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2 layersRussell, the printed circuit board in 3D

Russell is a board designed to mount on an ER34615/IFR32700 cell and go Up! on a balloon

Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
31
Nets
38
Pads
129
Tracks, vias
140, 12
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
26 Dec 2025
Updated
26 Jun 2026

Overview

Russell is an open-source printed circuit board by meshmy, from the meshmy/russell repository on GitHub, published under the CERN-OHL-S-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board with 31 parts on 38 nets, routed with 140 tracks and 12 vias.

It is built around the BME280 and CN3158. Its parts include 8 resistors, 6 capacitors, 4 ICs, 2 diodes and 2 switches.

Main components

2

README

README.md

Russell

Russell is a board designed to mount on an ER34615/IFR32700 cell and go Up! on a balloon.

  • RAK3172 STM32WLE5CCU6 MCU + integrated SX1262 LoRa
  • CDtop CD-PA1010D GPS
  • Bosch Sensortec BME280 sensor
  • Consonance CN3158 LiFePO4 solar charger

Parts

31
QtyValueFootprintReferences
4TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP2, TP3, TP5, TP7
3100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1, C3, C4
34.7kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR6, R7, R8
210kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR2, R3
21kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1, R4
21uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC5, C6
2TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_1.0x1.0mmTP4, TP6
10Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricTH8
11.2kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR5
110uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC2
1AmberLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD2
1BME280Package_LGA:Bosch_LGA-8_2.5x2.5mm_P0.65mm_ClockwisePinNumberingU2
1CD-PA1010DRF_GPS:CDTop_CD-PA1010U3
1CN3158Package_SO:SOIC-8-1EP_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm_EP2.41x3.3mm_ThermalViasU1
1Conn_ARM_SWD_TagConnect_TC2030-NLConnector:Tag-Connect_TC2030-IDC-NL_2x03_P1.27mm_VerticalJ3
1RAK3172-xx-9-SM-xIRF_Module:RAK3172U4
1RedLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD1
1SW_PushButton_Switch_SMD:SW_SPST_TS-1088-xR020SW2
1SW_Push_ShieldedButton_Switch_SMD:SW_SPST_Shouhan_TS24CASW1
1TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D4.0mmTP1

Questions

What parts does the Russell use?

31 parts, built around the BME280 and CN3158. 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 Russell KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Russell design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CERN-OHL-S-2.0 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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