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2 layers142.5 × 110 mmTc2, the printed circuit board in 3D

garden lamp controller

Size
142.5 × 110 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
70
Nets
69
Pads
217
Tracks, vias
591, 16
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
7 Apr 2017
Updated
7 Apr 2017

Overview

Tc2 is an open-source printed circuit board by mmbln, from the mmbln/tc2 repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 142.5 × 110 mm with 70 parts on 69 nets, routed with 591 tracks and 16 vias.

It is built around the 74LS125DC, L4978 and BC546, with the SB560 among its other parts. Its parts include 20 capacitors, 20 resistors, 9 diodes, 5 ICs and 5 crystals. It belongs with the lEDs and displays boards and the ESP8266 and NXP (LPC, Kinetis, i.MX RT) boards of this library.

Main components

4

README

README.md

tc2

garden lamp controller

This is a project which is about a pcb and its software that controls two lamps in my garden. The lamps are switched on when the sun goes down and switched off when the sun comes up.

The times of the sunset and sunrise are fetched from the internet. Also the current time is fetched from the internet. The main controller is an ARM microprocesser (LPC1114). The network connection is done by a wifi interface (ESP8266).

The pcb is designed with kicad. The microcontroller program will be written in C (not checked in yet). Be patient.

Parts

70
QtyValueFootprintReferences
10u1Capacitors_ThroughHole:C_Rect_L7_W2_P5C3, C10, C11, C12, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20
410RR4R6, R7, R18, R23
41KR4R10, R16, R20, R22
41N4148Diodes_ThroughHole:Diode_DO-35_SOD27_Horizontal_RM10D6, D7, D8, D9
427KR4R3, R4, R5, R9
4BC546TO_SOT_Packages_THT:TO-92_Molded_NarrowQ1, Q2, Q3, Q4
4JUMP2tc2:schraubklemme2X2, X3, X4, X6
4LEDLEDs:LED-3MMD2, D3, D4, D5
31uCapacitors_ThroughHole:C_Radial_D5_L11_P2C5, C13, C14
2100nCapacitors_ThroughHole:C_Rect_L7_W2_P5C6, C8
210kR4R17, R19
227kR4R1, R8
2BIRELAIStc2:bistabilrelaisR15, R21
1120utc2:L100L1
11Ktc2:SIP-5R11
1220nCapacitors_ThroughHole:C_Rect_L7_W2_P5C2
1220uCapacitors_ThroughHole:C_Radial_D10_L13_P5C1
122nCapacitors_ThroughHole:C_Rect_L7_W2_P5C7
12n2Capacitors_ThroughHole:C_Rect_L7_W2_P5C4
1330uCapacitors_ThroughHole:C_Radial_D10_L13_P5C9
174LS125Housings_SOIC:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_Pitch1.27mmU4
19k1R4R2
1ACDCtc2:ACDCX1
1ESP01tc2:esp01U2
1L4978Housings_DIP:DIP-8_W7.62mmU3
1LPC1114Housings_DIP:DIP-28_W15.24mmU5
1SB560Diodes_ThroughHole:Diode_DO-41_SOD81_Horizontal_RM10D1
1SPSTtc2:tasterSW2
1SPSTtc2:SwitchSW1
1USBSERIAL3V3tc2:SIPSerialU1

The 66 most common of 70 parts.

Questions

How big is the Tc2 PCB?

It measures 142.5 × 110 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Tc2 use?

70 parts, built around the 74LS125DC, L4978, BC546 and SB560. 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 Tc2 KiCad files?

From the mmbln/tc2 repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is kicad/tc2.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Tc2 design in my own project?

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

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