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2 layers66 × 57 mmWatercontrol pcb, the printed circuit board in 3D

Watercontrol pcb

mqus/watercontrol-pcb

A PCB for watering plants regularly, made for 2 sensor-pump-pairs.

Size
66 × 57 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
36
Nets
39
Pads
131
Tracks, vias
277, 22
Pours
3
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
24 Apr 2017
Updated
25 Jul 2022

Overview

Watercontrol pcb is an open-source printed circuit board by mqus, from the mqus/watercontrol-pcb repository on GitHub, published under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 66 × 57 mm with 36 parts on 39 nets, routed with 277 tracks and 22 vias.

It is built around the R-78E3.3-0.5, 74LVC1G3157 and IRL540NPBF. Its parts include 8 connectors, 4 diodes, 3 capacitors, 3 resistors and 3 ICs. It belongs with the sensors and measurement boards and the ESP8266 boards of this library.

Main components

3

README

README.md

WaterControl - PCB

A simple PCB for controlling two small 12V pumps and two capacitive soil moisture sensors with an esp-12f, powered by a usual 12V power supply (eg for external HDD drives).

If you have any questions, open an issue, Ill answer gladly!

For gerber files, look at the release(s)

Parts

36
QtyValueFootprintReferences
4jack-3.5mm-5pinmyfootprints:3.5mm_5pin_jackJ5, J6, J7, J8
2100nCapacitor_THT:C_Disc_D5.0mm_W2.5mm_P5.00mmC1, C2
21N4002Diode_THT:D_A-405_P10.16mm_HorizontalD1, D2
2LEDLED_THT:LED_D3.0mm_Horizontal_O1.27mm_Z2.0mm_ClearLED1, LED2
2MR_EDGE_PCBPOTmylogos:mr_edge_pcbpotG***, G***
2SW_PushButton_Switch_THT:SW_Tactile_SPST_Angled_PTS645Vx58-2LFSSW1, SW2
1100kResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_HorizontalR6
110kResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_HorizontalR1
110kmyfootprints:ResistorArrayx4-18726345RN2
110uCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_Tantal_D5.0mm_P2.50mmC3
11kmyfootprints:ResistorArrayx4-27185436RN1
1220kResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_HorizontalR5
174LVC1G3157Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-363_SC-70-6_HandsolderingU3
1ALT_PwrConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3
1BARREL_JACKmyfootprints:Barrel_Jack_5.5_2.1mmJ4
1ESP-12ESP8266:ESP-12U2
1FLASH_JMPmyfootprints:PinHeader_2.54mm_1x3_shortJ1
1IRL540NPackage_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_Horizontal_TabUpQ1
1IRL540NPackage_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_Horizontal_TabDownQ2
1R-78E3.3-0.5myfootprints:DCDC-Conv_Recom_R-78Exx-0.5U1
1UARTConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2

The 29 most common of 36 parts.

Questions

How big is the Watercontrol pcb PCB?

It measures 66 × 57 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Watercontrol pcb use?

36 parts, built around the R-78E3.3-0.5, 74LVC1G3157 and IRL540NPBF. 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 Watercontrol pcb KiCad files?

From the mqus/watercontrol-pcb repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is p2.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Watercontrol pcb design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 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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