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4 layers90 × 90 mmFlightComputer, the printed circuit board in 3D

CubeSat Flight Computer and Radio - EE175 Senior Design F22

Size
90 × 90 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
4.69 mm
Parts
83
Nets
143
Pads
481
Tracks, vias
1,313, 166
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
25 Sep 2022
Updated
21 Mar 2023

Overview

FlightComputer is an open-source printed circuit board by jbrown3859, from the jbrown3859/EE175-SeniorDesign repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 90 × 90 mm with 83 parts on 143 nets, routed with 1,313 tracks and 166 vias.

It is built around the STM32F103VCT6, SN74LVC2G04DCKR and USBLC6-2SC6, with the ABM3B-8.000MHZ-10-1-U-T and L77TSAH15SOL2RM8 among its other parts. Its parts include 24 capacitors, 16 resistors, 12 connectors, 7 ICs and 3 inductors. It belongs with the radio and wireless and sensors and measurement boards and the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

5

README

README.md

EE175-SeniorDesign

Joey Brown, jbrow123 at ucr dot edu
Merrick Slane, mslan002 at ucr dot edu
Vincent Le, vle059 at ucr dot edu

Google Drive with more material

Flight Computer Board Rev0.1

Radio Board

System Diagram

FLowcharts

Parts

83
QtyValueFootprintReferences
8100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC3, C9, C16, C18, C19, C20, C21, C22
54k7Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR8, R9, R12, R13, R14
410nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC4, C8, C13, C17
422nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC1, C2, C10, C11
4Conn_01x20_MaleConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x20_P2.54mm_VerticalJ8, J9, J10, J11
4MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_4.3mm_M4_Pad_ViaH1, H2, H3, H4
31uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC7, C12, C15
3LM75AD,118Package_SO:SOIC-8-1EP_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm_EP2.29x3mm_ThermalViasIC2, IC3, IC4
210pCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC23, C24
210uCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.33x1.80mm_HandSolderC5, C6
220Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR15, R16
222.1kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR2, R6
10Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR11
110kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR7
1124kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR1
1133kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR4
1162kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR3
11kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR10
12.2uInductor_SMD:L_1812_4532Metric_Pad1.30x3.40mm_HandSolderL2
13.3uInductor_SMD:L_1812_4532Metric_Pad1.30x3.40mm_HandSolderL1
139nInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderL3
13V3TestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP4
14u7Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC14
15VTestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP1
173.2kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR5
1ABM3B-8.000MHZ-10-1-U-TCrystal:Crystal_SMD_Abracon_ABM3B-4Pin_5.0x3.2mmY1
1Boot Mode Select HeadersConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ12
1CS1TestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP8
1CS2TestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP9
1CameraConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x08_P2.54mm_VerticalJ7
1EN1TestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP2
1EN2TestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP3
1GNDTestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP14
1GNDATestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP15
1I2C1_SCLTestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP10
1I2C1_SDATestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP11
1I2C2_SCLTestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP12
1I2C2_SDATestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP13
1IMUConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x05_P2.54mm_VerticalJ4
1L77TSAH15SOL2RM8Connector_Dsub:DSUB-15_Female_Vertical_P2.77x2.84mm_MountingHolesJ5
1MagConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x09_P2.54mm_VerticalJ6
1RedLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderD1
1SN74LVC2G04DCKRPackage_SON:WSON-6_1.5x1.5mm_P0.5mmU1
1SPI1_MISOTestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP6
1SPI1_MOSITestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP7
1SPI1_SCKTestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5015_Micro-MinatureTP5
1STM32F103VCT6Package_QFP:LQFP-100_14x14mm_P0.5mmU2
1SWDConnector_PinSocket_1.27mm:PinSocket_2x05_P1.27mm_Vertical_SMDJ2
1Screw_Terminal_01x02TerminalBlock_Altech:Altech_AK300_1x02_P5.00mm_45-DegreeJ1
1TPS54295PWPRPackage_SO:HTSSOP-16-1EP_4.4x5mm_P0.65mm_EP3.4x5mm_Mask2.46x2.31mm_ThermalViasIC1
1USBLC6-2SC6Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U3
1USB_B_MicroConnector_USB:USB_Micro-B_Molex_47346-0001J3

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Questions

How big is the FlightComputer PCB?

It measures 90 × 90 mm and has 4 copper layers, 4.69 mm thick.

What parts does the FlightComputer use?

83 parts, built around the STM32F103VCT6, SN74LVC2G04DCKR, USBLC6-2SC6 and ABM3B-8.000MHZ-10-1-U-T. 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 FlightComputer KiCad files?

From the jbrown3859/EE175-SeniorDesign repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/FlightComputer/FlightComputer.kicad_pcb and its schematic hardware/FlightComputer/FlightComputer.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the FlightComputer design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask jbrown3859 before reusing the design.