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2 layers108 × 88 mmSTRACHEY, the printed circuit board in 3D

A Random Looping Sequencer for Eurorack

Size
108 × 88 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
126
Nets
118
Pads
434
Tracks, vias
1,394, 177
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
29 Nov 2023
Updated
25 Mar 2024

Overview

STRACHEY is an open-source printed circuit board by m0xpd, from the m0xpd/STRACHEY repository on GitHub, published under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 108 × 88 mm with 126 parts on 118 nets, routed with 1,394 tracks and 177 vias.

It is built around the TL084-P14, BAT42 and BC546. Its parts include 69 resistors, 18 diodes, 16 capacitors, 8 ICs and 4 transistors. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

3

README

Hardware/Panel/README.md

Front Panel

This folder describes STRACHEY's front panel.

I designed the panel in KiCad. I've been using KiCad for panel design for over a year so (unlike in electronic aspects of this project) I can't claim to be a new user - but I can confirm that KiCad is great for designing front panels.

There is a .pcb file and a .pro file which together make a KiCad project for the Panel (the schematic is, of course, trivial as the panel has no electrical connections).

These add up to a panel which JLCPCB made for my prototype system in aluminium in black with white silkscreen (as per the design). JLC did their usual excellent job (usual disclaimer), but this white on "black on an aluminium substrate" recipe is very expensive. If you want to save money, you should either change the design to black on white on an aluminium panel or change to an FR4 panel.

You can see the front and rear sides of the prototype panel in the image below:

Parts

126
QtyValueFootprintReferences
2410Kmain board:0204_7R1, R2, R3, R13, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26, R36, R38, R41, R42 +8
18R-EU_0204/7main board:0204_7R27, R28, R29, R30, R31, R32, R33, R34, R35, R37, R39, R40, R43, R44, R45, R46 +2
14BAT42main board:DO35-7D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16
130.1umain board:C050-025X075C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C11, C12, C14, C16
1010kmain board:0204_7R4, R5, R7, R17, R18, R57, R58, R61, R62, R63
61Mmain board:0204_7R14, R16, R53, R54, R55, R56
4470main board:0204_7R9, R10, R11, R12
4BC546main board:TO92-EBCQ1, Q2, Q3, Q4
4TL084Pmain board:DIL14IC1, IC2, IC4, IC8
210main board:0204_7R52, R60
2100kmain board:0204_7R8, R64
21N4148DO35-7main board:DO35-7D9, D17
21N5817main board:DO35-7D10, D18
21kmain board:B64YTR1, TR2
222umain board:E2,5-5C10, C13
24081Package_DIP:DIP-14_W7.62mm_Socket_LongPadsIC3, IC6
2470Rmain board:0204_7R15, R65
2MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_DIN965_Pad_TopBottomH1, H2
2PINHD-1X18main board:1X18JP1, JP5
11kmain board:0204_7R6
11umain board:E2,5-5C15
12510-main board:PAK100_2500-10X1
178LXXmain board:78LXXIC7
1ARDUINO_NANOmain board:ARDUINO_NANOU$1
1MCP9422main board:DIL14IC5
1PINHD-1X3main board:1X03JP3
1PINHD-1X8main board:1X08JP2
1PINHD-2X8main board:2X08JP4

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Questions

How big is the STRACHEY PCB?

It measures 108 × 88 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the STRACHEY use?

126 parts, built around the TL084-P14, BAT42 and BC546. 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 STRACHEY KiCad files?

From the m0xpd/STRACHEY repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Hardware/Main/main board.kicad_pcb and its schematic Hardware/Control/control board.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the STRACHEY design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).