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4 layers21 × 17.8 mmSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1, the printed circuit board in 3D

Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1

maxotar/activity-tracker
Size
21 × 17.8 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
73
Nets
85
Pads
314
Tracks, vias
789, 152
Pours
13
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
16 Feb 2026
Updated
2 Mar 2026

Overview

Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1 is an open-source printed circuit board by maxotar, from the maxotar/activity-tracker repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 4-layer board of 21 × 17.8 mm with 73 parts on 85 nets, routed with 789 tracks and 152 vias.

It is built around the NRF52840-QFAA-R, BQ25101YFPT and LSM6DS3TR-C, with the SGM2040-3.3YUDH4G/TR, LP0404N3T5G and MSM261D3526H1CPM among its other parts. Its parts include 27 capacitors, 18 resistors, 9 ICs, 2 crystals and 1 diode. It belongs with the nRF52 and nRF5x boards of this library.

Main components

7

Parts

73
QtyValueFootprintReferences
112.2uFSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:C0201C3, C4, C6, C9, C22, C25, C29, C30, C39, C41, C42
5100nFSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:C0201C1, C5, C8, C24, C34
510kSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:R0201R4, R13, R14, R15, R20
4TEST-POINT'4545'Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:TP-D45MILTP1, TP2, TP3, TP5
32.2kSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:R0201R3, R5, R7
3TEST-POINT'4080'Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:TP-80X40MILBAT0, NFC1, NFC2
3~Misc:LOGO_CC_BY-SA_4.0U5, U8, U9
210pFSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:C0201C2, C7
215pFSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:C0201C32, C33
22.7kSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:R0201R12, R18
233RSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:R0201R10, R11
25.1kSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:R0201R1, R2
10.5pFSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:C0201C37
10.8pFSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:C0201C36
1100kSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:R0201R9
1100pFSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:C0201C35
110uHSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:L0603L3
11M_1%Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:R0201R16
11nFSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:C0402C10
132.768KHzSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:X2-SMD-L1.6X1.0X0.5MMX1
132MHzSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:4P1612X2
14.7nHSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:L0201C38
1510k_1%Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:R0201R17
1820pFSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:C0201C31
1ANTENNA-AN3216Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:ANT-SMD3P-3.2X1.6X1.04MMANT1
1BQ25101YFPTIc:DSBGA6-0.4-1.6x0.9x0.5mmU2
1BUTTON-4PSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:SW4-SMD-2.8-2.6X1.6X0.53MMK1
1DNPSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:USON2X3_8U7
1DNPSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:R0201R8
1DNPSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:C0201C40
1GNDSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:TP-80X40MILGND0
1LP0404N3T5GSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:PMOS_1.0_0.6_0.35MMQ1
1LSM6DS3TR-CSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:LGA14-0.5-2.5X3X0.86MMU3
1MSM261D3526H1CPMSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:MIC6P-3.5X2.65X0.94MMMIC1
1NRF52840_QFSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:AQFN50P700X700X85_HS-74NU1
1REDSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:LED-0402CHG0
1RGBSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:4P1010RGB6
1SDM20U40-7Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:SOD-523D1
1SGM2040-3.3YUDH4G/TRSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:X2SON-4U6
1USB2.0-TYPE-CSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1:USB2.0-TYPE-CUSB1
1XIAO-nRF52840Seeed_Studio_XIAO_Series:XIAO-Add-OnU4

Questions

How big is the Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1 PCB?

It measures 21 × 17.8 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1 use?

73 parts, built around the NRF52840-QFAA-R, BQ25101YFPT, LSM6DS3TR-C and SGM2040-3.3YUDH4G/TR. 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 Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1 KiCad files?

From the maxotar/activity-tracker repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is docs/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-nRF52840_V1.1_SCH & PCB_251222_01/Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1.kicad_pcb and its schematic docs/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-nRF52840_V1.1_SCH & PCB_251222_01/01 Descriptions.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 v1.1 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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