Board1

Baby Monitor PCB — KiCad Project

KiCad PCB design for the Baby Monitor's custom nRF52840-based sensor board (Board1).

Project Structure

BabyMonitorPCB/
├── Board1.kicad_pro          # KiCad project file (open this)
├── Board1.kicad_sch          # Root schematic (top-level sheet)
├── Board1_PwrMgnt.kicad_sch  # Sub-sheet: Power Management
├── Board1_MdLgc.kicad_sch    # Sub-sheet: Mode Logic
├── Board1_Sensors.kicad_sch  # Sub-sheet: Sensors (MAX30102, MAX30205)
├── Board1_Ant.kicad_sch      # Sub-sheet: Antenna
├── Board1.kicad_pcb          # PCB layout
├── Board1.kicad_prl          # Local project preferences
├── Board1.png                # Board render/screenshot
├── TestBoard.kicad_sym       # Custom symbol library
├── sym-lib-table             # Symbol library table
├── fp-info-cache             # Footprint info cache
├── Board1Outputs.zip         # Manufacturing outputs (Gerbers, BOM, etc.)
└── Board1-backups/           # Automatic KiCad project backups

Schematic Hierarchy

Prerequisites

• KiCad 9.0 or later (project uses format version 9.0)

Opening the Project

1. Install KiCad 9.0+ from kicad.org/download
2. Launch KiCad
3. Go to File → Open Project...
4. Navigate to the PCB/BabyMonitorPCB directory
5. Select Board1.kicad_pro and click Open

The KiCad project manager will show the schematic and PCB layout. From there:

• Schematic Editor: Double-click Board1.kicad_sch to open the root schematic. Navigate sub-sheets by double-clicking the hierarchical sheet symbols.
• PCB Editor: Double-click Board1.kicad_pcb to open the board layout.

Generating Manufacturing Outputs

1. Open the PCB editor (Board1.kicad_pcb)
2. Go to File → Fabrication Outputs → Gerbers (.gbr)... to generate Gerber files
3. Go to File → Fabrication Outputs → Drill Files (.drl)... to generate drill files
4. For BOM, open the schematic editor and go to Tools → Edit Symbol Fields... or use File → Export → BOM

Pre-generated outputs are available in Board1Outputs.zip.