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2 layers24 × 27.9 mmUart50FEC, the printed circuit board in 3D

UART 5V Framework Expansion Card

Size
24 × 27.9 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
0.8 mm
Parts
24
Nets
17
Pads
101
Tracks, vias
223, 31
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
28 Apr 2024
Updated
10 Jun 2024

Overview

Uart50FEC is an open-source printed circuit board by medo64, from the medo64/Uart50FEC repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 24 × 27.9 mm with 24 parts on 17 nets, routed with 223 tracks and 31 vias.

It is built around the FT232RL, B4B-XH-A and CUS08F30, with the SM05T1G among its other parts. Its parts include 8 capacitors, 5 resistors, 2 ICs, 2 diodes and 2 connectors. It belongs with the interfaces and adapters boards of this library.

Main components

4

README

README.md

UART 5V Framework Expansion Card

This Framework laptop expansion card will show up on your system as a serial device and allow for a non-isolated serial UART communication up to 1 Mbaud baud rate.

Please note that this card is not using RS-232 but 5V TTL.

UART Pinout

To connect to this board, one has to use a 4-pin JST XH connector. The following table represents the pinout, pin 1 being on the left as looking into the expansion card.

#RefDescription
1GNDGround connection
2RXDReceive (5V TTL)
3TXDTransmit (5V TTL)
45V5V 500mA output (typical)

Using 22 AWG wire 0.25 mm² is recommended.

Supported Speeds

This board employs the FT232R as its UART chip, and consequently, it supports all the baud rates this chip can handle. The table below lists the standard baud rates.

Baud rateActualErrorDivisor
3003000.00%10000.000
6006000.00%5000.000
1,2001,2000.00%2500.000
1,8001,8000.00%1666.625
2,4002,4000.00%1250.000
4,8004,8000.00%625.000
7,2007,2010.01%416.625
9,6009,6000.00%312.500
14,40014,4060.04%208.250
19,20019,2000.00%156.250
28,80028,8120.04%104.125
38,40038,4000.00%78.125
57,60057,6920.16%52.000
115,200115,3850.16%26.000
230,400230,7690.16%13.000
460,800461,5380.16%6.500
921,600923,0770.16%3.250
1,000,0001,000,0000.00%3.000

While chip does support baud rates up to 3 Mbaud, granularity of such rates is severely limited.


You can check my blog and other projects at www.medo64.com.

Parts

24
QtyValueFootprintReferences
4100nMedo64:C (0805)C2, C3, C4, C5
310uMedo64:C (0805)C6, C7, C8
21KMedo64:R (0805)R1, R2
1105444-0001Medo64:J USB C 3.2 Edge (24w)J1
110KMedo64:R (0805)R4
110nMedo64:C (0805)C1
15K1Medo64:R (0805)R3
1600RMedo64:L (0805)L1
175KMedo64:R (0805)R5
1ALWAYS ONMedo64:JP (0805)JP1
1B4B-XH-AMedo64:J JST XH Edge [UART] (4w)J2
1CUS08F30Medo64:D (SOD323)D1
1FT232RLMedo64:U Transceiver UART [FT232R] (SSOP-28)U1
1MIC2005A-1Medo64:U LoadSwitch Adjustable [AP22652W6-7] (SOT23-6)U2
1Medo64Medo64:ICON Medo64ICON
1RXMedo64:DS (0805)DS1
1SM05T1GMedo64:D TVS 5V [SM05T1G] (SOT23-3)D2
1TXMedo64:DS (0805)DS2

Questions

How big is the Uart50FEC PCB?

It measures 24 × 27.9 mm and has 2 copper layers, 0.8 mm thick.

What parts does the Uart50FEC use?

24 parts, built around the FT232RL, B4B-XH-A, CUS08F30 and SM05T1G. 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 Uart50FEC KiCad files?

From the medo64/Uart50FEC repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is src/Uart50FEC.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Uart50FEC 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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