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2 layers50 × 30 mmRGBW Controller, the printed circuit board in 3D

A RGBW Led Controller

Size
50 × 30 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
18
Nets
32
Pads
82
Tracks, vias
184, 12
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
5 Jul 2015
Updated
22 Apr 2020

Overview

RGBW Controller is an open-source printed circuit board by OliverHi, from the OliverHi/RGBW-Controller repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 50 × 30 mm with 18 parts on 32 nets, routed with 184 tracks and 12 vias.

It is built around the NRF24L01, AMS1117 and IRLML2502. Its parts include 4 resistors, 4 transistors, 3 ICs, 3 connectors and 2 capacitors. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

3

README

README.md

Analog-RGBW-Controller

This is my rgbw controller project, where I am building a mysensors node to controll an analog RGBW led strip. The hardware is build around the arduino pro mini and NRF24L01+. The software is build on the MySensors project and is currently designed to work with Domoticz, Openhab 2 and homeAssistant (experimental) as a controller.

More infos can be found here: https://www.openhardware.io/view/74/MySensors-RGBW-Controller

Project frozen/final

This project is done from my side. It has been working for years but I switched to another solution so I won't update this anymore. Feel free to send me Pull Requests though if you want anything updated or fork this repo.

If you are looking for a replacement follow me on my blog to see my current solution.

Parts

18
QtyValueFootprintReferences
4IRLML2502TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-23_HandsolderingQ1, Q2, Q3, Q4
4RResistors_SMD:R_1206_HandSolderingR1, R2, R3, R4
122uFCapacitors_Tantalum_SMD:TantalC_SizeC_EIA-6032_HandSolderingC2
1AMS1117TO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-223U2
1AVR-ISP-6Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_2x03CON1
1ArduinoProMinimysensors_arduino:pro_miniIC1
1CONN_01X02Connect:bornier2P2
1CPCapacitors_ThroughHole:C_Radial_D5_L11_P2.5C1
1NRF24L01mysensors_radios:NRF24L01U1
1RGBW StripConnect:bornier5P1

The 16 most common of 18 parts.

Questions

How big is the RGBW Controller PCB?

It measures 50 × 30 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the RGBW Controller use?

18 parts, built around the NRF24L01, AMS1117 and IRLML2502. 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 RGBW Controller KiCad files?

From the OliverHi/RGBW-Controller repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Hardware/RGBWController.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the RGBW Controller design in my own project?

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

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