

MAX6951-breakout
Breakout board for MAX6951/6951 5- and 8-digit LED display drivers
- Size
- 18.9 × 18.9 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 8
- Nets
- 16
- Pads
- 45
- Tracks, vias
- 53, 6
- Pours
- 4
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
- Created
- 8 Feb 2021
- Updated
- 22 Jan 2023
Overview
MAX6951-breakout is an open-source printed circuit board by jedp, from the jedp/MAX6951-breakout repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 18.9 × 18.9 mm with 8 parts on 16 nets, routed with 53 tracks and 6 vias.
Its parts include 3 capacitors, 2 connectors and 1 resistor. It belongs with the interfaces and adapters and lEDs and displays boards of this library.
README
README.mdMAX6950/6951 Breakout
5- and 8-digit LED display drivers
A board for mounting MAX6950 and MAX6951 LED display drivers.
Note that this chip has a thermal relief slug on the underside.

Parts
8| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Conn_01x07_Female | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x07_P2.54mm_Vertical | J1, J2 |
| 1 | 0.1u | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C2 |
| 1 | 22u | Capacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_4x3 | C1 |
| 1 | 27pF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C3 |
| 1 | 56k | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R1 |
| 1 | LOGO | LOGO | G*** |
| 1 | MAX6951_ThermalVias | Package_SO:MAX6951_ThermalVias | MAX6951 |
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Questions
How big is the MAX6951-breakout PCB?
It measures 18.9 × 18.9 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the MAX6951-breakout use?
8 parts. 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 MAX6951-breakout KiCad files?
From the jedp/MAX6951-breakout repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is layout/MAX6951-breakout.kicad_pcb and its schematic layout/MAX6951-breakout.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the MAX6951-breakout design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask jedp before reusing the design.