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2 layers65 × 26.5 mmSidekick, the printed circuit board in 3D

This project follows the Pride Versioning Scheme! Current Version: v0.5.1. The latest version can be found on the releases page along with gerber files.

Size
65 × 26.5 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
14
Nets
33
Pads
78
Tracks, vias
161, 0
Pours
13
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
9 Sep 2025
Updated
14 Sep 2025

Overview

Sidekick is an open-source printed circuit board by meetsidekick, from the meetsidekick/pcb repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 65 × 26.5 mm with 14 parts on 33 nets, routed with 161 tracks and 0 vias.

It is built around the BC547 and SM4007. Its parts include 4 ICs, 2 resistors, 2 switches, 1 diode and 1 transistor.

Main components

2

README

README.md

pcb

This project follows the Pride Versioning Scheme! Current Version: v0.5.1. The latest version can be found on the releases page along with gerber files.

Open Locally(KiCad)

[!WARNING] Recursive is important as we use many submodules! If you forget to do this, ensure that you run the 3rd command from here where we run git submodule update --init --recursive

bash
git clone https://github.com/MeetSidekick/pcb --recursive sidekick-pcb
bash
cd sidekick-pcb
bash
git submodule update --init --recursive

Now open KiCad, navigate to File -> Open Project and select this project.

[!TIP] We have recently migrated from the old repo, please use this. The releases prior to v0.5.1 can be found at: https://github.com/MakerSidekick/pcb/releases/

Assets

Render

A screenshot of the full sidekick board, assembled, rendered, front side

A screenshot of the full sidekick board, assembled, rendered, middle view

A screenshot of the full sidekick board, assembled, rendered, back side

A screenshot of a sidekick board, rendered, front side

A screenshot of a sidekick board, rendered, back side

PCB

A screenshot of a sidekick board, schematics

Schematics

Click here for a link to schematics sheet, PDF

3D View

CLick here to open(step file)

License

Sidekick (PCB Files) © 2025 by Souhrud Reddy is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

This license does not include/grant some files/folders under this repository. They will be mentioned in the next section.

License Exceptions and External Credits

The following folders are not included in the license mentioned above! These may be related or required to use the project.

Folder: PCBCUPID-SYS-FTP-STP

Used: Glyph C3 3D model, symbol and footprint. This is copyright of pcbcupid, found publicly at: https://github.com/pcbcupid/PCBCUPID-SYS-FTP-STP

Folder: usini-sensors

Used: ADXL345 3d model, footprint, and symbol. This is copyright of µsini, found publicly at: https://github.com/usini/usini_kicad_sensors/blob/e2d03afffcb95ee2b2ff4183b6573658f2684229/usini_sensors.pretty/adxl345.step

Note:

Folder: SnapEDA-Downloads

Used: DM-OLED096-636 3d model, footprint, and symbol. This is copyright of SnapEDA, found publicly at: https://www.snapeda.com/parts/DM-OLED096-636/Display%20Module/view-part/?ref=search&t=%20DM-OLED096-636%20&ab_test_case=b

Note:

  • According to the official FAQ, these seem to be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA) along with Design Exception 1.0. Link to the FAQ: https://www.snapeda.com/about/FAQ/
Folder: tg9541-modules

Used: None. TODO: Remove.

Folder: Glyph-C3

Used: none. TODO: Remove.

Parts

14
QtyValueFootprintReferences
3, ,
2DM-OLED096-636DM-OLED096-636:MODULE_DM-OLED096-636U3, U3
2SW_PUSH_6mm_H5mmButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mm_H5mmSW1, SW2
1BC547Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-92_InlineQ1
1BuzzerBuzzer_Beeper:Buzzer_12x9.5RM7.6BZ1
1RResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_HorizontalR1
1RResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0204_L3.6mm_D1.6mm_P5.08mm_HorizontalR2
1SM4007Diode_SMD:D_MELFD2
1module_adxl345usini_sensors:module_adxl345U2
1~PCBCUPID-GLYPHC3-Footprint:GlyphC3U1

Questions

How big is the Sidekick PCB?

It measures 65 × 26.5 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Sidekick use?

14 parts, built around the BC547 and SM4007. 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 Sidekick KiCad files?

From the meetsidekick/pcb repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is sidekick.kicad_pcb and its schematic sidekick.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Sidekick design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask meetsidekick before reusing the design.

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