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2 layersHiggs, the printed circuit board in 3D

[WIP] Modular Synth Framework

Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
2
Nets
5
Pads
5
Tracks, vias
0, 0
Routed
Not yet
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
26 Jul 2020
Updated
6 Nov 2026

Overview

Higgs is an open-source printed circuit board by lukasnee, from the lukasnee/fibration repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board with 2 parts on 5 nets.

It is built around the V7803-500. Its parts include 1 capacitor and 1 IC. It belongs with the audio and music boards of this library.

Main components

1

README

README.md

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Eurorack synthesizer development platform targeting STM32 ARM Cortex-M4/M7 microcontrollers.

[!NOTE] Project is in early development stage.

Potential Applications

Features and Technical Highlights

  • Written in C++
  • Currently focused on STM32F303 microcontroller
  • RTOS driven (FreeRTOS + ccp_freertos wrappers),
  • I2S+DMA driven audio input/output
  • Hardware FPU and CMSIS-DSP utilization
  • CLI shell and logger over UART for experimenting and troubleshooting

What's Planned

  • Hardware component drivers and abstractions: knob, slider, button, LED, rotary encoder, etc.
  • STM32H7xx support

Documentation

Licenses

  • GNU GPL-3.0 for software
  • CERN OHL-2.0 for hardware

Parts

2
QtyValueFootprintReferences
125V 22uF ±10%capacitor:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.33x1.80mm_HandSolderC3
1V7803-500higgs:V78-500U1

Questions

What parts does the Higgs use?

2 parts, built around the V7803-500. 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 Higgs KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Higgs 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).

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