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Mechanical, electrical, and software package for a custom quadcopter drone.
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2 layers21 × 7.5 mm
Lights
MarkSherstan/Drone3Mechanical, electrical, and software package for a custom quadcopter drone.
- Size
- 21 × 7.5 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 6
- Nets
- 3
- Pads
- 12
- Tracks, vias
- 9, 2
- Pours
- 2
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
- Created
- 13 Dec 2020
- Updated
- 2 Jan 2023
Overview
Lights is an open-source printed circuit board by MarkSherstan, from the MarkSherstan/Drone repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 21 × 7.5 mm with 6 parts on 3 nets, routed with 9 tracks and 2 vias.
Its parts include 1 capacitor, 1 resistor, 1 diode and 1 connector. It belongs with the robots and motor control boards of this library.
README
README.mdDrone
Mechanical, electrical, and software package for a custom quadcopter drone.
Mechanical
Designed using Fusion 360 and 3D printed on a Prusa MK3 printer.
Electrical
Custom PCBs designed in KiCad for the brain, power distribution, and signal indication.
- Flight Controller
- Power Distribution Board
- Lights
Software
C++ and custom libraries for controlling and stabilizing the UAV. Compiled with PlatformIO.
Future Ideas
Electrical
- Design ESCs
- 3.3 V flight controller (8 MHz suffcient?)
- Polyfuses on outputs
- PDB also ESC (active cooling?) - Have regulated outputs
- PDB is part of frame (1 Oz copper)
- More powerful chip - RPi / STM32 / 2560 - Internet connection?
Software
- Test the crystal: How much time are we loosing? Try different caps.
Parts
6| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | M2 | MountingHole:MountingHole_2.2mm_M2_ISO14580_Pad | H1, H2 |
| 1 | 1 uF 16V 10% | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolder | C1 |
| 1 | Conn_01x02 | Connector_JST:JST_GH_SM02B-GHS-TB_1x02-1MP_P1.25mm_Horizontal | J1 |
| 1 | See Notes | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolder | R1 |
| 1 | See Notes | LED_SMD:LED_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolder | D1 |
Questions
How big is the Lights PCB?
It measures 21 × 7.5 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Lights use?
6 parts. 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 Lights KiCad files?
From the MarkSherstan/Drone repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is PCBs/Lights/Lights.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Lights design in my own project?
Its repository publishes it under the MIT 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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