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6 layers50 × 85 mmRusty tracker, the printed circuit board in 3D

There are 2 versions of the board, based on:

Size
50 × 85 mm
Copper layers
6
Thickness
1 mm
Parts
181
Nets
166
Pads
595
Tracks, vias
1,134, 1,165
Pours
23
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
26 Jan 2023
Updated
18 Jun 2023

Overview

Rusty tracker is an open-source printed circuit board by korken89, from the korken89/rusty-tracker repository on GitHub. It is a 6-layer board of 50 × 85 mm with 181 parts on 166 nets, routed with 1,134 tracks and 1,165 vias.

It is built around the MM8130-2600RB8, B39242B8328P810 and LSM6DS3, with the MCP73833, VC1034B018F and RUM002N02T2L among its other parts. Its parts include 49 capacitors, 37 resistors, 11 ICs, 10 diodes and 10 inductors. It belongs with the nRF52 and nRF5x boards of this library.

Main components

8

README

README.md

Rusty Tracker

A learning board for LTE-M and tracking technologies

Versions

There are 2 versions of the board, based on:

  1. uBlox R422-M10S
  2. nRF9160 + uBlox M10S GNSS

which can be found in the master branch and nrf branch respectively.

The two IFA antennas are simulated with Ansys HFSS, files are available.

uBlox R422-M10S version

This is the main board that development is happening for in the firmware folder.

The hardware is tested and working.

ublox

nRF9160 version

This was made as well for learning, not manufactured nor tested.

nrf9160

License

This work is licensed under CERN-OHL-P.

Parts

181
QtyValueFootprintReferences
29TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP10, TP11, TP12, TP13, TP14, TP15, TP16, TP17, TP18, TP19, TP20, TP21, TP22, TP26, TP27, TP28 +13
15100passive:R_0402R1, R2, R3, R16, R20, R23, R24, R25, R27, R28, R29, R32, R37, R38, R41
100.1upassive:C_0402C1, C19, C31, C37, C39, C42, C47, C52, C53, C54
9DNPrusty-tracker:ANT_0402R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12
84.7upassive:C_0402C24, C25, C28, C38, C43, C44, C45, C48
6D_TVSpassive:D_0402_DFN1006D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D9
5DNPpassive:C_0402C3, C4, C17, C20, C27
5RUM002N02T2LPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-723Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5
412ppassive:C_0402C6, C7, C11, C13
447ppassive:C_0402C23, C26, C29, C35
4DNPpassive:C_0201C14, C15, C49, C50
4MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_2.2mm_M2H1, H2, H3, H4
4Tabkikit:TabT1, T2, T3, T4
30passive:R_0402R15, R21, R22
3150passive:R_0402R33, R39, R40
35.1kpassive:R_0402R13, R14, R34
3MM8130-2600connectors:MM8130-2600U9, U10, U11
20passive:R_0201L3, L6
210upassive:R_0603L4, L10
21N4148passive:D_0402_DFN1006D1, D10
21upassive:C_0402C10, C30
247upassive:C_0805C21, C22
26.8npassive:R_0201L7, L8
2BLM18EG221SN1Dpassive:R_0603FB1, FB2
2Conn_01x01connectors:pad_circ_1.5mmJ6, J7
10.3ppassive:C_0402C2
10.5ppassive:C_0201C33
10.8ppassive:C_0201C40
11.0npassive:R_0402L1
11.54kpassive:R_0402R35
1100kpassive:R_0402R31
1100ppassive:C_0402C32
110kpassive:R_0402TH1
110npassive:C_0402C8
115npassive:R_0402L9
115ppassive:C_0402C16
11kpassive:R_0402R26
12.4ppassive:C_0402C5
124npassive:R_0402L2
132 MHzcrystals:Crystal_4Pin_2.0x1.6mmY1
132.768 kHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_2012-2Pin_2.0x1.2mmY2
14.7npassive:R_0201L5
147npassive:C_0402C41
168ppassive:C_0402C18
169.8kpassive:R_0402R36
1820ppassive:C_0402C36
1B39242B8328P810rusty-tracker:B39242B8328P810U8
1Battery ConnectorConnector_JST:JST_SH_SM02B-SRSS-TB_1x02-1MP_P1.00mm_HorizontalJ5
1Buzzerbuzzers:AST0927BZ1
1ESD122DMYRson:X2SOND8
1G***kibuzzard-63E4FB20kibuzzard-63E4FB20
1G***kibuzzard-63E4FB2Ekibuzzard-63E4FB2E
1G***kibuzzard-63E50121kibuzzard-63E50121
1G***kibuzzard-63FA0532kibuzzard-63FA0532
1G***kibuzzard-63FA6CC8kibuzzard-63FA6CC8
1LPS22HBTRPackage_LGA:ST_HLGA-10_2x2mm_P0.5mm_LayoutBorder3x2yU14
1LSM6DS3Package_LGA:LGA-14_3x2.5mm_P0.5mm_LayoutBorder3x4yU13
1LTST-C19HE1WTLED_SMD:LED_LiteOn_LTST-C19HE1WTD2
1MCP73833Package_DFN_QFN:DFN-10-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP1.55x2.48mmU5
1MX25R1635Fson:USON-8-3x2mm-EPU12
1NFCConnector_FFC-FPC:TE_0-1734839-5_1x05-1MP_P0.5mm_HorizontalJ3
1SIM8051-6-0-14-01-Xconnectors:SIM8051-6-0-14-01-XJ1
1SW_PushButton_Switch_SMD:SW_SPST_EVQP2SW1
1USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0connectors:USB_C_Receptacle_USB4105J2
1VC1034B018Fvibrators:VC1034B018FU3
1antennarusty-tracker:gps-inverted-fAnt1
1antennaantennas:P822602Ant3
1antennarusty-tracker:2.4ghz-inverted-fAnt2
1nRF52840Package_DFN_QFN:Nordic_AQFN-73-1EP_7x7mm_P0.5mmU2
1tag-connect-swdConnector:Tag-Connect_TC2030-IDC-NL_2x03_P1.27mm_VerticalJ4
1uBLOX SARA-R42xrf_ic:u-blox SARA-R4U1

Questions

How big is the Rusty tracker PCB?

It measures 50 × 85 mm and has 6 copper layers, 1 mm thick.

What parts does the Rusty tracker use?

181 parts, built around the MM8130-2600RB8, B39242B8328P810, LSM6DS3 and MCP73833. 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 Rusty tracker KiCad files?

From the korken89/rusty-tracker repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is rusty-tracker.kicad_pcb and its schematic rusty-tracker.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Rusty tracker design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask korken89 before reusing the design.

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