
BytesCounter
makingdevices/Bytes-Counter
Bytes Counter is a Open Source Tally Counter HW project

Bytes Counter is a Open Source Tally Counter HW project
BytesCounter is an open-source printed circuit board by makingdevices, from the makingdevices/Bytes-Counter repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 40 × 65 mm with 36 parts on 41 nets, routed with 284 tracks and 43 vias.
It is built around the CC56-12EWA, ZLLS410TA and LTST-C171GKT, with the TMB12A05 among its other parts. Its parts include 16 resistors, 5 transistors, 3 capacitors, 3 ICs and 3 diodes. It belongs with the PIC boards of this library.
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Open Source projects where we struggle with engineering, electronics, coding and who knows what else... In this case, Bytes Counter is a very simple digital tally counter, so hopefully you may find it interesting ;)
Bytes Counter is a simple Tally Counter for counting people in places, helping you in inventories, practising soldering or just counting things at work! The project was chosen to test some PCB manufacturer capabilities and experiment with both the XLP (Extreme Low-Power Technology) and the pic18LF14k50 itself
The PCB does not have any power button, since the project's approach is to use the XLP technology of the PIC. It only has two buttons: increase/decrease the count.
A buzzer helps you count anything without needing to read the display every time so that you can focus on your work.
Even after weeks or months, the count is kept while in deep sleep mode.
Here it is an assembly video:
Instructions of use:
See the open issues for a full list of proposed features (and known issues).
State: Project FINISHED - 01/08/2022
Distributed under three licenses:
Making Devices - @MakingDevices
Project Link: https://github.com/makingdevices/Bytes-Counter
Other Links: LinkTree
PCBWAY helped us with the fabrication of the PCBs. You can check their quality with the following pictures:
Should you want to colaborate with MakingDevices, you can buy a BytesCounter fully assembled and ready to use ;).
| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10k | SamacSys_Parts:RESC2012X65N | R2, R11, R12, R15, R16 |
| 5 | 4k7 | SamacSys_Parts:RESC2012X65N | R1, R5, R7, R9, R13 |
| 5 | SMMBT5551LT1G | SamacSys_Parts:SOT96P237X111-3N | Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 |
| 4 | 100 | SamacSys_Parts:RESC2012X65N | R4, R6, R8, R10 |
| 3 | 100nF | SamacSys_Parts:CAPC2012X145N | C1, C2, C3 |
| 2 | 220 | SamacSys_Parts:RESC2012X65N | R3, R14 |
| 2 | B3F-4050-SamacSys_Parts | SamacSys_Parts:B3F-4000 | S1, S2 |
| 2 | ZLLS410TA | Library_Loader:SOD2513X120N | D1, D2 |
| 1 | CC56-12EWA | Display_7Segment:CA56-12EWA | U1 |
| 1 | CH075-2032 | SamacSys_Parts_2:CH0752032 | U2 |
| 1 | ICSP | Library_Loader:TC2030-MCP-NL | J1 |
| 1 | LOGO | MDV:logo_MDV_3 | G*** |
| 1 | LTST-C171GKT | Library_Loader:LEDC2012X90N | LED1 |
| 1 | PIC18LF14K50-I_SO | Package_SO:SSOP-20_5.3x7.2mm_P0.65mm | IC1 |
| 1 | TMB12A05 | SamacSys_Parts:TMB12A05 | LS1 |
The 35 most common of 36 parts.
It measures 40 × 65 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
36 parts, built around the CC56-12EWA, ZLLS410TA, LTST-C171GKT and TMB12A05. 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.
From the makingdevices/Bytes-Counter repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is v1/Kicad/BytesCounter/BytesCounter.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
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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