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2 layers80 × 50 mmBlitzortung AS3935, the printed circuit board in 3D

Blitzortung AS3935

patkan/lightning-detector1

Lightning Detector ethernet sensor node and server based on AS3935 - this project is discontinued

Size
80 × 50 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
81
Nets
51
Pads
265
Tracks, vias
856, 59
Pours
6
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 3
Created
7 Nov 2013
Updated
25 Nov 2013

Overview

Blitzortung AS3935 is an open-source printed circuit board by patkan, from the patkan/lightning-detector repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 80 × 50 mm with 81 parts on 51 nets, routed with 856 tracks and 59 vias.

It is built around the ATMEGA328P-AU, 74VHC125D and DM3D-SF, with the LM2675M-5.0, DS1307Z+ and LM317AT among its other parts. Its parts include 27 capacitors, 18 resistors, 9 connectors, 8 diodes and 5 ICs. It belongs with the home automation and IoT and sensors and measurement boards and the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

lightning-detector

Lightning Detector ethernet sensor node and server based on AS3935 and ATmega328

by Virtex7 and patkan

Structure

server: Server-Software

pcb: KiCAD-Schematic and Layout

code: Code for the node

Aim

The aim of this project is to develop a network of sensors. Those mainly detect lightning events, their intensity and distance. As an addition the sensor nodes might capture weather data (light level, humidity, temperature, maybe pressure).

The captured data is then transferred to a single server together with a timestamp and the position of the node. This server tries to determine the exact position of the lightning events by triangulation. In further steps the server could generate maps and lists of lightning events.

The captured data shall be accessible to everyone without registration. New sensors should be able to "join" the network by simply sending data to the server. The server will provide the raw sensor data and the correlated values. The complete project code (including microcontroller firmware and aggregation server) and board layout will be distributed under an open source license.

This project tries to be different from blitzortung.org. The code and layout shall be easily accesible. The captured data shall be accessible for everyone (even if the user is not providing sensor data). The hardware necessary for the absolute basic setup should not cost more than 25€ - 30€. Everyone is free to use the data commercially, if desired. However, it should be noted that no one can be taken liable for the correctness of the captured data.

Parts

81
QtyValueFootprintReferences
101uSM0805C6, C9, C11, C12, C14, C16, C19, C21, C25, C26
910kSM0805R4, R5, R7, R9, R10, R11, R16, R18, R21
7100nSM0805C1, C3, C8, C10, C15, C17, C18
4CONN_11pinP7, P8, P9, P10
3220SM0805R12, R13, R15
3IRLML6401SOT23GDSQ1, Q2, Q3
210uSM0805C5, C7
222pSM0805C23, C24
247u TantalTantalC_SizeD_EIA-7343_HandSoldering_RevA_28Aug2012C22, C27
10MuSelfR17
1100pSM0805C2
110n 50VSM0805C20
11nSM0805C4
11n4148Diode-MiniMELF_Handsoldering_RevA_27July2010D7
1200SM0805R19
120MHzCrystal_HC49-SD_SMD_RevA_09Aug2010X2
122kSM0805R8
1330SM0805R20
1330kSM0805R3
139kSM0805R6
1470uElko_vert_DM12-5_RM5C13
168uHChoke_SMD_Wuerth-WE-PD-Typ-LS_Handsoldering_RevA_27July2010L3
174VHC125SSOP-14U1
1AS3935QFN-16-PU2
1ATMEGA328P-ATQFP32IC2
1BPW34GS2D9
1CONN_2_pwrPIN_ARRAY_2X1P1
1CONN_3X2_ISPpin_array_3x2P5
1CONN_3_DHTGS3K1
1CONN_4_GPSPIN_ARRAY_4x1P2
1CONN_4_I2CPIN_ARRAY_4x1P4
1CONN_6X2_ENCpin_array_6x2P6
1CR2032KHZ 20PCB-VBT1
1DM3D-SFDM3D-SFHR1
1DS1307SOIC-8_NIC1
1GS3GS3GS1
1LEDLED-0805D6
1LM2675SO8NLM1
1LM317ATTO220_VERT_123U3
1MA-5532MA5532-AEL1
1MT 1AFUSE5-20F1
1PMEG6030Diode-SMB_Handsoldering_RevA_27July2010D3
1SB150Diode_DO-41_SOD81_Horizontal_RM10D2
1UhrenquarzGS2X1
1ferritSM0805L2
1p6ke39aSMDDiode-SMB_Handsoldering_RevA_27July2010D1
1p6ke6,8aSMDDiode-SMB_Handsoldering_RevA_27July2010D5
1zf3,6SMDDiode-MiniMELF_Handsoldering_RevA_27July2010D8

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Questions

How big is the Blitzortung AS3935 PCB?

It measures 80 × 50 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Blitzortung AS3935 use?

81 parts, built around the ATMEGA328P-AU, 74VHC125D, DM3D-SF and LM2675M-5.0. 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 Blitzortung AS3935 KiCad files?

From the patkan/lightning-detector repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/Blitzortung AS3935.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Blitzortung AS3935 design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the GPL-2.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).