

Pigmice led ring
Original Gloworm design for an RPi 4
- Size
- 65 × 56 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 39
- Nets
- 17
- Pads
- 166
- Tracks, vias
- 77, 31
- Pours
- 5
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
- Created
- 3 Mar 2020
- Updated
- 9 Jun 2020
Overview
Pigmice led ring is an open-source printed circuit board by Pigmice2733, from the Pigmice2733/gloworm repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 65 × 56 mm with 39 parts on 17 nets, routed with 77 tracks and 31 vias.
It is built around the TPS61165DBV. Its parts include 11 capacitors, 6 diodes, 4 resistors, 2 ICs and 2 connectors.
Main components
1README
README.mdGloworm
A Raspberry Pi vision tracking module for FRC.
- Powered directly off the PDP (built-in Raspberry Pi PSU)
- Cheap, utilizing off the shelf parts and a 3D printed case (~$120 including RPi 4, camera, PCB, fasteners)
- Fully dimmable ~500 lumen output (6x Cree XP-E2 Green LEDs)
- Compact design (100mm x 74mm x 25mm)

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Parts
39| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | LED_PAD | pigmice-led-ring:LED_Cree-XP | D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6 |
| 4 | 22uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_1210_3225Metric | C8, C9, C10, C11 |
| 2 | 1uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C3, C6 |
| 1 | 0.1uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C7 |
| 1 | 0.56Ω | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R1 |
| 1 | 100k | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R2 |
| 1 | 10uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_1210_3225Metric | C4 |
| 1 | 10uH | pigmice-led-ring:IND_#A915AY-100M=P3 | L1 |
| 1 | 220nF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric | C2 |
| 1 | 220nF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C5 |
| 1 | 24.9k | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R3 |
| 1 | 4.7uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric | C1 |
| 1 | 47k | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R4 |
| 1 | 8.2uH | Inductor_SMD:L_Vishay_IHLP-2525 | L2 |
| 1 | D_Schottky | Diode_SMD:D_SOD-123 | DS1 |
| 1 | GPIO | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_2x20_P2.54mm_Vertical | J1 |
| 1 | LMR33630 | Package_SO:Texas_HSOP-8-1EP_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm_ThermalVias | U2 |
| 1 | LOGO | pigmice-led-ring:warning | G*** |
| 1 | LOGO | pigmice-led-ring:glow_worm_logo | G*** |
| 1 | Power | pigmice-led-ring:TE_282837-2 | J2 |
| 1 | TPS61165 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6 | U1 |
The 30 most common of 39 parts.
Questions
How big is the Pigmice led ring PCB?
It measures 65 × 56 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Pigmice led ring use?
39 parts, built around the TPS61165DBV. 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 Pigmice led ring KiCad files?
From the Pigmice2733/gloworm repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/pigmice-led-ring.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Pigmice led ring design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask Pigmice2733 before reusing the design.
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