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2 layers167 × 94 mmPCB V2, the printed circuit board in 3D

Repository of the self balancing robot originally designed by Cédric Ponsard and Francois Goens. It is now extended with the work of Nicolas Daube and Thomas Vanbever for the localisation of the robot in rooms

Size
167 × 94 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
24
Nets
46
Pads
147
Tracks, vias
194, 12
Pours
4
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
10 Feb 2025
Updated
31 Dec 2025

Overview

PCB V2 is an open-source printed circuit board by Nicodaube, from the Nicodaube/Grisp_robot repository on GitHub, published under the Apache-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 167 × 94 mm with 24 parts on 46 nets, routed with 194 tracks and 12 vias.

It is built around the TMC2208SILENTSTEPSTICK. Its parts include 9 connectors and 3 ICs. It belongs with the robots and motor control boards of this library.

Main components

1

README

README.md

GRiSP2 Robot

Introduction

This project is an extension of the master thesis made by Francois Goens and Cédric Ponsard (link here (2023-2024)). It is done in the context of a new master thesis by Nicolas Daube and Thomas Vanbever (2024-2025). Both of these master thesis where done under the supervision of Prof. Peter Van Roy at UCLouvain. The goal of this project is to use GRISP2 boards (designed and comercialised by Peer Stritzinger GMBH.) and the Hera framework to create a robot capable of standing upright (last master thesis) and to know its own position in an assembly of rooms (current project). The robot, and its associated sensors, need to know at all time the position of the robot in the system of rooms. Each sensor knows all the data sent by each sensors and by the robot. An other goal of this project is thus to allow each sensor to compute the position of the robot (using a Kalman Filter) at a reasonable rate. This implies that the filter must evolve over time, using the data given by the right sensors at the right time.

The project is done using Erlang OTP (current version 27.2.4). If you want more informations about the, project, visit our the Wiki section of this repository.

Organisation

This repository is organised in several subdirectories :

  • Hardware_robot : contains all the necessary files to build the robot. In Hardware_robot/printing_files you will find all the files for the prints in 3D and the laser cuts.
  • Hardware_sensor : Contains all the necessary files to build the sensors and their supports.
  • Laptop_controller : contains all the code concerning the python server and controller for the robot. Note that its use is mandatory to have a fully functional system.
  • LilyGo_software : contains all the code for the two LilyGO used in this project. They are used for communication between the robot and the controller.
  • Wiki_image : just a directory containing all the wiki and README images.
  • balancing_robot : contains all the code for the auto-stabilized robot.
  • electronics: contains the files concerning the custom PCB designed for the robot.
  • sensor: contains all the erlang code for the implementation of the sonar sensors.

Parts

24
QtyValueFootprintReferences
9SolderJumper_2_OpenJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_Pad1.0x1.5mmMS1, MS2, MS3, MS4, MS5, MS6, MS7, MS8, MS9
3Conn_01x04_MountingPinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2, J4, J5
3Conn_02x06_Odd_EvenConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_2x06_P2.54mm_VerticalJ7, J8, J9
3TMC2208_SILENTSTEPSTICKMaster_thesis:MODULE_TMC2208_SILENTSTEPSTICKU1, U2, U3
1Conn_01x02TerminalBlock_Phoenix:TerminalBlock_Phoenix_MKDS-1,5-2-5.08_1x02_P5.08mm_HorizontalJ3
1Conn_01x10_SocketConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x10_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
1Conn_02x06_Odd_EvenConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x06_P2.54mm_VerticalJ6

The 21 most common of 24 parts.

Questions

How big is the PCB V2 PCB?

It measures 167 × 94 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the PCB V2 use?

24 parts, built around the TMC2208SILENTSTEPSTICK. 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 PCB V2 KiCad files?

From the Nicodaube/Grisp_robot repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is electronics/PCB_V2/PCB_V2.kicad_pcb and its schematic electronics/PCB_V2/PCB_V2.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the PCB V2 design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the Apache-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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