

Payload pcb
Balloon Ascent Controller - CE Senior Project
- Size
- 83.8 × 73.7 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 43
- Nets
- 50
- Pads
- 149
- Tracks, vias
- 232, 13
- Pours
- 6
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 4
- Created
- 26 Aug 2016
- Updated
- 25 Jun 2017
Overview
Payload pcb is an open-source printed circuit board by nleve, from the nleve/bacon repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 83.8 × 73.7 mm with 43 parts on 50 nets, routed with 232 tracks and 13 vias.
It is built around the ATMEGA328-PU and MC33063AD. Its parts include 10 capacitors, 8 resistors, 6 connectors, 4 diodes and 3 ICs. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.
Main components
2ATMEGA328-PU
PDIP-28-40℃~+85℃ 1.8V~5.5V 10bit 1KB 20MHz 23 2KB 32KB 8 Bit AVR Built-in FLASH PDIP-28 Microcontrollers (MCU/MPU/SOC) ROHSMicrochip TechnologyMicrocontrollers (MCU/MPU/SOC)MC33063AD
SOIC-8-40℃~+85℃@(TA) 1 1.5A 100kHz 3V~40V Adjustable Boost、Buck、Inverting Buck、Boost Built-in SOIC-8 DC-DC Converters ROHSTexas InstrumentsDC-DC Converters
README
README.mdbacon - Balloon Ascent Controller
The goal of this project is to control the rate of ascent of two high-altitude balloons, to keep at the same relative altitude as they ascend.
A simulator is included in simulator/. Run tongs.py to start, then open client.html in a browser. Power up the two payloads to begin auto-discovery. Once that is finished, the simulated flight begins and shows a live plot of progress.
Parts
43| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | CP1 | Capacitors_SMD:C_0805_HandSoldering | C1, C2, C4, C11 |
| 3 | 270 | Resistors_ThroughHole:Resistor_Horizontal_RM7mm | R4, R5, R6 |
| 2 | 22p | Capacitors_ThroughHole:C_Rect_L4_W2.5_P2.5 | C7, C8 |
| 2 | 4.7k | Resistors_ThroughHole:Resistor_Horizontal_RM7mm | R3, R7 |
| 1 | 0.1uF | Capacitors_SMD:C_0805_HandSoldering | C3 |
| 1 | 1 uH | Choke_Axial_ThroughHole:Choke_Horizontal_RM15mm | L2 |
| 1 | 100 uF | Capacitors_ThroughHole:C_Radial_D6.3_L11.2_P2.5 | C6 |
| 1 | 100uF | Capacitors_ThroughHole:C_Radial_D6.3_L11.2_P2.5 | C9 |
| 1 | 160 pF | Capacitors_ThroughHole:C_Rect_L4_W2.5_P2.5 | CT1 |
| 1 | 22k | Resistors_ThroughHole:Resistor_Horizontal_RM7mm | R1 |
| 1 | 22uF | Capacitors_ThroughHole:C_Radial_D5_L11_P2.5 | C5 |
| 1 | 36k | Resistors_ThroughHole:Resistor_Horizontal_RM7mm | R2 |
| 1 | 4.7K | Resistors_ThroughHole:Resistor_Horizontal_RM7mm | R8 |
| 1 | 50 uH | Choke_Axial_ThroughHole:Choke_Horizontal_RM25mm | L1 |
| 1 | ATMEGA328-P | Housings_DIP:DIP-28_W7.62mm_LongPads | IC1 |
| 1 | BAT_TERMINALS | payload:XT60 | P1 |
| 1 | CONN_01X03 | Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x03 | P3 |
| 1 | CONN_01X07 | Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x07 | P4 |
| 1 | CONN_01X10 | Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x10 | P2 |
| 1 | Crystal | Crystals:Crystal_HC50-U_Vertical | Y1 |
| 1 | D | Diodes_ThroughHole:Diode_DO-41_SOD81_Horizontal_RM10 | D1 |
| 1 | D5 | Diodes_ThroughHole:Diode_DO-41_SOD81_Horizontal_RM10 | 1N5819 |
| 1 | Green | LEDs:LED-5MM | D2 |
| 1 | LOGO | payload:MAINE_BB_SMALL | G*** |
| 1 | LOGO | payload:BACON_LOGO | G*** |
| 1 | MC33063A | Housings_DIP:DIP-8_W7.62mm_LongPads | U1 |
| 1 | MS5607_Module | payload:MS5607_Module | J1 |
| 1 | Q1 | TO_SOT_Packages_THT:TO-220_Neutral123_Horizontal | Q1 |
| 1 | Red | LEDs:LED-5MM | D4 |
| 1 | VALVE | Connectors_JST:JST_EH_B02B-EH-A_02x2.50mm_Straight | P5 |
| 1 | XBee_S3B | payload:XBee_S3B | U2 |
| 1 | Yellow | LEDs:LED-5MM | D3 |
The 39 most common of 43 parts.
Questions
How big is the Payload pcb PCB?
It measures 83.8 × 73.7 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Payload pcb use?
43 parts, built around the ATMEGA328-PU and MC33063AD. 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 Payload pcb KiCad files?
From the nleve/bacon repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/payload_pcb.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Payload pcb design in my own project?
Its repository publishes it under the MIT 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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