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2 layers14 × 83.2 mm7backpack, the printed circuit board in 3D

Large digit 7-segments driver

Size
14 × 83.2 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
14
Nets
24
Pads
73
Tracks, vias
111, 8
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
3 Sep 2024
Updated
3 Sep 2024

Overview

7backpack is an open-source printed circuit board by nagius, from the nagius/7backpack repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 14 × 83.2 mm with 14 parts on 24 nets, routed with 111 tracks and 8 vias.

Its parts include 9 resistors, 2 ICs, 2 connectors and 1 capacitor.

README

README.md

7Backpack

7Backpack is a shift register based led driver similar to SparkFun Large Digit Driver but with a nicer form factor.

It has been designed to fit directly at the back of common anode 7-segments displays. Four sizes are supported : 1.5" (15101BS), 1.8" (18011BH), 2.3" (23011BH) and 3" (30101BS).

Board 1.5" 3"

Features

This board is functionnaly identical to SparkFun Large Digit Driver. Exact same code found at Spakfun tutorial can be used without any modification.

The size of the board can be adjusted to match the size of the display. The PCB has pre-cut lines to snap unneeded pieces of the board.

Manufacturing

See directory Gerber/ for production files and bill of materials.

License

Copyleft 2024 - Nicolas AGIUS

Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Parts

14
QtyValueFootprintReferences
715Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8
2Conn_01x06Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1, J2
1100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1
110kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1
115101BS-30101BSCustom7Segments:15101BS-30101BSU2
12kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR9
1TPIC6C596DCTPIC6C596DR:SOIC127P600X175-16NU1

Questions

How big is the 7backpack PCB?

It measures 14 × 83.2 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the 7backpack use?

14 parts. 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 7backpack KiCad files?

From the nagius/7backpack repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Kicad/7Backpack.kicad_pcb and its schematic Kicad/7Backpack.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the 7backpack design in my own project?

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

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