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2 layers76.2 × 30.5 mmConst led, the printed circuit board in 3D

This is essentially a flashlight I designed because I wanted to use some free parts from TI. This uses the LM3410 driver to boost the voltage of the LiPo battery and drive the LEDs at a constant current.

Size
76.2 × 30.5 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
183
Nets
20
Pads
257
Tracks, vias
180, 26
Pours
9
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
26 Feb 2018
Updated
4 May 2018

Overview

Const led is an open-source printed circuit board by njeff, from the njeff/portaled repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 76.2 × 30.5 mm with 183 parts on 20 nets, routed with 180 tracks and 26 vias.

It is built around the ATTINY85-20SU, LM3410XSD and MCP73831, with the QS5U28TR among its other parts. Its parts include 158 connectors, 6 resistors, 5 capacitors, 5 diodes and 3 ICs. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

4

README

README.md

PortaLED

This is essentially a flashlight I designed because I wanted to use some free parts from TI. This uses the LM3410 driver to boost the voltage of the LiPo battery and drive the LEDs at a constant current. I have it setup to drive two 3W LEDs in series at approximately 630 mA (at max brightness).

An ATTiny85 is used to control the whole system, and push button is used input.

This repository has the C firmware code and the KiCAD PCB design files. The PCB in the const-led folder has an additional battery gauge IC (MAX17043) for more accurate battery level tracking, and the one in const-led-ez doesn't. I only made the ez variant.

Features

  • 8 brightness levels (maybe adjusted to be a linear/exponential ramp)
  • Battery level blink out (blinks out the volts, then tenth of a volt)
  • Low voltage/battery level cutoff
  • USB LiPo charging circuit

Parts

183
QtyValueFootprintReferences
150Conn_01x01personal_f:VIA-12milJ8, J8, J8, J8, J8, J8, J8, J8, J8, J8, J8, J8, J8, J8, J8, J8 +134
4Conn_01x01Mounting_Holes:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3J4, J5, J6, J7
210uCapacitors_SMD:C_1206C3, C4
24.7uCapacitors_SMD:C_0603C1, C2
2LEDpersonal_f:ChanzonLEDD4, D6
2LEDLEDs:LED_0603D2, D5
10.1uCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C7
10.3Resistors_SMD:R_0805R4
1100kResistors_SMD:R_0603R5
110kResistors_SMD:R_0603R3
11N5819Diodes_SMD:D_SOD-123D3
11kResistors_SMD:R_0603R9
12kResistors_SMD:R_0603R2
1330Resistors_SMD:R_0603R1
14uInductors_SMD:L_0805L1
1ATTINY85-20SUHousings_SOIC:SOIJ-8_5.3x5.3mm_Pitch1.27mmU3
1AVR-ISP-6Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_2x03_Pitch2.54mm_SMDCON1
1Conn_01x02Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x02_Pitch2.54mmJ3
1Conn_01x02personal_f:JST-PH-2J2
1LM3410Housings_SSOP:MSOP-8-1EP_3x3mm_Pitch0.65mmU2
1LOGOpersonal_f:GuangG***
1MCP73831TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-23-5U1
1Micro_USB_Bpersonal_f:Micro_USB_B_NHJ1
1QS5U28TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:TSOT-23-5Q1
1SW_SPSTButtons_Switches_SMD:SW_SPDT_PCM12SW1
1SW_SPSTButtons_Switches_SMD:SW_SPST_B3S-1000SW2
1TESTMeasurement_Points:Measurement_Point_Round-SMD-Pad_SmallTP1

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Questions

How big is the Const led PCB?

It measures 76.2 × 30.5 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Const led use?

183 parts, built around the ATTINY85-20SU, LM3410XSD, MCP73831 and QS5U28TR. 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 Const led KiCad files?

From the njeff/portaled repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is const-led-ez/const-led.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Const led design in my own project?

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