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4 layers45.5 × 69.8 mmAero, the printed circuit board in 3D

A control system board/robot for Science Olympiads Robot Tour. It will have 2 brushed motor drivers, at least 2 encoder inputs, and support for ultrasonic and TOF sensors.

Size
45.5 × 69.8 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.61 mm
Parts
53
Nets
110
Pads
315
Tracks, vias
524, 121
Pours
49
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
12 Oct 2025
Updated
12 Oct 2025

Overview

Aero is an open-source printed circuit board by LtBrain, from the LtBrain/aero repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 4-layer board of 45.5 × 69.8 mm with 53 parts on 110 nets, routed with 524 tracks and 121 vias.

It is built around the DRV8871DDA, W25Q32JVSSIQ and BSS138DW-7-F-ES, with the ICM-20948, LDL212PV33R and USBLC6-2SC6 among its other parts. Its parts include 20 capacitors, 10 ICs, 10 connectors, 6 resistors and 1 crystal. It belongs with the robots and motor control boards and the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

7

Parts

53
QtyValueFootprintReferences
9100nFA_HDJ_Library:C_0603_1608MetricC4, C5, C6, C11, C14, C15, C16, C17, C19
4MountingHole_Pad_MPMountingHole:MountingHole_2.2mm_M2_ISO7380_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
31uFA_HDJ_Library:C_0603_1608MetricC9, C12, C13
22.2uFA_HDJ_Library:C_0603_1608MetricC1, C2
230kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR3, R4
24.7uFA_HDJ_Library:C_0603_1608MetricC3, C10
25.1kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1, R2
25.6pFA_HDJ_Library:C_0603_1608MetricC7, C8
2BSS138DW-7-FBSS138DW:SOT363_DIOU7, U10
2C_Polarized_SmallCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_3x5.3C18, C20
2Conn_01x04_MountingPinConnector_JST:JST_SH_SM04B-SRSS-TB_1x04-1MP_P1.00mm_HorizontalJ5, J6
2Conn_01x05_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x05_P2.54mm_VerticalJ9, J10
2Conn_01x10_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x10_P2.54mm_VerticalJ7, J8
2DRV8871DDAPackage_SO:Texas_HTSOP-8-1EP_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm_EP2.95x4.9mm_Mask2.4x3.1mm_ThermalViasU8, U9
2LOGOLOGOG***, G***
2Screw_Terminal_01x02TerminalBlock:TerminalBlock_bornier-2_P5.08mmJ3, J11
2YC164-JR-0710KLYC164-JR-0710KL:RESCAXE80P320X160X70-8NR5, R7
125 mHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_Abracon_ABM3-2Pin_5.0x3.2mmY1
1ICM-20948Sensor_Motion:InvenSense_QFN-24_3x3mm_P0.4mmU5
1LDL212PV33RLDL212PV33R:SON50P200X200X80-7NU2
1MIC5317-1.8xM5Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U6
1Micro_SD_CardConnector_Card:microSD_HC_Wuerth_693072010801J2
1STM32H523CEUxPackage_DFN_QFN:QFN-48-1EP_7x7mm_P0.5mm_EP5.6x5.6mmU1
1USBLC6-2SC6Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U3
1USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0_16PConnector_USB:USB_C_Receptacle_JAE_DX07S016JA1R1500J1
1W25Q32JVSSPackage_SO:SOIC-8_5.3x5.3mm_P1.27mmU4

Questions

How big is the Aero PCB?

It measures 45.5 × 69.8 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.61 mm thick.

What parts does the Aero use?

53 parts, built around the DRV8871DDA, W25Q32JVSSIQ, BSS138DW-7-F-ES and ICM-20948. 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 Aero KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Aero design in my own project?

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

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