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2 layers67.6 × 40.6 mmRobal, the printed circuit board in 3D

Debugging expansion for the LABOR modular prototyping board by Moritz Klein and Erica Shnths

Size
67.6 × 40.6 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
56
Nets
33
Pads
172
Tracks, vias
229, 58
Pours
6
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
9 Dec 2024
Updated
12 May 2025

Overview

Robal is an open-source printed circuit board by nietaki, from the nietaki/robal repository on GitHub, published under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 67.6 × 40.6 mm with 56 parts on 33 nets, routed with 229 tracks and 58 vias.

It is built around the NE5532DR-MS. Its parts include 24 resistors, 8 capacitors, 8 connectors, 4 diodes and 2 ICs.

Main components

1

README

README.md

Parts

56
QtyValueFootprintReferences
121kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR3, R4, R5, R8, R9, R10, R13, R14, R15, R18, R19, R20
8100kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR2, R7, R12, R17, R21, R22, R23, R24
4100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1, C2, C3, C4
410uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC5, C6, C7, C8
41MResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1, R6, R11, R16
4Conn_02x02_Odd_EvenConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_2x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ5, J6, J7, J8
4LED_Dual_AKAKrobal_footprints:E6C1209RVGC2UDAD1, D2, D3, D4
4MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_3.5mm_Pad_TopBottomH1, H2, H3, H4
4TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Loop_D3.50mm_Drill1.4mm_BeadedTP1, TP2, TP3, TP4
2Conn_01x08Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x08_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1, J2
2NE5532DRPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU1, U2
1Conn_02x05_Odd_EvenConnector_IDC:IDC-Header_2x05_P2.54mm_VerticalJ4
1Conn_02x08_Odd_EvenConnector_IDC:IDC-Header_2x08_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3
1audio ringTestPoint:TestPoint_Loop_D3.50mm_Drill1.4mm_BeadedTP6
1audio tipTestPoint:TestPoint_Loop_D3.50mm_Drill1.4mm_BeadedTP5

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Questions

How big is the Robal PCB?

It measures 67.6 × 40.6 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Robal use?

56 parts, built around the NE5532DR-MS. 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 Robal KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Robal 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).