2.00mm_HorizontalJ5
1LOGOLOGOG***
1PicoMCU_RaspberryPi_and_Boards:RPi_Pico_SMD_THU2
1SWDConnector_PinHeader_2.00mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.00mm_VerticalJ3
1TSOP2438OptoDevice:Vishay_MOLD-3PinU3
1UARTConnector_PinHeader_2.00mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.00mm_VerticalJ4

The 17 most common of 21 parts.

Questions

How big is the Led strip controller PCB?

It measures 65 × 65 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Led strip controller use?

21 parts, built around the L7805, TSOP2438 and IRL520NPBF. 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 Led strip controller KiCad files?

From the inventor02/led-strip-controller repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/board/led_strip_controller.kicad_pcb and its schematic hardware/board/led_strip_controller.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Led strip controller design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask inventor02 before reusing the design.

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