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2 layers100 × 50 mmWiscale, the printed circuit board in 3D

This is ESP8266 (ESP-12F) and HX711 based weight monitoring device.

Size
100 × 50 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
118
Nets
79
Pads
397
Tracks, vias
668, 215
Pours
4
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
22 Nov 2022
Updated
5 Feb 2023

Overview

Wiscale is an open-source printed circuit board by makerspacelt, from the makerspacelt/wiscale-hw repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 100 × 50 mm with 118 parts on 79 nets, routed with 668 tracks and 215 vias.

It is built around the ESP-12E, HX711 and DS18B20, with the DS18B20Z, AMS1117-3.3 and TPL5110DDC among its other parts. Its parts include 39 resistors, 34 capacitors, 11 ICs, 7 connectors and 5 transistors. It belongs with the ESP8266 boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

PCB 3d main

This is ESP8266 (ESP-12F) and HX711 based weight monitoring device.

  • Designed to be pretty small.
  • Supports multiple load cells.
  • Can be populated with 18650 battery
  • Can be operated in ultra low power mode

Dev NOTE: before commit, run ./kibot.sh to regenerate documentation, bom, gerbers and other assets.

PCB 2d front bare PCB 2d back bare

PCB 3d front

Normal operation

The circuit should be powered either via a USB connector on the LiPo charger or battery.

Assembly and hardware configuration notes

LiPo charger

Chargers(U301) with protection can be used.

For use without onboard charger R303 must be shorted and U301,R301 and R302 can be omitted.

Low-power sleep

A timer is equipped with selectable(SW301) wake-up settings(R304 and R305).

For applications that do not require a low-power sleep, timer can be bypassed by shorting out R306. Following components can be omitted in assembly:

  • U302
  • Q302
  • SW301,SW302
  • R304,R305,R307,R308

ADC configuration

To reduce noise on measurements capacitors(C401,C402,C403) on ADC input are placed. As a side effect, they slow down reading settling time after weight change. Removing these capacitors will give a fast reading but increase spread by about 3 times.

Parts

118
QtyValueFootprintReferences
15100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC201, C202, C204, C305, C306, C401, C403, C405, C501, C503, C505, C601, C603, C605, C901
11100Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR207, R307, R401, R402, R405, R501, R502, R505, R601, R602, R605
1110uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC203, C301, C302, C307, C308, C404, C407, C504, C507, C604, C607
9180kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR201, R302, R305, R403, R406, R503, R506, R603, R606
84k7Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR308, R309, R310, R311, R701, R801, R901, R902
61uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC402, C406, C502, C506, C602, C606
5AO3401APackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q301, Q302, Q401, Q501, Q601
4MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_3.5mm_Pad_ViaH101, H102, H103, H104
310kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR203, R205, R206
3200kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR404, R504, R604
3HX711Package_SO:SOP-16_4.4x10.4mm_P1.27mmU401, U501, U601
3beadInductor_SMD:L_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderFB401, FB501, FB601
3cell-local:JST_XH_S4B-XH-SM4-TB_1x04-1MP_P2.50mm_HorizontalJ401, J501, J601
2100uCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.33x1.80mm_HandSolderC303, C304
21N4148WLDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D301, D302
247kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR202, R301
2DNPResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR303, R306
2DS18B20Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-92_InlineU702, U802
2DS18B20-local:Jack_3.5mm_HorizontalJ701, J801
2DS18B20ZPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU701, U801
115kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR304
118650-local:BAT_BH-18650-PCBT301
1801437-local:BAT_IP801437D3R2BT302
1AMS1117-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U303
1BLUELED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderD201
1BMS_USB_LiPo_Charger-local:module_bms_usb_lipo_chargerU301
1ESP-7(S) or ESP-12*-local:ESP-12SU201
1G***kibuzzard-637D024Ekibuzzard-637D024E
1G***kibuzzard-63DFF7CAkibuzzard-63DFF7CA
1G***kibuzzard-63DFF7BCkibuzzard-63DFF7BC
1GREENLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderD303
1LOGO-local:qr_wiscale_link_silkscreenG***
1Logo_Open_Hardware_SmallSymbol:OSHW-Symbol_6.7x6mm_SilkScreenLOGO102
1PTC 1AFuse:Fuse_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderF301
1SW_SPDT-local:SW_SPDT_PCM12SW301
1TPL5110Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U302
1USB_POWER_IN-local:USB_C_Receptacle_HRO_TYPE-C-31-M-12J301
1btnConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalSW302
1i2cConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ901
1logo_kms_small-local:logo_kms_small_silkscreenLOGO101

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Questions

How big is the Wiscale PCB?

It measures 100 × 50 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Wiscale use?

118 parts, built around the ESP-12E, HX711, DS18B20 and DS18B20Z. 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 Wiscale KiCad files?

From the makerspacelt/wiscale-hw repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is project/wiscale.kicad_pcb and its schematic project/_adc.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Wiscale design in my own project?

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