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2 layers39 × 25.5 mmSpad passive, the printed circuit board in 3D

; Assumes: ; - Pin 2 - 4,5 = pulse input ; - Pin 0 - 2,3 = gate/control pin ; - pin base in C must include both

Size
39 × 25.5 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
14
Nets
12
Pads
35
Tracks, vias
33, 0
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
Created
8 Apr 2026
Updated
30 Jun 2026

Overview

Spad passive is an open-source printed circuit board by irina-b-dev, from the irina-b-dev/custom_spad repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 39 × 25.5 mm with 14 parts on 12 nets, routed with 33 tracks and 0 vias.

It is built around the LT1711IMS8#PBF, MTAPD-06-013 and CRT0402-BY-4992GLF, with the TNPW08051M00BEEN, 3296W-1-204LF and MKP1847510254K2 among its other parts. Its parts include 6 resistors, 4 connectors, 2 ICs and 1 capacitor.

Main components

6

README

README.md

Custom Single Photon Avalanche Detection system with integrated coincidence logic

Overview

BOM

Minimal working

alt text

bom_interactive

BOM in test

APD

NameLinkPriceQtyDescriptionCodeCheck
APDhttps://ro.mouser.com/ProductDetail/193-MTAPD-06-00137,21 €2Peak Wavelength: 800nm193-MTAPD-06-001[x]

Voltage Booster + Filter

--- ---
Ref.Mfg.Part No.Description
R----resistor100K
C3----capacitor1µF
YH11068Abooster

Quenching + Comparator

--- ---For SPAD
Ref.Mfg.Part No.Description
APD--DAPDdiode
C1----capacitor33µF2.7V
C2----capacitor1µF
C3----capacitor1µF
C4----capacitor1µF
C5----capacitor100nF
C6----capacitor10nF
C7----capacitor100nF
C8----capacitor100nF
Cj----capacitor1pF1KV
Cn----capacitor10nF
D1OnSemi1N5818diode
D2OnSemi1N5819diode
D3VishayBAT54diode
D4RohmBAS21HYdiode
D5RohmBAS21HYdiode
L1----inductor33µH1.35A pk
M1International RectifierIRF7832MOSFET
M2SiliconixSi7336ADPMOSFET
maboi----resistor1M
R1----resistor1M1.00%0.1W
R2----resistor100K
R3----resistor49.9K
R4----resistor6.8K
R5----resistor20K
R6----resistor300
R7----resistor1K
R8----resistor1.9K
R9----resistor6K
R10----resistor500K
R11----resistor1K
R13----resistor150K
Rbias----resistor14K
Rbias1----resistor10K
Rdivider----resistor140K
Rdrain----resistor90K
Re0----resistor10
Ri----resistor200K
Rth----resistor1M
U1Analog DevicesLT1172integrated circuit
U2Analog DevicesLT1711integrated circuit
U3Analog DevicesAD8605integrated circuit
RP_PicoRasberry Pi PicoMCU

PIO snippet for detection

asm
.program detect_pulse

; Assumes:
; - Pin 2 - 4,5 = pulse input
; - Pin  0 - 2,3 = gate/control pin
; - pin base in C must include both

start:
    wait 1 pin 2           ; Wait for rising edge on pulse input
    ;wait 1 pin 0
    jmp pin do_push                       ;jmp pin do_push     ; 
    jmp do_push     ;jmp start              ; Otherwise, skip

do_push:
    in x, 32               ; 
    push block
    jmp start

Note

This project is part of a bigger project

Parts

14
QtyValueFootprintReferences
402-0600-20MyMegaLib:HDRV2W56P0X254_1X2_508X254X571PJ1, J7_out_comp1, J12_in_3v3, R_bleeder1
3CRT0402-BY-4992GLFMyMegaLib:RESC1005X35NR1, R2, R6
3TNPW08051M00BEENMyMegaLib:RESC2012X55NR3, R4, R5
13296W-1-204LFMyMegaLib:3296W1503LFtrim_pquench1
1LT1711IMS8#PBFMyMegaLib:SOP65P490X110-8NIC1
1MKP1847510254K2MyMegaLib:MKP1847510254K2C1_low_pass1
1MTAPD-06-013MyMegaLib:MTAPD06013U1

Questions

How big is the Spad passive PCB?

It measures 39 × 25.5 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Spad passive use?

14 parts, built around the LT1711IMS8#PBF, MTAPD-06-013, CRT0402-BY-4992GLF and TNPW08051M00BEEN. 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 Spad passive KiCad files?

From the irina-b-dev/custom_spad repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is kicad/spad_passive.kicad_pcb and its schematic kicad/spad_passive.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Spad passive design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the GPL-2.0 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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