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

Framework laptop expansion card exposing insulated serial interface

Size
24 × 27.9 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
0.8 mm
Parts
34
Nets
25
Pads
124
Tracks, vias
293, 37
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
2 Apr 2022
Updated
31 Jan 2024

Overview

UartIsoFEC is an open-source printed circuit board by medo64, from the medo64/UartIsoWork repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 24 × 27.9 mm with 34 parts on 25 nets, routed with 293 tracks and 37 vias.

It is built around the FT230XS-R, B3B-XH-A and SM05T1G. Its parts include 13 capacitors, 10 resistors, 2 ICs, 2 connectors and 1 diode. It belongs with the interfaces and adapters boards of this library.

Main components

3

README

README.md

Isolated UART Framework Expansion Card

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

Please note that this card is not using RS-232 but TTL (either 3.3V or 5V) voltage levels (depending on the solder-jumper position).

UART Pinout

To connect to this board, one has to use 3-pin JST XH connector. The following table represents the pinout, pin 1 being on the left as looking into the expansion card.

#RefDescription
1RXDReceive (TTL: 5V or 3.3V)
2GNDGround connection
3TXDTransmit (TTL: 5V or 3.3V)

PPS: As power consumption is below 10 mA, wires can be almost any AWG. I would recommend using 24 AWG wire (0.25 mm²) as they allow for greater compatibility with other connectors.

Supported Speeds

This board employs the FT232R as its UART chip, and consequently, it supports all the baud rates this chip can handle up to 1 Mbaud which is the limit of isolator chip used. 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

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

Parts

34
QtyValueFootprintReferences
7100nMedo64:C (0805)C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10
31KMedo64:R (0805)R3, R4, R5
210uMedo64:C (0805)C12, C13
227RMedo64:R (0805)R1, R2
247pMedo64:C (0805)C1, C2
1100KMedo64:R (0805)R10
1105444-0001Medo64:P USB C 3.2 Edge (24w)P1
110KMedo64:R (0805)R7
110nMedo64:C (0805)C3
116K9Medo64:R (0805)R8
130K9Medo64:R (0805)R9
14u7Medo64:C (0805)C11
15K1Medo64:R (0805)R6
1600RMedo64:L (0805)L1
1ADUM5211Medo64:U Isolator+Power ADUM5211ARSZ (SSOP-20)U2
1B3B-XH-AMedo64:J JST XH Edge [UART] (3w)J1
1DMP3099L-13Medo64:Q MOSFET-P (SOT23-3)Q1
1FT230XSMedo64:U Transciever UART FT230XS (SSOP-16)U1
1JumperMedo64:JP Dual (1205)JP1
1Medo64Medo64:ICON Medo64ICON
1RXMedo64:DS (0805)DS1
1SM05T1GMedo64:D TVS SM05T1G (SOT23-3)D1
1TXMedo64:DS (0805)DS2

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Questions

How big is the UartIsoFEC PCB?

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

What parts does the UartIsoFEC use?

34 parts, built around the FT230XS-R, B3B-XH-A 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 UartIsoFEC KiCad files?

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

Can I use the UartIsoFEC 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).