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2 layers271.5 × 88.1 mmMinister, the printed circuit board in 3D

prime_e like split 45 keyboard

Size
271.5 × 88.1 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
112
Nets
88
Pads
530
Tracks, vias
981, 112
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
20 Apr 2020
Updated
24 May 2020

Overview

Minister is an open-source printed circuit board by makenova, from the makenova/minister_e repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 271.5 × 88.1 mm with 112 parts on 88 nets, routed with 981 tracks and 112 vias.

It is built around the ATMEGA32U4-AU and PRTR5V0U2X. Its parts include 47 diodes, 7 capacitors, 6 resistors, 1 IC and 1 connector. It belongs with the keyboards and input boards and the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

2

README

README.md

Minister_E

tracespace back

Minister_e is a hot swap 40% with a centered USB port and the layout of the prime_e V2. I made this because the designer of the prime_e had no intention of making a hot swap version of the V2 PCB and I wanted one.

The step file can be found in the docs folder.

Parts

112
QtyValueFootprintReferences
46D_SmallDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D1, D2, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D17, D18, D19, D20, D21, D22, D23 +30
34MX-NoLEDMX_Only:MXOnly-1U-HotswapMX1, MX2, MX10, MX11, MX12, MX13, MX15, MX16, MX17, MX18, MX19, MX20, MX21, MX22, MX23, MX24 +18
8MX-NoLEDMX_Only:MXOnly-1.25U-HotswapMX14, MX38, MX39, MX40, MX41, MX44, MX45, MX46
30.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC4, C5, C6
210kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1, R4
222Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR6, R7
222pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC1, C2
25.1kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR5, R8
2MX-NoLEDMX_Only:MXOnly-1.75U-HotswapMX25, MX26
110uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC7
116MHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_3225-4Pin_3.2x2.5mmY1
11uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC3
1ATmega32U4-AUPackage_QFP:TQFP-44_10x10mm_P0.8mmU1
1AVR-ISP-6Connector_IDC:IDC-Header_2x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
1HRO-TYPE-C-31-M-12Type-C:HRO-TYPE-C-31-M-12-HandSolderingUSB1
1MX-NoLEDMX_Only:MXOnly-2.25U-Hotswap-ReversedStabilizersMX43
1MX-NoLEDMX_Only:MXOnly-2U-Hotswap-ReversedStabilizersMX42
1PRTR5V0U2XPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-143_HandsolderingD47
1Polyfuse_SmallFuse:Fuse_1206_3216MetricF1
1SW_Pushrandom-keyboard-parts:SKQG-1155865SW1

Questions

How big is the Minister PCB?

It measures 271.5 × 88.1 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Minister use?

112 parts, built around the ATMEGA32U4-AU and PRTR5V0U2X. 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 Minister KiCad files?

From the makenova/minister_e repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is minister.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Minister design in my own project?

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

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