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2 layers84 × 84 mmMotorSpeedControl, the printed circuit board in 3D

MotorSpeedControl

JosephEoff/Bigfoot12

Bigfoot - Sewing machine motor speed control

Size
84 × 84 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
27
Nets
38
Pads
100
Tracks, vias
223, 1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
11 Nov 2023
Updated
12 Nov 2023

Overview

MotorSpeedControl is an open-source printed circuit board by JosephEoff, from the JosephEoff/Bigfoot repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 84 × 84 mm with 27 parts on 38 nets, routed with 223 tracks and 1 via.

It is built around the RAC10E-12SK/277, KBP304 and NTPF190N65S3H. Its parts include 4 capacitors, 4 resistors, 4 connectors, 3 ICs and 2 diodes. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

3

README

README.md

Bigfoot

Bigfoot is a sewing machine motor speed control made to truly control the speed rather than merely regulating the power.

Bigfoot and an Adler class 8 sewing machine
Bigfoot and an Adler class 8 sewing machine

It uses feedback through a tachometer and a PID controller to maintain the speed set by the foot pedal. A sewing machine with a Bigfoot controller can steadily work its way through thick stacked leather - provided you are using a solid old vintage sewing machine.

More details of the background and development of Bigfoot can be found in this series of posts on my blog.

Here's Bigfoot and the Adler working through eight, then two, then four layers of fake leather while maintaining a steady speed:

https://github.com/JosephEoff/Bigfoot/assets/13119635/e1ab42f6-7f08-4af5-ab49-b018099e2578

Parts

27
QtyValueFootprintReferences
410kPotentiometers:Potentiometer_Trimmer_Bourns_3339W_VerticalRV1, RV2, RV3, RV4
2100nFCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C1, C2
2RAC10E-12SKRECOM:RAC10EU1, U2
1100Resistors_SMD:R_1206R1
1100kResistors_SMD:R_0805R3
110kResistors_SMD:R_0805R2
110µFCapacitors_ThroughHole:CP_Radial_D5.0mm_P2.50mmC3
11N4005Diodes_ThroughHole:D_DO-41_SOD81_P12.70mm_HorizontalD2
1470k 0.25WResistors_ThroughHole:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_HorizontalR4
147µ, 400VDCCapacitors_ThroughHole:CP_Radial_D18.0mm_P7.50mmC4
1AC INTerminal_Blocks:TerminalBlock_bornier-3_P5.08mmJ2
1ADuM4120Analog_Devices_GateDriver:SOIC-IC6U3
1Arduino_Nano_v3.xModule:Arduino_NanoA1
1KBP304Diodes_Inc_Bridge_Rectifier:KBPD1
1MotorTerminal_Blocks:TerminalBlock_bornier-3_P5.08mmJ3
1NTPF190N65S3HTO_SOT_Packages_THT:TO-220-3_VerticalQ1
1SW_PushButtons_Switches_ThroughHole:SW_TH_Tactile_Omron_B3F-10xxSW1
1TachometerPin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x03_Pitch2.54mmJ4
1ThrottlePin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x03_Pitch2.54mmJ1

The 24 most common of 27 parts.

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Questions

How big is the MotorSpeedControl PCB?

It measures 84 × 84 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the MotorSpeedControl use?

27 parts, built around the RAC10E-12SK/277, KBP304 and NTPF190N65S3H. 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 MotorSpeedControl KiCad files?

From the JosephEoff/Bigfoot repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is KiCad-Files/MotorSpeedControl.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the MotorSpeedControl design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the GPL-3.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).