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2 layers25.4 × 50.8 mmCharacterisation Board, the printed circuit board in 3D

Characterisation Board

ollyoid/splic3r

Toolflow for Printegrated Circuits

Size
25.4 × 50.8 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
12
Nets
10
Pads
120
Tracks, vias
20, 0
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
5 Aug 2024
Updated
8 Aug 2024

Overview

Characterisation Board is an open-source printed circuit board by ollyoid, from the ollyoid/splic3r repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 25.4 × 50.8 mm with 12 parts on 10 nets, routed with 20 tracks and 0 vias.

README

README.md

SPLIC3R

[!CAUTION] Unfinished project - things might not work

A toolflow for embedding functional PCBs into 3D prints with conductive traces

Video

Process

The main idea behind the process is to use tools that are already good at what they do for what they should be used for and efficiently bridge between those tools to create functional prototypes.

This project is in it's early stages, and as it develops the plan is to wrap many of the manual processes up with scripts, but still allow a user to easily access intermediary files in order to develop their own process flows for device prototyping

Flow

PCBs are designed in KiCad to then load them into a 3D modelling software, to then be sliced by a 3D Printer slicer, to finally have extra g-code added by a custom script that had the necessary information to inject conductive filament into the plated though holes of a PCB.

Results

Parts

12
QtyValueFootprintReferences
8Conn_01x20_PinProject:1x10 test padJ2, J2, J3, J3, J4, J4, J5, J5
4Conn_01x20_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x10_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1, J1, J6, J6

Questions

How big is the Characterisation Board PCB?

It measures 25.4 × 50.8 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Characterisation Board use?

12 parts. 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 Characterisation Board KiCad files?

From the ollyoid/splic3r repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is demo_files/Characterisation Board/Characterisation Board.kicad_pcb and its schematic demo_files/Characterisation Board/Characterisation Board.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Characterisation Board design in my own project?

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

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