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4 layers129 × 79.5 mmStimjim, the printed circuit board in 3D

A precise intra and extracellular electrical stimulator

Size
129 × 79.5 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.61 mm
Parts
236
Nets
174
Pads
844
Tracks, vias
1,526, 371
Pours
16
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
Created
17 Dec 2022
Updated
6 Nov 2026

Overview

Stimjim is an open-source printed circuit board by open-ephys, from the open-ephys/stimjim repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 129 × 79.5 mm with 236 parts on 174 nets, routed with 1,526 tracks and 371 vias.

It is built around the OPA197ID, CC3-0512DF-E and AD5752AREZ, with the AD7321BRUZ-REEL7, INA826AIDRGR and LT1995CMS#PBF among its other parts. Its parts include 96 capacitors, 41 resistors, 29 ICs, 14 diodes and 8 connectors. It belongs with the RP2350 boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

PCB/panels/README.md

EXN-23359.DXF is the original outline of the extruded aluminum enclosure. It was edited in panel-outline.SLDPRT to remove some of the finer features of the aluminum enclosure that might not be good PCB DFM. I extruded the sketch in panel-outline.SLDPRT because exporting the sketch by itself was presenting buggy behavior wherein not all lines of the sketch were actually exported into the resulting DXF. Instead, I export the outline of the extruded part which doesn't present this buggy behavior. panel-outline.SLDPRT is exported to panel-outline.DXF which is subsequently imported into the KiCAD PCB panel files as a graphic.

The channel-design.SLDPRT is used to create the silkscreen design for each channel.

Parts

236
QtyValueFootprintReferences
400.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1, C2, C11, C13, C14, C16, C17, C18, C20, C22, C23, C24, C25, C26, C27, C31 +24
26TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_THTPad_D1.0mm_Drill0.5mmTP23, TP24, TP25, TP26, TP27, TP28, TP29, TP30, TP31, TP32, TP33, TP34, TP37, TP38, TP39, TP40 +10
120.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC55, C56, C57, C58, C59, C60, C61, C62, C64, C81, C83, C84
121uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC8, C10, C12, C15, C33, C36, C37, C40, C51, C52, C295, C297
10270Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR16, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R36, R37, R38, R39
10BAT54SWPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-323_SC-70D1, D6, D8, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16
810uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC68, C69, C72, C73, C74, C75, C76, C77
8TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_THTPad_1.0x1.0mm_Drill0.5mmTP15, TP16, TP17, TP18, TP19, TP20, TP21, TP22
610kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR3, R10, R15, R17, R18, R32
610uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.33x1.80mm_HandSolderC3, C4, C5, C28, C29, C30
6OPA197Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU1, U9, U10, U20, U21, U26
40.01uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC19, C21, C45, C46
40731375003Connector_Coaxial:BNC_Amphenol_B6252HB-NPP3G-50_HorizontalJ2, J3, J7, J9
4100Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR5, R12, R28, R29
44.7uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC91, C92, C93, C94
44.7uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC85, C86, C87, C88
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_4.3mm_M4H1, H2, H3, H4
31kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR7, R14, R27
3200Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR26, R34, R35
327Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR30, R31, R33
3LEDopen-ephys:LUMEX_SSF-LHXH100GD-01D3, D4, D5
20Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR9, R11
21.5kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR2, R4
21.8kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR6, R13
210pCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC78, C79
22.2MResistor_SMD:R_1210_3225Metric_Pad1.30x2.65mm_HandSolderR19, R20
22.2nFCapacitor_SMD:C_1210_3225Metric_Pad1.33x2.70mm_HandSolderC53, C54
222pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC70, C71
25.1kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR266, R267
25kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1, R8
2AD1582Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23U8, U19
2AD5752Package_SO:TSSOP-24_4.4x7.8mm_P0.65mmU6, U17
2AD7321Package_SO:TSSOP-14_4.4x5mm_P0.65mmU7, U18
2CC3-0512DF-Emicrostim:CC3-0512DF-EU2, U13
2DG409DYZ-TPackage_SO:SO-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mmU12, U23
2GNDTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D2.0mmTP53, TP54
2INA826AIDPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU24, U29
2ISO7741Package_SO:SOIC-16W_7.5x10.3mm_P1.27mmU4, U15
2ISO7760Package_SO:SOIC-16W_7.5x10.3mm_P1.27mmU3, U14
2LT1995Package_SO:MSOP-10_3x3mm_P0.5mmU27, U28
2MC78L05ACDR2GPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU5, U16
110129383-910002ALFConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x04_P2.54mm_Vertical_SMDJ4
1302-R161Connector_IDC:IDC-Header_2x08_P2.54mm_HorizontalJ1
1ABM8AIG-12.000MHZ-12-2Z-T3Crystal:Crystal_SMD_Abracon_ABM8AIG-4Pin_3.2x2.5mmY1
1AOTA-B201610S3R3-101-Topen-ephys:L_Abracon_2x1.6x1.0mmL1
1AP2112K-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U151
1BM03B-SRSS-TBConnector_JST:JST_SH_BM03B-SRSS-TB_1x03-1MP_P1.00mm_VerticalJ11
1LOGOLOGOG***
1PTS645VH58-2 LFSButton_Switch_THT:SW_Tactile_SPST_Angled_PTS645Vx58-2LFSSW2
1RP2354BPackage_DFN_QFN:QFN-80-1EP_10x10mm_P0.4mm_EP3.4x3.4mmU30
1SMTRAM3-7-5ETopen-ephys:SMTRA_M3-7-5ETN1
1TPD4E05U06DQAPackage_SON:USON-10_2.5x1.0mm_P0.5mmD9
1TS04-66-50-BK-160-SMTopen-ephys:SAMESKY_TS04-66-XX-BK-XXX-SMT-XXSW3
1USB4105-GF-AConnector_USB:USB_C_Receptacle_GCT_USB4105-xx-A_16P_TopMnt_HorizontalJ10
1VCCTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D2.0mmTP56
1W25Q128JVSPackage_SO:SOIC-8_5.3x5.3mm_P1.27mmU25
1~open-ephys:OEPS_SN-STICKER-8x20mmH5

Questions

How big is the Stimjim PCB?

It measures 129 × 79.5 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.61 mm thick.

What parts does the Stimjim use?

236 parts, built around the OPA197ID, CC3-0512DF-E, AD5752AREZ and AD7321BRUZ-REEL7. 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 Stimjim KiCad files?

From the open-ephys/stimjim repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is PCB/stimjim.kicad_pcb and its schematic PCB/channel.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Stimjim design in my own project?

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

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