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2 layers78.9 × 53.4 mmMrBeamShield, the printed circuit board in 3D

A shield combining three stepper motor drivers and a laser diode driver compatibe to the fabulous grbl cnc firmware.

Size
78.9 × 53.4 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
98
Nets
89
Pads
357
Tracks, vias
916, 5
Pours
7
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 3
Created
5 Apr 2016
Updated
25 May 2018

Overview

MrBeamShield is an open-source printed circuit board by mrbeam, from the mrbeam/Mr-Beam-Shield repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 78.9 × 53.4 mm with 98 parts on 89 nets, routed with 916 tracks and 5 vias.

It is built around the LM3406MH, NC7WZ08K8X and MBRS540T3, with the BSS138 and FDS8949 among its other parts. Its parts include 21 resistors, 20 connectors, 11 capacitors, 6 ICs and 6 switches. It belongs with the robots and motor control boards of this library.

Main components

5

README

README.md

README

Mr Beam Shield

  • The Mr Beam Shield is a grbl compatible Arduino Shield which combines 3 stepper motor driver sockets (pololu/stepstick compatible) with a laser diode driver
  • Version 1.1

How do I get set up?

  • See manual.pdf in this repository for a detailed description of the shield.

Who do I talk to?

  • The Mr Beam Shield was developed for the Mr Beam Laser Cutter Kit, published on Kickstarter May 2014
  • get in touch for any purpose: support@mr-beam.org

LICENSE

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.

Parts

98
QtyValueFootprintReferences
510kr_0603R15, R16, R17, R23, R24
5CONN_4pins:PIN_ARRAY_4x1P1, P5, P7, P9, P11
3100uFc_elec_8x6.5CS1, CS2, CS3
3100uFmy:elko_horizontalC1, C2, C3
3MSpins:pin_array_3x2P4, P6, P8
3POLOLU_A4988my:Pololu_SocketU1, U2, U3
2100ksmd_res:r_0603R5, R6
2100nFw_smd:c_0603C7, C10
210ksmd_res:r_0603R4, R20
22k2smd_res:r_0603R13, R14
2560msmd_res:r_0805R9, R12
2AUXpins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1AUX1, JP13
2JMPPAV_LM3406J7001, J7002
2MBRS540T3my:do214abD1, D2
2Rr_0603R19, R21
1100nFmy:c_0603C4
110Ktrim_murata_pvz2aRV1
1150r_0603R22
1160msmd_res:r_0805R11
1169ksmd_res:r_0805R8
12,2uFw_smd:c_1210C9
12,2uFw_smd:c_1812C6
12.2ksmd_res:r_0603R7
120kr_0603R18
122nFmy:c_0805C8
122uFmy:c_0805C11
1240msmd_res:r_0805R10
14.7uFmy:c_0603C5
154uH 1.5Amy:Coil_SMD_12x12x8L1
1A5pins:PIN_ARRAY_3X1K2
1ARDUINO_SHIELDarduino:ARDUINO_SHIELDSHIELD1
1Arduino Pwrpins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1JP12
1BSS138sot23Q3
1CONN_1_8connector_1x8P13
1CONN_9_16connector_1x8P17
1CONN_RPipin_array_13x2P12
1CS1pins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1JP8
1CS2pins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1JP9
1CS3pins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1JP10
1EXT 5Vpins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1P15
1EXT_TECpins:PIN_ARRAY_3X1K3
1ExtLaserModpins:PIN_ARRAY_3X1K4
1ExtTmppins:PIN_ARRAY_3X1K1
1FDS8949kicad-soic:SOIC-8_NQ2
1Intrlck1pins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1JP7
1Intrlck2PIN_ARRAY_3X1K5
1JMPJMPJ7003
1LD Fanpins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1FAN1
1LD_OUTmy:LD_outP10
1LM3406lm3406U5
1MR_BEAM_INVMR_BEAM_INV_v2G_logo_typo
1MachineCtrlpins:PIN_ARRAY-6X1P3
1NC7WZ08K8Xmy:US8IC1
1P771drill_hole1PIN4
1P772drill_hole1PIN5
1P773drill_hole1PIN6
1P774drill_hole1PIN3
1P775drill_hole1PIN2
1P776drill_hole1PIN1
1PWR INpwr_jackP14
1R-785-1.0my:Recom78XXU4
1Resetpins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1P2
1Reset_Btnmy:PCB_PUSHSW1
1SerialPIN_ARRAY_3X1P16
1mister_silkscreen-back_10mmmister_silkscreen-back_10mmG_logo_mr
1oshw_logo_copper_silkscreen-back_6mmoshw_logo_copper_silkscreen-back_6mmG_logo_oshw
1qr_8mm_silkscreen-back_6mmqr_8mm_silkscreen-back_6mmG_logo_qr
1xend1pins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1JP1
1xend2pins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1JP2
1yend1pins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1JP3
1yend2pins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1JP4
1zend1pins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1JP5
1zend2pins:PIN_ARRAY_2X1JP6

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Questions

How big is the MrBeamShield PCB?

It measures 78.9 × 53.4 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the MrBeamShield use?

98 parts, built around the LM3406MH, NC7WZ08K8X, MBRS540T3 and BSS138. 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 MrBeamShield KiCad files?

From the mrbeam/Mr-Beam-Shield repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is MrBeamShield/MrBeamShield.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the MrBeamShield design in my own project?

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