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2 layers19 × 108.4 mmEars v40, the printed circuit board in 3D

Eurorack modules

Size
19 × 108.4 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
80
Nets
50
Pads
210
Tracks, vias
478, 55
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
8 Mar 2023
Updated
11 Jan 2023

Overview

Ears v40 is an open-source printed circuit board by jonstapleton, from the jonstapleton/mutable_eurorack repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 19 × 108.4 mm with 80 parts on 50 nets, routed with 478 tracks and 55 vias.

It is built around the LM324PW, OPA1641AID and PMEG2010AEB, with the WP710A10SEC/J3 and WP710A10SEC/J4 among its other parts. Its parts include 35 resistors, 16 capacitors, 11 diodes, 4 connectors and 3 ICs.

Main components

5

README

README.md

Mutable Instruments' Eurorack Modules.

Forked from pichenettes' version and identical except:

  • Eagle brd and sch files converted to XML (making possible import into KiCad)
  • For some modules, KiCad versions have been added

I have updated this repo to reflect upstream changes, but I am no longer able to convert the Eagle files, so not all are available as XML.

  • Blades: Dual multimode filter.
  • Blinds: Quad VC-polarizer.
  • Braids: Macro-oscillator.
  • Branches: Dual Bernoulli gate.
  • Clouds: Texture synthesizer.
  • Ears: Contact microphone.
  • Edges: Quad chiptune digital oscillator.
  • Elements: Modal synthesizer.
  • Frames: Keyframer/mixer.
  • Grids: Topographic drum sequencer.
  • Kinks: Utility module - rectifier, analog logic, S&H, noise.
  • Links: Utility module - buffer, mixer.
  • Marbles: Random sampler.
  • Peaks: Dual trigger converter.
  • Plaits: Macro oscillator.
  • Rings: Resonator.
  • Ripples: Liquid 2-pole BP, 2-pole LP and 4-pole LP filter.
  • Shades: Triple attenuverter.
  • Shelves: EQ filter.
  • Stages: Segment generator.
  • Streams: Dual dynamics gate.
  • Tides: Tidal modulator.
  • Veils: Quad VCA.
  • Volts: +5V power module.
  • Warps: Meta-modulator.
  • Yarns: MIDI interface.

License

Code (AVR projects): GPL3.0.

Code (STM32F projects): MIT license.

Hardware: cc-by-sa-3.0

By: Emilie Gillet (emilie.o.gillet@gmail.com)

Guidelines for derivative works

Mutable Instruments is a registered trademark.

The name "Mutable Instruments" should not be used on any of the derivative works you create from these files.

We do not recommend you to keep the original name of the Mutable Instruments module for your derivative works.

For example, your 5U adaptation of Mutable Instruments Clouds can be called "Foobar Modular - Particle Generator".

Parts

80
QtyValueFootprintReferences
9100kears_v40:R0402R12, R19, R20, R21, R23, R29, R33, R34, R35
8200kears_v40:R0402R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R30, R31, R32
5100nears_v40:C0402C4, C6, C9, C12, C13
510kears_v40:R0402R4, R6, R10, R11, R24
51N4148ears_v40:SOD523D4, D5, D6, D7, D8
420kears_v40:R0402R9, R18, R22, R26
4510ears_v40:R0402R1, R2, R3, R8
4PJ301_THONKICONN6ears_v40:WQP_PJ_301M6J1, J2, J3, J4
34.7uears_v40:C0603C5, C15, C16
3M03PTHears_v40:1X03JP1, JP2, JP3
21.0Mears_v40:R0402R5, R27
21uears_v40:C0402C8, C11
222uears_v40:C1206C1, C2
268pears_v40:C0402C3, C10
2LM324PWears_v40:TSSOP14IC2, IC3
2PMEG2010AEBears_v40:SOD523D1, D2
2SOLDERJUMPERNCears_v40:SJ_2SSJ1, SJ2
2WE-CBF_0603ears_v40:0603L1, L2
1ears_v40:ROHSU$2
11.0nears_v40:C0402C14
12.7kears_v40:R0402R25
122pears_v40:C0402C7
1430kears_v40:R0402R28
150kBears_v40:ALPS_POT_VERTICAL_PSR7
1AOL-3MWY4ears_v40:LED3MMLED2
1DNPears_v40:SOT23D3
1M02TINYears_v40:1X02_TINYMIC1
1M05X2PTHears_v40:AVR_ICSPJP4
1OPA1641ears_v40:MSOP8IC1
1TEST-POINT3X5ears_v40:PAD.03X.05TP1
1WP710A10SEC/J3ears_v40:LED3MMLED1
1WP710A10SEC/J4ears_v40:LED3MMLED3

Questions

How big is the Ears v40 PCB?

It measures 19 × 108.4 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Ears v40 use?

80 parts, built around the LM324PW, OPA1641AID, PMEG2010AEB and WP710A10SEC/J3. 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 Ears v40 KiCad files?

From the jonstapleton/mutable_eurorack repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is ears/hardware_design/pcb/KiCad/KiCad/ears_v40.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Ears v40 design in my own project?

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

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