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2 layers73 × 34.1 mmPc sensything ox, the printed circuit board in 3D

ProtoCentral Sensything Ox

Size
73 × 34.1 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
77
Nets
87
Pads
340
Tracks, vias
629, 115
Pours
4
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
4 Apr 2025
Updated
29 Apr 2025

Overview

Pc sensything ox is an open-source printed circuit board by Protocentral, from the Protocentral/sensything_ox repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 73 × 34.1 mm with 77 parts on 87 nets, routed with 629 tracks and 115 vias.

It is built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8, AP2112K-3.3 and LM66200DRL, with the MCP73831, MAKK2520H100M and ECS-.327-12.5-34B among its other parts. Its parts include 24 capacitors, 22 resistors, 6 connectors, 5 ICs and 5 diodes. It belongs with the ESP32 boards of this library.

Main components

6

README

README.md

Protocentral Sensything Ox Wireless Pulse Sensor Kit based on AFE4400/ESP32S3

Protocentral Sensything Ox Pulse Oximeter Breakout Board

Don't have one? Buy it here

Protocentral Sensything Ox is the latest, renamed version of our popular OpenOx Pulse sensor board. It is a standalone, wireless pulse oximetry breakout board that is powered by the ESP32S3 module and uses the AFE4400 IC to measure oxygen levels in the blood while also providing a PPG waveform, heart rate, and SpO2 values measured with high precision.

The Sensything Ox improves upon the previous version of the OpenOx board by replacing the ESP32 module with the new ESP32S3 with 8MB Flash memory and 2MB PSRAM. This allows for a more powerful and efficient processing of the data collected by the AFE4400 IC. The board is designed to be used in a variety of applications, including medical research, fitness tracking, and remote patient monitoring.

Hardware Setup

The Sensything Ox programs are all in Arduino and examples are in the examples folder of this repo. To program, select the "ESP32S3 Dev Module" board in the Arduino IDE with the following settings.

  • Board: ESP32S3 Dev Module
  • USB Mode: Hardware CDC and JTAG
  • USB CDC on Boot: Enabled
  • Upload Mode: UART0 / Hardware CDC
  • PSRAM: QSPI PSRAM

Documentation

For further details of the board, refer the documentation at the following links:

Protocentral Sensything Ox Wireless Pulse Sensor Documentation

Visualizing Output

USB Streaming

  • Open the GUI, make sure to select AFE4490 breakout under the Board dropdown and the appropriate Port. If everything goes well, you will be able to see the screen as pictured above.

    streaming vitals

BLE streaming

Home

Plots

License Information

License

This product is open source! Both, our hardware and software are open source and licensed under the following licenses:

Hardware

All hardware is released under the CERN-OHL-P v2 license.

Copyright CERN 2020.

This source describes Open Hardware and is licensed under the CERN-OHL-P v2.

You may redistribute and modify this documentation and make products using it under the terms of the CERN-OHL-P v2 (https:/cern.ch/cern-ohl). This documentation is distributed WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Please see the CERN-OHL-P v2 for applicable conditions

Software

All software is released under the MIT License(http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Documentation

All documentation is released under Creative Commons Share-alike 4.0 International. CC-BY-SA-4.0

You are free to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

Please check LICENSE.md for detailed license descriptions.

Parts

77
QtyValueFootprintReferences
610kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR12, R17, R18, R19, R20, R35
510uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC18, C22, C23, C24, C25
40RResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR3, R4, R6, R9
4MAKK2520H100MMAKK2520:INDC2520X100NL1, L2, L3, L4
30.1uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC12, C17, C19
31uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC8, C10, C11
3D_ACACSOT323BAV99W:SOT-323_DIOD5, D6, D7
3LOGOLOGOG***, G***, G***
2100kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR33, R34
210KResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR7, R8
212pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC14, C15
22.2uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC9, C13
22.2uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC45, C46
222pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC20, C21
25.1KResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR15, R16
2DNPResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR21, R22
2KMR2pc_OpenOx-ESP32_v1.2:BTN_KMR2_4.6X2.8SW1, SW2
2Qwiic2Connector_JST:JST_SH_SM04B-SRSS-TB_1x04-1MP_P1.00mm_HorizontalJ3, J6
10.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC50
1100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC16
1100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC6
11051620001kicad_protocentral_footprints:MOLEX_1051620001J7
110kCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricR13
11uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC29
12.2kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR32
1330RResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR14
14.7kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR31
14.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC5
1ABM3ABM3:XTAL_ABM3-8.000MHZ-B4Y-TU$3
1AFE4400Package_DFN_QFN:Texas_RHA_VQFN-40-1EP_6x6mm_P0.5mm_EP4.6x4.6mmU$2
1AP2112K-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U5
1DE9_Socket_MountingHolesConnector_Dsub:DSUB-9_Pins_Horizontal_P2.77x2.84mm_EdgePinOffset7.70mm_Housed_MountingHolesOffset9.12mmJ1
1ECS-.327-12.5-34BECS_327_12_5_34B:XTAL_ECS-31B_ECS-LY1
1ESP32-S3-WROOM-1RF_Module:ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U3
1JST_2mm_LiPoSparkFun-Connector:JST_SMD_2.0mm-2J5
1LEDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD3
1LM66200SparkFun-Semiconductor-Standard:SOT-583-8U2
1MA06-1pc_OpenOx-ESP32_v1.2:MA06-1SV1
1MAX17048SparkFun-Semiconductor-Standard:DFN-8U1
1MCP73831Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U10
1RedLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD4
1SW_SPDTButton_Switch_SMD:SW_SPDT_CK_JS102011SAQNSW3
1TEST-POINT3pc_OpenOx-ESP32_v1.2:PAD.03X.03TP1
1USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0_16PConnector_USB:USB_C_Receptacle_GCT_USB4105-xx-A_16P_TopMnt_HorizontalJ2

Questions

How big is the Pc sensything ox PCB?

It measures 73 × 34.1 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Pc sensything ox use?

77 parts, built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8, AP2112K-3.3, LM66200DRL and MCP73831. 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 Pc sensything ox KiCad files?

From the Protocentral/sensything_ox repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/pc_sensything_ox.kicad_pcb and its schematic hardware/pc_sensything_ox.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Pc sensything ox design in my own project?

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

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